What affects us affects cats
Inherited diseases are quite prevalent among the cat breeds and some are more predisposed than others (take the Peke-face Persian as an example). If you were to rank the cat breeds not by appearance and popularity but by inherited health, the American Shorthair would feature around the top. To be clear I am referring …
Let’s first define the word ‘cruel’. It means “wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.” Note that there has to be the causation of pain and suffering. Euthanasia done properly by a veterinarian using proper techniques in conjunction with respect and care does not cause pain and suffering to …
If your cat is clearly healthy as observed in a non-expert’s way, it is not abnormal or a sign of a health problem if their back ripples when gently touched. It is more likely to happen if your cat is unaware of what is going on. It simply means that your cat is slightly …
Reasonably healthy stray cat – photo: Jason Armstrong (Flickr) What are the signs of a healthy cat? Good cat caretakers will know when their cat is not right and possibly ill but it can be a bit tricky as cats conceal illness and compensate. I have kept this concise and a summary. The …
by Michael (London, UK) There are some quick initial indicators of a healthy cat that are useful to know. Although, to be honest, if we are close to our cat (as we should be) and involved with our cat or cats we will know fairly quickly if something is wrong. Or at least we …
