I don’t think that pet insurance is worth the cost and I’ll tell you why. There is a better alternative. It is very hard to provide a figure for the cost of an average insurance premium because it depends upon the companion animal being insured and of course the type of insurance that you taken …
Lisa Scroggins, the founder of Little Wanderers, a rescue organisation under pressure, but remaining successful during the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, is nervous about the future of feral and indeed domestic cats in the city. She said that climbing unemployment rates are affecting the prospects for domestic cats in homes, never mind the …
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by Doug Hines – 29 March 2020 Sifting through the litter box of my mind I can’t help but wonder when its all going to end. My financial world that is. That’s the constant worry in my life. Everything I say below is not said so that you might take pity on my situation. Rather, …
I am generalising greatly. However, research published in the journal Royal Society Open Science involving almost 500,000 people in 109 countries concluded that the most prosperous societies tended to be the most open, cosmopolitan and secular (least religious). Losing religion is good for your wealth. My argument is that wealthy families are more likely to …
This article is part news and part discussion on how large a veterinary clinic bill your outside cat ran up when he came home injured. Be sure to read this story by Telegraph.co.uk as a woman shares her experience when her cat disappeared and she was afraid it was taken by the Croydon cat killer. …
This is a follow-up post to one written by Elisa on November 10 about the ABC7 News reporter, Veronica Miracle, who was involved in the rescuing of a badly burned tuxedo kitty in the Woolsey Fire. The Woolsey Fire is a destructive wildfire burning in Los Angeles and Ventura counties in the USA. It started …
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This is a heartwarming, happy ending cat story. The star player is Shafaat Zainal who responded very positively and generously to an horrific event on 8th August after he had just finished breakfast. He heard a loud thud from his place, he said. He thought someone had dropped something heavy so he rushed outside to …
A cat rescue organisation in the UK, Alley Cats and Kittens in Southport, say they are currently spending £3,000 ($3,874 USD) per month for the 50-80 cats in their care. If we say there are 70 cats in their care, it works out at £43 or $55 per month per cat. It seems like a …
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Larry is the chief mouser at number 10 Downing Street, the offices of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He has a specific role to play. It is not a joke. He was hired – if that’s the right word – to keep rodents away from number 10. He is considered to be successful …
Larry, Number 10’s house cat is not on the payroll Read More »
Veterinary care for chronically ill kitties is often extremely expensive. Since kitty guardians want to be able to take excellent care of their beloved cats and give them the best quality of life, those of us who are taking care of kitties with conditions such as chronic renal failure, pancreatitis, IBD, diabetes and cancer and …
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In the UK, pet owners are more likely to elect advanced, specialist veterinary treatments over euthanising their pet when they are very ill. The phrase “to put him out of his misery” is dying out. The demand for advanced veterinary treatments in Britain has doubled amongst the major veterinary businesses to an annual turnover of …
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My name is Tina and I believe that my cat, Mollie Ann, is having paw pain from a declaw she endured as a young kitty. I’d like her paws to be X-rayed to find out if anything is wrong but I can’t afford it. Mollie originally lived with an elderly lady who died. My cousin …
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The three go together, don’t they? What is it that brings these three words together, so often? You have to come to one conclusion: the world is potentially a dangerous place for a cat or the cat is a danger to people if, as so often happens, people separate the cat from the world and …
In the United States, federal long-term unemployment benefit that was instigated by president Bush is to be stopped this Saturday. It is a generous welfare benefit and stopping it will severely affect about 1.3 million Americans initially. The numbers will climb. In California alone half-million people will lose payments by June. When I read what …
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By Ruth aka Kattaddorra This story was reported in our local newspaper ‘The Northern Echo’ today: Darlington Pensioner’s Vet Bill A frail pensioner has been left with a huge bill after an out-of-hours vet treated her cat when its tail jammed in a stair lift. Firefighters who dismantled the stair lift at Maisie Wilkinson’s Darlington …
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