A Michael Broad Blog
This looks a bit strange – very strange perhaps – but effective. The idea comes from Rebecca Watson in her book The Cat Expert. I like the idea if you have a problem with your kitten or cat attacking your lower leg and/or ankles a lot. Wearing wellies protects them until they get out …
I have not seen people mention this before. By pulling back the ring pull as far as possible as shown in the video, it increases the length of the break in the top which makes it much easier to pull off. The difference is big enough to allow someone who’s relatively physically weak to …
I have labelled this infographic ‘ringworm notes’ as it is a very compact note form image containing essential information about ringworm in cats which can and does infect humans, specifically the cat’s caregiver. I can remember a story in the news media (see link below) when a shelter director euthanised 14 cats to deal …
Here are 10 tips to help find your lost cat. For most people, it is traumatic to lose a cat companion. You can feel helpless. It grates on your mind, day in and day out, that your cat is out there somewhere, struggling to survive, under-eating, becoming thinner by the day and living dangerously …
All cat guardians should understand the potential difficulties and dangers of moving home with their cat. I am sure that 99% of them do. So much has been written about it. It is a risky time when domestic cats can become confused and lost. I have read stories of domestic cats jumping onto removal …
This is looking at feline behaviour a little differently. I had not heard of it before but I like the phrase “a cat’s cry for help”. In this instance, it refers to feline behaviour which some cat owners might consider to be behavioural problems. The sorts of problems that I’m referring to are, for …
Here are five quick, common sense tips to improve the life of your cat and in doing so improve your life simultaneously. A good cat guardian wants their cat to be content and healthy. Be with your cat as much as possible. Provided you are an aware and reasonably thoughtful cat owner, your presence …
Handle your cat gently to avoid being bitten as a “cat play response”. This is a very straightforward and simple cat behaviour tip but I think that it is a useful one, nonetheless. I don’t know how many, but quite a lot of cat owner-caretakers handle their cats in a way that they would …
