A Michael Broad Blog
People are interested in the prevalence of deafness in white cats. Fortunately, a useful research study tells us the information that we are looking for. The study is entitled: Aetiology, Prevalence and Diagnosis of Deafness in Dogs and Cats By George M Strain who is a specialist working in the field of veterinary physiology, …
White cats need sunscreen when in the sun (and there appears to be more sun than usual in places like California) but currently, there appears to be no safe sunscreen lotions for cats (unless someone can recommend one in a comment). For dogs it is different but a cat owner should not apply sunscreen …
This is the latest batch of photos from Leanne and I think her title for the poster is very apt: ‘Brilliant whites and glorious greys’ ….certainly describes those beautiful cats and kittens. Grey is an interesting colour for a cat’s coat I think, because there are many shades of grey. Search results for “grey …
This is totally impossible to do. Well, not quite because I just did it but not very well..er badly. I asked myself, “what could I write about on Christmas Day when I woke up?”. It had to be a bit of fun and it had to be bright and white. Ah, I’ll write a …
photo by bass_nroll Two things come to mind when discussing the subject of a deaf cat: what made him/her deaf? how do we know he/she is deaf and what can we do about it? What makes a cat deaf? This section can be divided into two; (a) causes due to defects in the hearing mechanism …
Black or white cat breeds? Searching for one? You’ll only find one black cat breed and no white cat breeds. You will, though, find four grey cat breeds, the color in between these two extremes. Update: there is one white cat breed: Khao Manee. This is a very rare cat breed however. Cat breeds …
