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How to look after an old cat – comprehensive page focusing on health issues

PoC avatarPosted on February 9, 2022 by Michael BroadFebruary 9, 2022

As domestic cats are living longer thanks to better nutrition and veterinary care together with better educated cat caregivers, there are going to be more elderly cats requiring specialist care from their human caregiver. This page is in two parts … Continue reading →

Posted in caring for elderly cats | Tagged caring for your elderly cat, elderly cat, Elderly Cat Health Problems, good cat caretaking, old cat, senior cat

Video: POV-what a senior cat at a shelter sees and hears as adopters walk by

PoC avatarPosted on February 9, 2022 by Michael BroadFebruary 9, 2022

This is a TikTok video from photographer Albert Harris. It’s a neat idea. He has put a small video camera in an animal shelter cage with an elderly ginger tabby cat. You see potential adopters walking by looking at the … Continue reading →

Posted in animal sanctuary | Tagged animal shelter, cat adoption, cat shelter, cat video, elderly cat, ginger cats, senior cat, senior cat adoption | 5 Replies

Does a cat’s meow change with age?

PoC avatarPosted on December 19, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 19, 2021

Yes, normally a domestic cat’s meow will change with age. We can expect it because anatomically speaking the domestic cat is very similar to humans and we know that the human voice changes in old age. I am of the … Continue reading →

Posted in changes in old age | Tagged cat anatomy, cat muscles, cat vocalisations, elderly cat, feline vocalisations, old cat, senior cat | Leave a reply

“Here is 12-year-old Hermes who has lived in the shelter for six years. The lady started crying in joy when I said I wanted him.”

PoC avatarPosted on October 6, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 7, 2022

“Here is 12-year-old Hermes who has lived in the shelter for six years. The lady started crying in joy when I said I wanted him”. The words are those of a Reddit user (username: Bloodyfaucet) who wisely and decently adopted … Continue reading →

Posted in adoption | Tagged adopting rescue cats, adoption, cat age, cat shelters, elderly cat, rescue cat | Leave a reply

This woman adopted this 20-year-old cat from a shelter because she didn’t want him to spend the end of his life alone in a cage

PoC avatarPosted on July 9, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 9, 2021

I have taken the words in the title direct from the Reddit user who posted the photo because they are excellent. And the attitude of the woman is excellent. The photograph captures the moment beautifully and so it’s excellent too. … Continue reading →

Posted in adoption | Tagged adopting rescue cats, cat shelter, elderly cat, senior cat adoption, shelter cat, shelter cats | 3 Replies

Monty, a rescue cat, comforts a young man dying of bone cancer and his wife on his passing

PoC avatarPosted on May 13, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 13, 2021

Cats Protection have a beautiful story on their website about Dave who at the young age of 25 became terminally ill with a rare form of bone cancer. His wife, Olivia, had been thinking about adopting a cat for some … Continue reading →

Posted in benefits to cat owners | Tagged adopting rescue cats, benefits of animal assisted therapy, benefits to cat owners, cat adoption, cat personality, cats protection, elderly cat, rescue cat | Leave a reply

20 facts about feline hyperthyroidism

PoC avatarPosted on December 24, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 24, 2020

Here are some interesting facts about feline hyperthyroidism. What interests me particularly is the increased risk of developing the condition due to exposure to certain chemicals and the fact that full-time indoor cats are at increased risk. I have always … Continue reading →

Posted in hyperthyroidism | Tagged cancer, cat anatomy, cat hormones, cat illness, elderly cat, endocrine system, feline hyperthyroidism, old cat

Why is my cat thirsty?

PoC avatarPosted on November 19, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 19, 2020

Your cat might be thirsty for a good reason. Perhaps she has just eaten dry cat food which should make a domestic cat thirsty because it’s so dry! It’s a good thing that she is drinking after eating it. There … Continue reading →

Posted in increased thirst | Tagged caring for your elderly cat, cat drinking, cat health diagnosis, cat health problems, Changes In Older Cats, chronic kidney disease, elderly cat, kidney failure, older cat, polydypsia, polyuria, thirst

Elderly cat diet to delay onset or progress of cognitive dysfunction

PoC avatarPosted on August 26, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 26, 2020

In veterinary circles cognitive dysfunction is referred to as CD. To laypeople it means senility. I have found a nice tip which may help to slow the onset of CD in an elderly cat. Free radical scavengers Dr Bruce Fogle … Continue reading →

Posted in caring for elderly cats | Tagged caring for your elderly cat, cat diet, cognitive dysfunction syndrome, elderly cat, Elderly Cat Health Problems, food supplements | Leave a reply

Unwillingness to eat: a classic sign that a cat is dying of old age

PoC avatarPosted on July 4, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 4, 2020

People search for signs that their cat is dying of old age. I have just read about a 31-year-old Maine Coon cat living in England. The Daily Mail reported his death of old age yesterday. His name was Rubble. He … Continue reading →

Posted in death | Tagged appetite, cat losing weight, cat weight, dying cat, elderly cat, guinness world records, maine coon cat, oldest cat | 2 Replies

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