A Michael Broad Blog
The Daily Mail online, a paper that I read sometimes and which is normally of good quality, has misrepresented a rabies scare in Nebraska, USA. The way the story has been pitched, it encourages people to believe that a five-week-old tuxedo kitten has started a rabies infection in Nebraska which might spread to other …
The question in the title is a reference to the myth that the famous Maine Coon cat is named after a domestic cat x raccoon hybrid offspring in the 19th century when a domestic cat mate with a wandering and horny raccoon. Some people still believe and say that a raccoon can mate with …
The only connection to cats is that raccoons can be dangerous to outside cats but not this one. This little female is a hairless raccoon. She is struggling to survive. She is in intensive care at the Back To Nature Wildlife Refuge, Florida. Her health is declining while in care. She was found under …
The video has gone viral. A security camera outside the door to the home of Lindsay Mills recorded the unusual event. An inquisitive raccoon gingerly sniffs his way up the steps towards the cat door (cat flap). When he arrives he gets a nasty surprise. The defence of territory comes before all else for …
These are pet raccoons. The owners are particularly keen to have their long, non-retractible claws removed on all four paws. Raccoons’ claws are attached to bone like cats. Declawing raccoons is similar to declawing cats. Safari Animal Care Center in Texas appears to be very profitable and profit motivated. Hence their disregard for the …
Are raccoons smarter than cats? People want to know. It may be important because raccoons can and do attack outside domestic cats, sometimes. Raccoons are smarter than cats. A study has confirmed this. The study looked at a variety of species such as ferrets, mongooses, hyenas, lions, brown bears and raccoons. It was published …
Web surfers want to know whether cats and raccoons can coexist peaceably. Also they want to know whether a raccoon can kill a cat or vice versa. Not having the benefit of seeing raccoons and cats together, I embarked on some research. The conclusion is that raccoons and cats normally coexist fairly peaceably. I …
Yes, raccoons do sometimes kill domestic and feral cats. What I mean is that they sometimes kill small cat species which in this instance might mean an outside domestic cat. It doesn’t take long to realise this fact when doing research on the internet. However, my research also indicates that raccoons can also mind …
