What affects us affects cats
As at 2017 there are around 3,600 cheetahs in Southern Africa where almost all the cheetahs live. Only around 20% live in protected areas. The remainder live on farmland. The IUCN Red List total population estimate is twice that of a recent study. This cat is now informally endangered.
Does the large scale killing of rabbits in Australia to protect the landscape cause feral cats to switch prey and commence predation on native, endangered species? The authorities don’t know. A study is being set up to find out.
A study, published: June 23, 2017, calls in to question whether pets improve our health. From my perspective there is no doubt that the general consensus is that pets improve the health of their human owners (caretakers/guardians). But is this ‘fact’ correct? Time and time again we see reference to the benefits. However, the …
The cat breed which is the most affectionate is the Ragdoll, a cat breed from California ‘manufactured’ during the heyday of the creation of new breeds. At the other end of the spectrum and low on affection is the well-known, wild cat hybrid, the Bengal. I have seen this personally. Also the wild cat …
The title, ‘lost my cat-how to find it’ is a search term in Google (I’d use ‘him’ or ‘her’ and not ‘it’). This means people want to know how to find their cat. I thought I would refer to a telephone survey of owners who lost their cats which took place in 2007. It …
Scientists tell us that dog breeding started about 9000 years ago. This is the time when people first domesticated the wild cat. You can see the huge disparity in the time during which the dog and the cat have been domesticated. This is the reason why cats are considered aloof and independent. They are …
Having read and thought about the title to this article, are you really sure that you want to declaw your cat? If you have doubts then please read on and see what other consequences there are to this controversial and unnecessary veterinary operation. Please click on the images to see larger versions. Also please …
A study published on the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes Of Health website has come to the conclusion that there is a link between Toxoplasma gondii and prostate cancer. More particularly, the study identifies that the parasite is a trigger of prostatic inflammation. They say that inflammation is the most prevalent and …
