May you meet any and all of the above on your wanderings today, but especially may you meet a cat with shining eyes who moves fearlessly....

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If you haven’t experienced the lovely sensation of a furball cuddled against you on a chilly night or the soothing vibration of a cat purring, well, you don’t know what you’re missing.   Is it all pats and cuddles and...

Did you know that we see high blood pressure in cats?   Why do we worry about it? Just like in people, high blood pressure if left untreated can cause problems such as vision loss, kidney disease and heart problems....

There is research showing that cats living outside kill birds and small mammals. There are some bird researchers who firmly believe cats have led to species extinctions and post a great danger to some of their prey species.   We believe that indoor...

If you have questions about how to look after your cat, or just ‘is this normal’, I have a few suggestions.   Hopefully you have a regular veterinarian who has seen your cat on a regular basis. If so, you...

FIP – Feline Infectious Peritonitis. If you mention this term to someone who works with cats, you’ll see a person with a hopeless look on their face shaking their head sadly.   FIP is a disease seen in young cats...

One of the things that determines where and how you might find your lost cat is kitty’s friendliness factor.   There is research ongoing about whether there is a link between coat colour and friendliness (latest research sheds doubt on a...

The research also gave us some clues about how your individual cat may react when she’s suddenly out in the big world alone.   For instance, my Ziggy is firmly pro-ceiling. Both times she unexpectedly ended up outside, her initial...

This is Ruby. She’s not my first black cat. She’s my first black cat who came as a tiny kitten. We actually got her because our other kitten, Ziggy, needed an outlet for energy. Ruby knows how to find nooks...