2 ways an injury can change Siamese cat coat patterning (infographic)

I have employed the visually more interesting technique of an infographic to explain why an injury to a Siamese cat might cause the coat pattern to be temporarily altered as the Siamese cat pointed coat is heat sensitive. In fact, to study the sealpoint Siamese coat pattern is to observe what amounts to a …

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Advice on what to do if you find an injured or orphaned small wild cat in America

Canada lynx cub

This is specifically about finding a wild cat that’s been injured. I make that clear because Google can sometimes get mixed up between feral cats and wild cats. There will be a completely different approach to meeting a feral cat that’s been injured and a wild cat that’s been injured. Contact the professionals: first …

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Sound healing and how the cat’s purr can help heal and relieve pain (science)

The cat's purr has healing properties are supported by scientific studies

Anecdotally we hear quite a lot about the healing powers of the cat’s purr. I decided to dig around a bit to see if I could find some scientific studies to back up the anecdotal evidence. Here are some examples of sound healing both involving the cat’s purr and other resources. The dominant frequencies …

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The injuries incurred by cats when they fall from tall buildings (and survival rate)

High-rise syndrome in cats

Quite a lot of people think that domestic cats can fall off tall buildings and survive without injury because they break their fall and reach a terminal velocity quite quickly by fanning out their limbs. In fact, there is an optimal height at which a cat can fall in order to minimise injuries but …

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Egyptair disastrously messed up transportation of rescue cats to the USA when they smashed cat carriers

Smashed carrier carrying one of the rescue cats

Egyptair handlers managed to totally mess up the transportation a rescue cats from Egypt to America. They were transporting, in a cargo flight, 12 Egyptian street cats some of which were disabled. That’s not uncommon for Egyptian street cats as you might imagine because life is so hard in a country where there are …

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Road signs encourage motorists to slow for cats

Chat en Balade road sign

NEWS AND VIEWS: New signs encouraging motorists to slow down when approaching areas at risk for animals including cats have been installed in Mennecy, Essonne, France. Mennecy is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Mennecy is about 80 kilometers south of central Paris in the north of France. Personally, …

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A slightly injured bridge of a domestic cat’s nose is not unusual (picture)

Cats nose slightly injured

I think this is mildly instructional as many domestic cats suffer minor injuries to the bridge of their nose. Domestic cats are inquisitive. They like to sniff objects to discover what they are. They like to force their head into small spaces sometimes as part of this inquisitive behaviour. This can only result in …

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