Cat Gossip
from Vladimir, Famous Cutting Edge Felinotherapist and Front Line Fashionista
Ginger survives Tornado
This is a young male Ginger cat who was found on Janeway in Moore, Oklahoma following the tornado and brought to the OSU Medical Hospital in Stillwater for further care. The poor fellow has a large head wound for which he is currently being, and will continue to be, treated free of charge. (Good news!) They are hoping to find his person because someone has to be missing him. The Vets say he is "very sweet". Please contact the OSU …
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Spot the Startrekker
Spot, loyal friend of Data, is a bit of a mystery. First off, despite her name, Spot actually has no spots at all! She's a bit of a gender-bender too. She originally appeared as a male Somali cat, but later manifested as a female orange tabby house cat, eventually giving birth to kittens (TNG: "Genesis"). These inconsistencies can be explained as Spot was the victim of a transporter accident. Data looked after Spot well of course, he …
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Fascinating Facts on Cats
Today I want to share with you some fascinating facts about us, your feline friends. Exceptional Ears We have 32 muscles in our ears (you humans have only 12). This gives us superb mobility in our ears, so we hear you opening of the tin of cat food from the other end of the house. Excellent eyes You know about the reflective layer in our eyes of course, ( tapetum lucidum), which magnifies incoming light, and lets us see up to 6 …
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Ginger Fan Club
Following on the popularity of the Black Cat Fan Club I now introduce you to the Ginger version. All Gingers are welcome to join, just send me your photo and I'll be happy to accept you into the prestigious club. There’s no evidence that coat colour is linked to personality in cats, any more than hair colour in humans. Are redheads really bad-tempered, or do blondes have a different level of intelligence to brunettes? I don’t think so. …
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Leopards in the Back Yard
Forget the Possums - it's Leopards in the backyard now. Can you believe this? Some parts of western India, completely devoid of wilderness and with high human populations, are crawling with a different kind of backyard wildlife: leopards! A new study, complete with night cameras, found large carnivores, including leopards and striped hyenas, in a density never before reported in a human-dominated landscape. Here's a photo of a leopard …
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Goodbye, Ms Marzipan
Marzipan was the cat at the theatre door. She was also the cat on the theatre stairs. The woman-who-feeds-me often spoke of Marzipan, the Queen of the Astor Theatre in St Kilda. Everyone who went along to a show knew her. Sadly, Marzipan is no longer with us. After a long illness, she finally left us. Marzipan was 21. One of my contemporaries. …
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And the Winner is ..
The winner of the Most Photogenic Black Cat Award for Black Cat Appreciation Day is this little Oriental Shorthair. Her name is Fleur Patri Sahmet and, in this photo, she’s just 9 months old. Let me tell you about these sleek, muscular cats and see if the description reminds you of someone. Oriental Shorthairs, members [...]
Spot the Startrekker
Spot, loyal friend of Data, is a bit of a mystery. First off, despite her name, Spot actually has no spots at all! She’s a bit of a gender-bender too. She originally appeared as a male Somali cat, but later manifested as a female orange tabby house cat, eventually giving birth to kittens (TNG: “Genesis”). [...]
Goodbye, Ms Marzipan
Marzipan was the cat at the theatre door. She was also the cat on the theatre stairs.
The woman-who-feeds-me often spoke of Marzipan, the Queen of …
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Lucy the Most Senior Citizen
Lucy is the oldest cat in the world after reaching her 39th birthday.
She's still fit as a fiddle - and catches mice in the garden.
And here I …
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La La
La La likes the outdoor life. He's already spent far too much time in the sun (skin cancer on the ears)
This is a nasty business for La La and for …
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Back Lanes Beckon from Italy
Cats in Italy are not very much different to the cats in my own neighbourhood. The back lanes beckon us.
I know that I would fit in very well in Italy but the woman, of course, has other ideas. For …
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Upstaged by Sicilian Strays
This cat is living it up in downtown Catania. The woman who feeds me will doubtless feed this one now without a pang for my own well being.
While she's tripping around like a queen, I will be …
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Sorry, Cats of Rome
'Everyone soon or late comes round by Rome'. So what? I won't be.
Yes, it's official, the woman is not taking me to Rome. My arguments on how travel enlightens a cat fell on deaf ears and on a …
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Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet?
Do cats always land on their feet?
Not always. No.
A cat is a perfect small predator, just as comfortable stalking a possum from tree to tree …
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Mystery, Murder and Cats
The Secret Lives of Cats
A grisly circumstance partially revealed through a small camera attached to a cat collar. Piece by piece the gruesome tale …
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Starting from Scratch
Starting from Scratch: How to Correct Behavior Problems in Your Adult Cat
The award-winning author of Think Like a Cat tells how to turn problem …
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