What type of cat is Crookshanks?
Crookshanks is a ginger, tabby Persian cat – a purebred cat. He has tear duct overflow as evidenced by staining below his eyes which is typical of Persian cats because of their flat-face which...
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What cat breed is Garfield (cartoon cat)?
What cat breed is Garfield? Garfield is a ginger, tabby tomcat and he is not a pedigree, purebred cat and therefore is not a member of a cat breed. He is probably based on...
Sad “Big Red” a special ginger tabby feral cat who decided to be domesticated
Big Red is a special ginger tabby feral cat, found in St George, Utah, USA, and rescued; and once rescued he decided to be domesticated and feel the warmth, both physical and emotional, of...
Wonder cats: Trained to speed dial 911
This is the story of Tommy, a red tabby cat who lived (and may still live) with a guy called Gary Rosheisen. Gary was wheelchair-bound. He suffered from osteoporosis and occasionally had mini-strokes which...
Food loving cat likes to stick his arm through a gap on the hinge side of the fridge door
MARYLAND, USA: He’s Carrot, a smart ginger tabby cat. He was fostered by Rachel Zardus and Andrew Taylor after he was rescued as a kitten from a gas station by a friend who works...
Picture of lentigo simplex cat
You know those black freckles on the tip of the nose, gums, eyelids and the lips of an orange (ginger, yellow, red) cat? You have probably seen them and wondered what they were and...
Orange, red, yellow, ginger or marmalade cats
Different groups of people use different descriptive words for the red (usually tabby) cat. Geneticists use orange Breeders use red. Although I’d like you to read at the base of the page about Marc...
Cat Sits Like A Human
Can someone tell me why this ginger tabby does this? The lady encourages him and he responds. My guess is that he only does it on this table. At one stage he tried to...
“Sandy” UK’s most overlooked rescue cat
This is unfair. Sandy is “furgotten” and he shouldn’t be. It shows us that life can be competitive in a shelter. Sandy is one of 15 most overlooked cats in the UK. It is...
Cat burned in house fire befriends and supports many other animals at veterinary hospital
The is a gloriously optimistic and charming story. Russell, a ginger tabby, was badly burned in a house fire. He lost his ears which tells you how bad it was. He has been at a...
Modern day version of how domestic cats spread throughout the world?
This is a cute, loving cat story and to me it brings to mind the spread of the domestic cat many hundreds of years ago from the Middle East, and subsequently other countries, to...
Resident cathedral cat hunts big game: dogs!
‘Louis’ is Wells Cathedral’s resident mouser and he is 17-years-of-age. There has been an allegation that he launches unprovoked attacks on dogs who are wandering politely by the cathedral. For heaven’s sake, this can’t...
Florida: Beautiful Red Tabby Cat Needs New Home
Hello kitty lovers! My name is Garfield. I am a two year-old neutered declawed male tabby cat, who lives in the south of the good ole USA – in the Central Florida area. No...
Photo: Dorothy and Marvin
This is a photograph that Dorothy emailed me of Marvin on her lap. I was surprised at how big boned he is. He is a large, solid, red tabby cat. He was semi-feral (I...
Cat at Lebanese Refugee Camp for Syrians
This is just a snapshot of a red tabby and white cat at the doorway to a tent in the Lebanese Bekaa Valley refugee camp for displaced Syrians escaping the war in their country....
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