A Michael Broad Blog
First a short introduction. Although the history of the Siamese cat in the West is somewhat vague, it would seem with some certainty that a certain Mrs Vyvyan of Dover, UK acquired some of the first Siamese cats in the West. Of course, they came from Siam (now Thailand) ostensibly from the King’s Palace …
The Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) has been under pressure for decades to revise the breed standard i.e. the guidelines, for the flat-faced cat breeds namely the Exotic Shorthair, the Persian and the Himalayan. I hope that the pressure has been ramped up on the news that the Kennel Club has revised its guidelines for …
There are 7 specific causes of cat tear stains and one underlying reason. Here they are. The list might not be complete. To be clear, tear staining refers to tears running down the face at the corner of the eye causing the fur to stain. It is very obvious and it is abnormal. Because …
This is an excellent cat picture by AARON LAVINSKY of the STAR TRIBUNE of Marsha Tjeerdsma, of Springfield, South Dakota, grooming her Himalayan, “Hott Toddy,” before showing him at the 43rd Annual Saintly City Cat Championship Cat Show. The picture caught my eye. It’s a very good photo. Initially I noticed the white powder …
Juno is one of those extraordinary domestic cats. You simply will not see another face like his on the Internet. In fact you won’t see a cat anywhere near like this on the Internet. He is unique. He is featured on Instagram. I have got to say that I don’t see anything remotely like …
There are five types of Persian cat which I discuss on this illustrated page. Despite congenital health issues the flat-faced Persian was the most popular breed for many years.
In case you don’t know, ear tipping is cutting off the tip of the left ear of a stray or feral cat to signify that the cat is stray or feral and that the cat has been neutered and possible vaccinated etcetera. Sometimes the ear is notched. It is a very visible marker. It …
Both the Persian and the Himalayan cats are breeds known as brachycephalic. This, as you may know, means a skull and face which is, in a general sense, round. In the Persian and Himalayan cat it means that the face is, in fact, flat. The face is compressed. In both dogs and cats (and …
