If a cat leaves home it isn’t necessarily the fault of their owner

Maddie - photo by Cascade News

We all know that sometimes domestic cats just wander away from their home. Cats get lost but it is not always because they’ve been stuck in a shed or transported away from their home by a van into which they’d climbed. Sometimes they just wander off which tells us that, depending upon the cat’s …

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Does a cat break into your home and eat your cat’s food? What do you do?

Fat Max is a serial food thief

There is a story from Cornwall, UK, online this morning which reminds me of the difficulties of dealing with a neighbour’s cat who likes to come into your home and eat your cat’s food and then calmly leave as if they are attending a hotel buffet. The story on the website Cornwall Live portrays …

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Should you be upset if your cat spends time with your neighbours?

Tigger on sleepover

No, you shouldn’t be upset and should accept it all things being equal. I call them timeshare cats. Having read the article, if you disagree, please tell me. The scenario: you let your cat go outside and he is gone for ages sometimes. You are concerned that he might be spending time with neighbours. …

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Outdoor domestic cats generally wander fairly close to home

GPS tracked outdoor domestic cat shows how far they wander from home

ABC News San Diego have commented on an Australian survey of outdoor domestic cat wanderings and their conclusion is incorrect in my opinion. They say that domestic cats wander up to 2 miles and you should keep them inside at night. Yes, depending on the terrain and the cat’s character some cats might wander …

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Cat owner ear tipped their domestic cat’s left ear to make him acceptable under the law

Pirate Cat

In America, local laws concerning cat ownership, feral cats, TNR and outside cats vary which can cause confusion and it can force cat owners to do some peculiar things. There is a cat living in Marion County, Indiana whose name is Pirate Cat. He is quite famous and he likes to roam outside. He …

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