A Michael Broad Blog
When people move home, they take their cat companion. This has been going on for thousands of years. It is how the domestic cat has spread throughout the world. For example, the Romans did quite a bit of empire building and moving which meant exporting the domestic cat far and wide. The first domestic …
Finding creative ways to communicate directly with our cats is essential. It is the most important way in which we can deepen the bonds between us. So the other day when read an article written by Dr. Linda Bender, DVM, I was fascinated by the way she is thinking outside the traditional box to …
Do you get into serious conversations with your cats? If so, do you ever suspect that they actually do understand what you are saying to them? I realize that some of our readers may think that these two questions I posed are completely preposterous. Nonetheless I was prompted to ask my fellow cat lovers …
Some cat breeds are quiet, some are more noisy. Some have loud voices, some quiet voices. Some talk a lot and some don’t. Here is a list of quiet cats and noisier cats. It is more about quiet cats but if you do a page on quiet cats you have to do a page …
MOVING HOUSE WITH CATS by Ruth (England) Cats don’t like changes, they like their familiar surroundings best and moving house can be a stressful time for them. The main thing is to stay as calm as possible around them as moving day approaches and to keep to their usual routine and pay them their …
Oskar the Blind Cat – Mother Nature Reunion by Michael This is a follow up to the story about the little blind cat, Oskar, who has sight without seeing. I first posted his story in a video here: Seeing Without Sight. His rescuers have decided to take him outside on a leash. Great idea …
by Robyn Gianotti (USA) For decades, an untold number of cats have suffered at the Medical School of the University of Virginia. They have endured years of daily, repeated (up to 20 times a day), practice sessions of intubation at the hands of paediatric residents. These cats are used to teach pediatric intubation in …
