What affects us affects cats
I have not seen the above question discussed on the internet. I think that it is a worthwhile discussion as many homes have full-time indoor cats and they are cold at night. These cats don’t have the facilities through which they can hunt and be active at night in order to keep warm. We …
The question seems simplistic and the answer obvious but I have never seen my cat shiver even when outside in very cold temperatures. Perhaps the fact that the domestic cat is well protected against the cold with their fur coat is a reason why they shiver infrequently. For the true feral cat matters will …
You know that your cat likes warmth. The corollary is that he dislikes the cold. You know that your cat likes to lie in a sunny patch on the floor by the window. Or a warm patch on the kitchen floor because you have underfloor heating (see picture below). You know that your cat …
The question in this neat, short video from the Reddit/Imgur website is whether all Pallas’s cats (‘Manul’) keep their forepaws warm by placing their tail under them when they are sitting on snow. It looks like a very deliberate, automatic act. My thought is that this happens all the time for Pallas’s cats because …
Pallas’s cat looks a lot bigger than it is thanks to its dense fur, the densest fur of any feline on the planet. This cat is about the size of a domestic cat but more squat and rather short-legged. The bushy tail is about half the length of its head and body. And remarkably …
The title comes from Twitter and it accompanies one of the best photographs that I have seen (and I have seen a lot) of cats inside the engine compartment, entangled with the engine, of vehicles. It’s a bit scary to look at this because you can see how devastating the injuries can be when …
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 perhaps death. Volunteers engaged in TNR programs will be helping them where possible. Sometimes …
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 to about 20°F. But over the past days I’ve been thinking of the feral …
