How to buy a kitten is about doing due diligence and being sensible. With more online sales there are more scammers. You can end up with a nightmare scenario of a cat you love but which is unhealthy because she was created in a kitten mill. Health is the priority as far as I am …
There is not a lot to say in response to the question in the title because common sense applies. When a kitten or an adult cat hides it is usually because they want to feel protected against a perceived threat, just like humans. And/or they are ill. For a kitten the former reason is more …
Cats raise their bottoms to facilitate their mother’s anogenital stimulation. It is a neonatal reflex action by the kitten. It’s instinctive and is carried out automatically.
You might know this. The classic way of working out the human equivalent age of cats and dogs used to be to multiply their age by seven. That method is too crude by modern standards. It is far better to bracket the various ages of felines and canines and work out the human equivalent by …
The idea that a dog or cat year is equivalent to seven human ones is flawed Read More »
What is this? Is this some sort of sick protest by a sick nutcase? It looks to me as if this crazy man had an agenda and the agenda was to make a statement. I think that the statement he wanted to make was that he was upset that the Humane Society was shut when …
Sick man bludgeons kitten to death outside Humane Society doors Read More »
This is a bit of a shocker. I hope you can watch it. I watched part of it. It’s a tough one to watch if you care. It is a Kaliningrad highway. But it could be America. The cars wizz by and the lorries too. One lorry goes right over the kitten deliberately avoiding him/her. …
Kitten spent 4 minutes in middle of Russian highway and is then saved Read More »
I don’t think it is wise to approach a strange cat on the sidewalk. There is nothing special to say on this topic but it is quite important. It is very easy and pleasant to say hello to a domestic or stray cat on the sidewalk (pavement in the UK). It may work out nicely. …
Don’t approach a cat on the sidewalk who does not know you Read More »
The house owners allowed rescuers to smash a large hole in their living room wall to find this kitten. This is an excellent cat rescue video. Well done to Hope For Paws. Great film making and what a rescue! It was very tense again. The home owners heard the cries of a kitten behind their …
Smash bang grab. Kitten rescue behind fireplace in intense video. Read More »
Warning: This is a bit unpleasant but educational. Adults and kids alike should be acquainted with these parasites if they have an outdoor family cat. This is a picture of a warble – a grub that is at the botfly larval stage – being pulled gently out from under the skin of a kitten. Botfly (also spelled: …
Picture of a warble pulled from under the skin of a kitten Read More »
Warning: this is an unsettling video but it is watchable – just. Don’t watch it if you think it will hurt you. This is another example of self-declared animal abuse criminality. We don’t know what happened to the kitten. The Patterson Police Services issued a press release at 7 PM Feb 2nd 2018 in which …
Online Video Leads to Arrest of Teenager for Throwing Kitten Into Reservoir Read More »
Mr Chen, 72, lives in a block of flats in Xi’an, China. In China people go away during Chinese New Year to see relatives. Sometimes they go away for some time. Downstairs he heard the sound of a cat crying. This happened time and time again. Over time the cries became weaker. Mr Chen became …
Your happy ending story this week comes out of Ford County, Kansas and is brought to you courtesy of Ford County Fire & EMS(FCFD). What started off as an interesting rescue call turned into a life or death rescue of a three-week-old kitten, who was flushed down a toilet by a two-year-old. FCFD was requested …
Kitten flushed down toilet by 2-year-old is rescued by Kansas fire department Read More »
This makes me mad. It makes me sad. It’s about education – the dire lack of it. It is about how a lack of education can and often does lead to cat abuse and cruelty. Ignorance is behind all cat cruelty; all of it, and I hate ignorance. What I’m saying is that ignorance is …
The most horrendous and sad cat video you’ll see Read More »
There is one little fellow called Osamu who pops up in all of the scenes. He likes his food. He likes his food very much. And he has no fear of the adults. He just gets on with the business of eating and surviving. He’s the only cat we hear; the kitten squeak. Please comment …
The spectacles refer to the white fur around the eyes. Cat breeders sometimes call the appearance ‘spectacles’. The tufts are the lynx tips at the tip of the ears and these ones are particularly outstanding. This is the hallmark of the Maine Coon as is the strong, square shaped muzzle which is very evident on …
