A Michael Broad Blog
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) The safe side of the fence Good morning readers. I call this article “Know Your Neighbors!” Do you really know your neighbors? I’m fortunate in that I do. I know their feelings about pets and kids and everything else I feel important. Fortunately, we’re all on the same page in …
My mom thinks animals are smelly and disgusting. I love animals and I really want a cat. My mom said I can get a really small one only if it stays small. I’ve been looking everywhere and a teacup cat is the only thing I have found. I need a teacup cat. Please help. …
Matted cat fur on what seems to be an indoor/outdoor cat – photo by Jodi Green Grooming matted cat fur is a reactive process and far worse that taking long term proactive steps. Generally speaking grooming matted fur is not required because cats groom themselves efficiently…until they become old that is and then things …
by Michael (London, UK) Photo by Nick_Schweitzer (Flickr) I used to be a divorce lawyer. I know the kind of arguments that can erupt in divorce. Arguments fueled by emotion, not reason. Divorce should be treated as a business transaction. It works just fine then, when all the emotion has drained out of it. …
by Michael (London, UK) I didn’t want to write about this but it kept coming back into my mind. It sounds awful and it is. Big Cat Rescue reported on it and are seeking funds to provide a decent home for these poor cats where they can walk on grass and see the sky! …
Helmi Flick and Buttermilk, a stray cat. Ken and Helmi feed and care about this boy. Facts about Cats — The Polls: Own or Care For cats? Cat Food Neutering and Spaying Insurance Where does she sleep? Give and Receive Facts About Cats by completing these easy and quick to use interactive polls This …
by Michael (London, UK) My personal thought is that domestication changes the domestic cat over time. It is a gradual process and other factors such as a cat being full-time indoors and selective breeding compound the process. The kind of changes I am thinking about are a reduction in problem solving abilities (intelligence essentially). …
by Michael (London, UK) Look, to be honest, I just don’t get this idea of keeping cats off counters. But, I respect the views of others so I would really like to understand why people like Laurel Wilson (Fairfield, USA) uses some fancy if not irritating methods to keep cats off counters. She strings …
