Picture of a muscle-bound Sphynx cat
This is my second picture of a muscle-bound hairless (Sphynx) cat which shows the condition that they are suffering from very clearly. Click here to see the other image. It is a very peculiar...
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Are Sphynx cats good pets?
The question in the title is pretty blunt and generalized. The answer depends upon your point of view. For me the answer is, no. But I’m a grumpy old man and I know the...
Sphynx cats have a higher prevalence of certain ocular diseases compared to other feline breeds
Introduction A lot of this was written by ChatGPT by the way, an AI chatbox owned by Elon Musk. The man is a genius and a super-workaholic. I am always interested in inherited diseases...
Sphynx cats prone to developing yeast infections
There are high levels of Malassezia colonization in Sphynx cats which can cause a yeast infection called ‘Malassezia dermatitis’. The hairlessness of the Sphynx causes many problems another of which is that the sebaceous...
Sphynx cats producing nightmarish amounts of smelly slushy poop
On my travels through the Internet today I have bumped into what appears to be a huge problem with Sphynx cats: smelly, loose stools in nightmarish quantities. There really are some horror stories on...
4 cat breeds celebrity vet would not buy and reasons
Ben Simpson-Vernon (Ben the Vet) has some strong but well considered views on what purebred cats he would avoid if he was considering adopting a purebred. He’s keen to point out that he would...
Picture of a Sphynx cat on the Millennium Bridge
The photo is by Alicia Rius, but I have changed the background which was black. That was very cheeky of me, but I hope she accepts it. If not, please tell me in a...
Friendliest domestic cats
Although most people choose a cat on appearance, in the long term a cat’s character is more important. The element of a cat’s character that is the most important is friendliness. You want a...
Do cats really need baths: If so, how often?
Folks who are new to kitty guardianship often ask if bathing a cat is necessary, and if so, how often should they be bathed? In this writer’s opinion, since cats come equipped with perfect...
Fanconi syndrome in domestic cats caused by chlorambucil
A recent story in online news media about a female Sphynx cat that was bred to exhaustion in giving birth to around 90 kittens and making their owner about £140,000, drew me into doing...
18 facts about the Sphynx cat
Here are 18 facts about the Sphynx cat which has gained in popularity in recent years. RELATED: Sphynx Cat There are several starting points for this hairless cat breed because hairlessness in cats, due...
Picture of ‘engorged hairless cat’ creeps out the Internet after going viral
This picture of a female Sphynx cat is causing a bit of a stir on the Internet because….take and look and see. I’ve decided that I cannot show the picture on this page because...
Picture: Sphynx cat with huge muscles
It looks like this bicolor Sphynx cat has been quietly body building since he was a kitten. He is the Arnold Schwarzenegger of the cat world. And the hairlessness highlights his condition. The Reddit...
Creepy pictures of a Sphynx cat in a wig and dress
These are just plain creepy. Creepypasta comes to mind. They were brilliantly set up and taken by a very clever photographer who I believe is the cat’s caregiver. They have a very mysterious mood....
Picture and video of Sphynx mother and her newborn kittens
This feline family looks a bit alien. It does not take much imagination to dream up an alien environment containing these weird, pulsating, hairless blobs atop their queen. Straight out of Nostromo in the...
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