What affects us affects cats
The answer that I have provided is simple and straightforward. You’ll probably see different answers to the question because the exact origin is a bit of a mystery still. I trust this one as it comes from Dr Morris writing in his book ‘Catlore’, although I knew this answer already. In the 1920s and …
Cats Protection ran a survey and reported on 6 April 2023 that “38% of cats acquired in 2022 (600,000 cats) were pedigrees such as Ragdolls or Scottish Folds while 47% (or 750,000 cats) were moggies”. They say that that is the narrowest gap between the adoption of purebred cats and random-bred cats in living …
I think this is a good picture which I have improved by removing the background. It shows a huge non-purebred cat with a splendidly calm disposition who is happy to be photographed. He is a pale ginger tabby. He is as big as the big Maine Coons. We don’t know his weight but it …
The question is a bit ambiguous but I believe it can be rephrased as follows: “Which species of cat has the longest lifespan on average?”. I have to include the word “average” because there will always be individual cats who have very long lifespans but we can’t say that because one cat of a …
The phrase “mixed breed” is misleading because it implies that the cat referred to is the result of a mating between two cats of different breeds. This is incorrect because we are in fact referring to random bred cats, which is a better description. ‘Random bred cat’ implies a cat who is the offspring …
This cat is as big as a medium-sized dog and bigger. He is too big to be a lap cat. He is almost as big as his owner in this photo! He is bordering on the size of a big dog! He looks very fit and healthy with a beautiful grey-and-white medium long-haired coat. …
Click here to see visitors’ submissions Introduction I am writing about my favorite cat (probably), the good old moggy (moggie) or non-purebred cat or random bred cat. It is also sometimes described as a “mixed breed” cat. The last description is probably the least accurate as cat breeds are not usually involved. Although a purebred …
The classic image of an alley cat that most people have is of a dirty stray cat or a feral cat living in the urban jungle, surviving and surviving quite well. There is a cartoon character called Top Cat who fits the image. There is a cat charity called Alley Cat Allies which focuses …
