Yes, ideally domestic cats should be kept indoors during the heatwave in the UK if practical and appropriate depending on other factors. This is because all the experts say that the best way to keep the inside of your home … continue reading…
There are at least three ways of introducing an incoming, new cat to a resident cat’s home which is of course their home range. They are as follows: Using a crate; Using a cat carrier; Using an escape-proof room. Using … continue reading…
British Shorthair cats are purebred, pedigree cats when registered with a cat association. They have a distinctive appearance indicating that they are purebred. The most popular colour is blue which is a diluted black and these cats often have copper … continue reading…
This cat video made me feel sick. A tragedy. What can you say about this story? It is your worst nightmare as a cat caregiver. You take your cat to the vet for a standard spaying operation and she is … continue reading…
“How to entertain a cat?” is a question that we wouldn’t need to ask in a better world for domestic cats as they don’t need entertaining normally. They only need entertaining when then can’t entertain themselves. And cats entertain themselves … continue reading…
A newspaper journalist questioned why cat owners are not made responsible for the wild birds killed by their cat. There is a huge amount of discussion on the predation of birds by domestic cats and how to stop it. There … continue reading…
NEWS AND VIEWS-NEW ZEALAND: A story on the stuff.co.nz website tells me in no uncertain terms that New Zealanders totally accept the shooting dead of stray DOMESTIC cats. These were owned cats that have been dumped by irresponsible cat owners. … continue reading…
It’s interesting to compare the percentage of homeless cats and dogs against the total population of these animals in various countries. It tells us about the quality of pet caretaking in those countries. And on this page, I also present … continue reading…
Quiet, subtle sounds can be perceived by a domestic cat as a threat, possibly the sign of a predator. It is instinctive to domestic cats to be alert to these sounds. They may be innocuous to us. We might not … continue reading…
You want your cat to scratch. It’s in their DNA. They need to do it to feel normal. It is absolutely part and parcel of the behaviour of a domestic cat. You want your cat to behave normally as it … continue reading…
Although the answer depends on the situation, in general, and under normal circumstances, I don’t think it is genuinely viable to keep a domestic cat confined to your home full-time why you work away from the home full-time. For me, … continue reading…
Dr. John Bradshaw in his book Cat Sense writes that if a mother is highly stressed during her pregnancy her stress hormones may cross the placenta and impair the development of her kittens’ brains and endocrine systems. The endocrine system … continue reading…
A recent research project in the UK may indicate that the number of feral cats in America is much lower than people believe, at around 11 million. We usually see estimates for the number of feral cats in the US … continue reading…
NEW ZEALAND-NEWS AND COMMENT: The cat news emanating from New Zealand (stuff.co.nz) is that New Zealanders are “locking down their cats for good”. In other words, there is a trend for keeping domestic cats indoors full-time. And it has been … continue reading…
There is quite a lot of informal training taking place on an ongoing basis in a cat household both from cat to person and person to cat. Training a cat to do something specific is not that unusual. It is … continue reading…
