GOOD NEWS! We are living longer. Advances in nutrition, health care, and owner nurturing are moving our life expectancy from 3 to 8 years in 1930 to a long 15 to 17 years now. Some of us crack it through into our 20s as well. The Photo is of Mischief, the world’s oldest cat. They say he's … [Read more...] about In which I compare getting old
Local and International Cat News
In which I think of Conspiracy Theories
Do you believe there is a group conspiring to exterminate cats in USA? (Dogs are in the line of fire too). It all seems verrrry suspicious to me - like the bad old medieval days when they tried to exterminate us for diabolical reasons (pun intended). They were cursed with plagues for that. … [Read more...] about In which I think of Conspiracy Theories
Nine Year Walkabout
Dixie went off for a small stroll nine years ago. She failed to return. But last week she was seen wandering somewhere else entirely and ended up with her microchip being scanned, and thus returned to her original 'owner'. I question not just where Dixie has been in the last nine years, but the … [Read more...] about Nine Year Walkabout
Cat Burglar
"The Philippines' finest police, armed with heavy firepower, surrounded a bank in Manila when its alarm went off, only to find out the culprits were a pair of cats. Marikina's SWAT team surrounded the bank just as a stray cat slipped through the door. Another cat was seen fleeing through a small … [Read more...] about Cat Burglar
Rat Cuckoo in the Cat Nest
This cat lives with Sun Shujun, in Yantai City, China and, for some reason known only to herself, she has adopted a rat which appeared around the time her kittens were a week old. The cat is reported to be feeding the interloper. … [Read more...] about Rat Cuckoo in the Cat Nest
The Greying Cat Population
Just as people are living longer than they did in the past, cats are living longer too. There is every reason to expect that the greying cat population will continue to grow. So how old is my cat, compared to me? The commonly held belief that every "cat year" is worth seven "human years" is … [Read more...] about The Greying Cat Population