Do Sphynx cats smell?
The skin of a Sphynx cat feels oily and smells rancid unless it is bathed regularly.
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Is it cruel to keep my cat in the basement?
Ninety percent of experienced cat guardians would agree that it is cruel to keep a domestic cat in a basement full-time, indefinitely.
Continue reading →God favours our cats and dogs in the coronavirus pandemic
If you believe in a God or like me you believe that nature is God then God favours cats and dogs during this coronavirus pandemic. It is as if nature is teaching the human race a lesson. The lesson is … Continue reading →
Is it cruel to keep a cat in a cage at night?
The response depends on: What you mean by cat? Do you mean adult cats? Or do you man kittens? The reason why you are considering caging your cat at night. Reason for caging a cat at night If you are … Continue reading →
For indoor cats, energy efficient homes may have a health drawback
Energy efficient homes tend to be built airtight to save energy which may trap polluted air inside risking the health of children and pets. The warning comes from two medical colleges in the UK. Modern energy efficient homes are increasingly … Continue reading →
Letting your cat go outside responsibly
For a lot of cat guardians, the choice as to whether you let your cat go outside or keep them inside all the time is binary. You let them out or you don’t. However, there is a third way which … Continue reading →
Children should help to take care of the family cat
It has to be a good idea to encourage children to assist in taking care of the family cat. I believe that children should be directly involved in caring for the family cat but there is a caveat. Precautions have … Continue reading →
The thoughts of a cat loving cat owner in four sentences
On part of a single sheet of paper, in the form of four optional responses to part completed sentences, a cat loving cat owner tells us her thoughts about living with a cat. It nicely sums up the what’s in … Continue reading →
How to relate to an abused cat
Photo by Gini~ The story of the cat above is briefly as follows. This is a female Persian cat (what I would call an Ultra Persian – extreme face – and could be purebred) that the owner kept in the … Continue reading →
How good are cat owners in caring for their cats?
We don’t know how good or bad cat owners are in caring for their domestic cats. There are no obligatory or set standards in cat caretaking. No one’s written a little red book on the standards that need to be … Continue reading →