What affects us affects cats
Like many cat owners, I expect others to rescue mice from the jaws of their cat. I expect them to catch a mouse as it runs around the living room and hides behind curtains or under furniture. Is that what you do? Perhaps not. I certainly do if I’m able to. Perhaps my cat …
The infographic explains why this cat attacked her human guardian/companion while she was singing into the camera. The video is below the infographic. Note: videos on this site are often made by third parties and held on YouTube servers or the servers of other businesses. Sometimes the videos are deleted at source which stops …
The anti-cat brigade find any way to criticise domestic and feral cats. They condemn the cat for not even being able to perform their ancient historical role: to get rid of rats. Well back in those far flung days before Ancient Rome, the domestic cat was semi-feral and more like today’s African wildcat. They …
Do domestic cats kill squirrels? Yes, they do but the percentage of house cats who are successful squirrel hunters is probably quite low despite the impression the pictures on this page provide. Depending on the individual cat, those allowed outside might instinctively have the urge to prey on squirrels. They are the right size …
In an example of how predatory and aggressive seagulls can be, it is thought that an encounter between a domestic cat and a seagull ended up with the cat losing part of her tongue and undergoing a difficult operation to repair it. Cleo looks like a dark tortie and one day her human guardians …
Rarely a large wild cat species such as a lion will attack another cat and kill it for various reasons but domestic cats don’t attack other domestic cats to kill them.
This is a little reminder of how close to the wild the domestic cat is. Well, at least my cat is. He’s about as near to the wild as any domestic cat can be. One night he brought in and consumed four mice. And on another night he brought in a large mouse of …
“Stop bring sticks back” says the cat’s owner immediately after her cat has popped through the cat flap and deposited a twig on the doormat. What is going on? The cat is described as ‘not normal’. I’d disagree. Everything a cat does is normal under the prevailing circumstances. It is just a question of …
