This is something which has occurred to me for some time. My thoughts have been renewed by the stories of extreme weather conditions in Texas causing very low temperatures and snow storms. Feral cats are at risk of frostbite and … Continue reading →
The exceptionally cold Texas weather catastrophe is a global warning. They say that it is a sign of global warming. Fortunately and thankfully the forecast for Houston Texas is that conditions are rapidly warming up this weekend. Temperatures get back … Continue reading →
Well, domestic cats must feel the cold, common sense tells us that because domestic cats like warmth and they seek out warmth such as laps and boiler rooms. That said domestic cats allowed outside might spend quite a long time … Continue reading →
Yes, of course domestic cats can survive in the cold but it all depends on how cold, how wet and for how long a cat suffers these conditions. Cats are pretty robust and they do wear a coat 24/7. And … Continue reading →
Below is a stitched together narrative from many Twitter tweets in Russian (translated by Google) of the rescue of this black cat named Maruska by her rescuer. I found her on the street in December ’13. It was minus 27 … Continue reading →
I see that some cat owners are concerned that their cat’s nose is dry or they want to know if it is okay. They must mean that the nose leather (the tip of the nose) is dry. As my cat … Continue reading →
Concerned people want to know how feral cats stay warm in winter. The fact of the matter is that most often feral cats don’t stay warm in the winter but they put up with it because they are able to. … Continue reading →
Seattle, USA: On Facebook the people at Feral Cat Assistance & Trapping (F.C.A.T.) tell the world that they were annoyed at a feral cat caretaker (of what I presume is a colony of feral cats) because she was stupid enough … Continue reading →
I was flabbergasted when I saw these two photographs. The first shows this long-haired tabby cat unresponsive and frozen inside snow. To all intents and purposes Fluffy looks dead. It’s hard to come to any other conclusion. She was buried … Continue reading →
With temperatures across the U.S. dipping to deadly lows, we all need to keep in mind just how quickly hypothermia can set in. A 90-year-old woman died last Wednesday on the steps of her home near Long Lake in Fabius … Continue reading →
