The general picture drawn from the Internet, as to whether lavender is safe for cats, is that it is unsafe but I don’t think the answer to the question is as black-and-white as people make out. It’s quite a difficult … Continue reading →
Flea collars are not safe for kittens unless you talk to a good veterinarian first and even then I’d consider them fundamentally unsafe but that’s a personal view. I have strong views about these products and the use of pesticides … Continue reading →
Perhaps you realise it and don’t care or can’t stop or perhaps it didn’t occur to you but if you live with a cat and if you smoke cigarettes inside the home it is very likely that you will be … Continue reading →
This is a question which asks how a cat owner can make their cat sick so that their cat vomits up a poison that she has just ingested. This is not about preventing sickness but encouraging it to try and … Continue reading →
The warm and wet weather in the UK has been great for gardeners in one respect in that it has promoted growth. However, Guy Barter of the Royal Horticultural Society said that slugs have thrived in the mild, wet winter … Continue reading →
Are you aware that thermal receipts contain bisphenol A? Thermal receipts are the ones you get at supermarkets in the UK and in the USA, an estimated 93 percent of paper receipts are printed on thermal paper and are therefore … Continue reading →
Yes, flea collars can make cats sick. They can even kill cats if a dog or puppy flea collar is placed on a cat. Never put a dog flea collar on a cat and never use dog flea treatments on … Continue reading →
This is a list of the top ten most poisonous plants to cats. I used various websites and books to cross-check the worst plants and came up with this list in alphabetical order. The tiger lily is perhaps the most … Continue reading →
The New Zealand Herald online newspaper reports that cats, dogs and other animals (in all 200) were subjected to cruel animal testing experiments in 2010. We are told that the experiments were designed to test for a “humane alternative to … Continue reading →
“Check your household products for ingredients and make a note if one or more contains benzalkonium chloride as it could save your cat from poisoning.” Benzalkonium chloride is another ingredient in household products of many kinds which is poisonous to … Continue reading →
