What affects us affects cats
Would you use your hairbrush on your cat? I have to say that I can feel the pleasure it brings to this ginger Persian. Uhmm…it feels good. That very long fur needs continual maintenance to avoid matting. I like the fact that she is using her hairbrush on her cat. It shows a closeness …
A few times I have endeavoured to answer the question as to why cats lick themselves where you pet them. It’s a perennial question and one which fascinates a lot of people. We don’t know for sure what the answer is but I think I now have the more credible answer. There are four …
The media say this cat is doing sit ups under a car in a parking lot in China. What do you think? I’ll tell you what I think. It looks cute and it looks like sit ups but he is licking his chest near his chin. He’s grooming himself. I guess you knew that. …
Domestic cats lick their fur when it is not on them i.e. not a part of their coat, indicating an instinctive behaviour. If you groom a domestic cat’s coat, keep a small bundle of fur and offer it to your cat, he’ll lick it as in the very short video: What does this mean? …
One of the sweetest experiences for a cat lover to witness is the care a male cat gives to a kitten. Whether in an organized feral colony or when a new kitten is fostered or adopted into an indoor home, males can be an asset and a joy to watch. In this PoC article …
The cat’s owner, Jamie Maietta, says that the commercial pet groomer skinned her cat alive when all he was in for was to remove some matting in his fur. When Jamie saw her cat she started to cry because of the state his was in. However her description of being skinned alive was a …
The photos are astonishing. A medusa cat. They make you look twice and ask how did it happen? This is a calico cat who developed the worst coat matting ever seen. The 82-year-old cats owner suffered from dementia and has been rehomed in a residential care facility. You’ll see another cat in the comments …
