Here is a brief note about Wilberforce one of 10 Downing Street’s resident mouser cats and companions. He was a large black-and-white cat. And he proved to have greater staying power than the prime ministers he served under. He outlasted … Continue reading →
There must be a common reason why some people are obsessed with extreme appearance in animals and in humans. There must be something wrong with humankind if there are people who think it is clever to breed cats to an … Continue reading →
This is a picture of the first stamp to feature a cat. It is a stamp issued in Spain in 1930 to commemorate the first, non-stop, transatlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974). Lindbergh’s cat companion, Patsy, accompanied him on some … Continue reading →
Without detail, we are told that Grumpy Cat A.K.A. Tardar Sauce died of “complications from a urinary tract infection on May 14, 2019” at the age of seven. Her lifespan was similar to that of Lil Bub (8). She entertained … Continue reading →
Lil Bub died in her sleep on December 1, 2019 after suffering from an aggressive bone infection according to her owner Mike Bridavsky, a writer and producer. Bone infections are most often bacterial and not viral. In the unlikely event … Continue reading →
I list five possible reasons why your cat’s tongue sticking out. One concerns oral health, and other concerns cooling down. Two others concern extreme breeding and the fifth is called the blep!
Continue reading →Orangey was a professional film cat; a working cat and an animal actor. This celebrated red tabby cat a.k.a. ginger tabby had roles in 10 feature films. He was owned and trained by animal handler Frank Inn and credited under … Continue reading →
In an overly dramatic headline on one news media website, the author states that “1,000 feral cats unleashed on Chicago’s streets to fight rat problem”. That is not quite the way it is because the Tree House Humane Society have … Continue reading →
This story has an elegant symmetry to it. A dilute calico feral kitten was born with a congenital defect. Her nose is deformed and using the conventional, human view of beauty, she is ugly. She turned up at the front … Continue reading →
There is a celebrity cat on the Internet called Stryker the Cat. We don’t even know the gender of this cat but I will presume that she is female for the time being because she is on the small side, … Continue reading →
