A Michael Broad Blog
A commercial vessel off the coast of the south of Thailand near Ko Adang Island (aka Koh Adang Island) was in trouble when its engine compartment caught fire. The stern section of the vessel was ablaze and the ship was sinking. Aboard were eight seamen and 2 ginger cats and 2 tortoieshell cats (related?). …
This is a picture of a modern Siamese cat. Some people don’t like me using the word “modern” in relation to this cat breed. For them, the elongated face of the Siamese cat combined with the super-slender figure is normal. This is what is expected of the Siamese cat. The world has come to …
People have different points of view about Thai cats. And it is quite a complicated history. I will present my views and try and simplify the history. Although I expect someone to disagree with me. Thai cats are a relatively new form of Siamese cat. It is probably politically incorrect to describe Thai cats …
A Thai woman, Thammapa Supamas, living in Thailand wanted to home treat her all-white cat for a fungal infection on his/her right foreleg. She decided upon a treatment that is used for people: a turmeric body scrub which she had researched would successfully treat her cat’s infection. Incidentally, I note that you can buy …
NEWS/VIEWS – THAILAND: My friend Barry who is married to a Thai woman and who visits Thailand frequently told me that it is not uncommon for Thai cat owners to abandon their unwanted cats at one of the Buddhist temples where they believe the monks will care for the cats. There are 40,000 temples …
There are two reasons why Siamese cats are called Siamese. Originally, Siamese cats come from Thailand. That is the country of their origin and before 1932 Thailand was called Siam. The second reason is that the suffix ‘-ese’ means “belonging to” or “originating in”. This comes from old French and Latin. So the word …
You can tell from the photograph that the Siamese cat is a stuffed plush toy albeit a very good one. We don’t know whether the rooster is also a plush toy.
Well, this is a blow for cat lovers. Disney are going to remake the well-known animated film, Lady and the Tramp but they plan to scrap the twin Siamese cat characters. They’ve commissioned a songwriter, Janelle Monae to write a couple of brand-new songs for the film. It is believed that the cats represented …
