What affects us affects cats
Perhaps you have heard of Munchausen by Proxy, a mental health condition which applies to humans. Here is a brief description of this sad and dangerous condition: Definition: Munchausen by Proxy — now formally called Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another — is a rare but serious form of child abuse in which a caregiver …
Research on longevity and brain health has long shown that people with strong social networks — friends, family, neighbours — are less likely to develop dementia and tend to live longer, healthier lives. The prevailing wisdom is simple: humans are social animals, and regular connection keeps our minds sharp and our bodies resilient. But …
This is a cross post. I feel obliged to try and make sure that cat owners understand the conclusions of a study referred to by many online newspapers. The study comes from Australia where arguably there is a strained relationship between domestic and feral cats and the population. Particularly feral cats which are denigrated …
One of the most notable cases of a woman undergoing plastic surgery (PS) to adopt a cat-like appearance is that of Jocelyn Wildenstein. She is a Swiss socialite known for her extensive cosmetic surgeries, which have resulted in a look that has been described as feline. Wildenstein has reportedly undergone procedures such as canthopexy …
A story in the newspapers today about Britain’s worst hoarder where bodies of mummified cats were discovered among piles of belongings, prompts me to write again about cat hoarding. And I think it is fair to suggest that the ‘cat hoarding gene’ is in all of us. It never happens to 99.9% of us …
I am currently going through a phase where I am writing about the health of the cat caregiver. It is looking at cat caregiving from the perspective of the cat. It’s important, in my view, that cat owners are as healthy as possible to enable them to discharge their responsibilities when looking after their …
There is a bit of a crisis in UK’s secondary schools over some students wishing to self-identify as cats or other animals. It happened in the United States a while ago and in Australia. There was a furore over it with claim and counterclaim. In the UK the school in question, Rye Collage, has …
The recent British football news is that the manager of Arsenal Football Club, Mikel Arteta, is bringing an employee’s chocolate Labrador to the training ground to improve the mood and lower the stress levels. He realised that the appropriately named dog (Win) would help them win. As it happens the team is ‘bottling it’ …
