A famous DJ crashed his Mercedes to avoid a cat on the road. Would you? This is nice – for the cat and cat lovers. I guess the DJ concerned – Nick Grimshaw who was an X Factor judge until recently – is at least sensitive towards animal welfare. Great. He had only just …
Kiwi, an orange tabby, was (and perhaps still is except for this once) a full-time indoor cat. He was taken outside in what appears to be the arms of his caretaker. His expressions are interesting. I think to be honest the cameraman has occupied his attention for a part of the time. In the …
Wandering dogs are killing wandering cats. It is all our fault. How do we feel about causing this pain and distress? It does not matter on which side of the Atlantic you live, feral dogs or wandering domesticate dogs, are a danger to outdoor cats, including, of course, feral cats. But how big a …
Dr Bruce Fogle, the well-known veterinarian and author, says: “Judging by what people tell me when they bring their cat to the clinic, it’s pretty much normal for owners to feel guilty about not letting their felines outdoors….” He then goes on to write that cat owners should not feel guilty about this because …
We know that America has wild animals that prey on domestic cats. It is one reason why far more Americans keep their cats inside all the time than in European countries. Perhaps the most common and dangerous predator to the outside domestic cat in America is the coyote but I don’t think any Americans …
White cats are far more likely to get skin cancer, in a sun-exposed site of their body, than other cats. In fact, over 13 times as likely. By skin cancer I am referring to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), which is cancer of a certain type of cell (epithelial cell) in the skin. In a …
