When thinking of restyling your back garden, spare a thought for your cat. The more you can make the garden an attractive place for your cat to reside in the less likely he will be to roam and put himself at risk from other animals and cars.
When moving house don’t forget to take into account the sensitive needs of your cat. Cats are very territorial creatures and like the safety and security of their own surroundings so imagine the sheer terror and panic that ensues when you uproot them to a new home.
To a cat its litter tray is a source of security. You can equate it to the security a child gets from sucking its thumb or cuddling its favourite comfort blanket. When your cat is therefore upset or stressed it may choose to take up residence in its litter tray.
In the hot summer months it’s as equally important to regularly groom your cat as it is in the winter months - particularly if your cat moults. My cat Tikka, adores a good brushing session. Not only does it keep him looking svelte and his coat glossy but it cools him down on hot days. […]
I came home the other night to find that Tikka, my ginger cat, had desecrated the back bedroom. There was cat muck everywhere! His litter tray remained completely untouched. When I had a good look at the litter tray I noticed a faint odour. I think the heat of the past few days had made […]
Cat flaps are a marvellous invention allowing both you and your cat some freedom. After years of having a cat flap when I moved to my present home I was without one for a few weeks and really started to appreciate the benefits of having one.
Without a cat flap Tikka requires me to be his […]
Cats are adventurous souls, climbing trees, fences and buildings with a grace and ease that can only be admired. However there is a danger lurking for your feline friend that could kill them…it’s very own cat collar. Thousands of cats per year hang themselves accidentally by their collar when out climbing. A collar can be […]
My friends and I were all reminiscing recently about our pet cats when they were kittens and the types of trouble they managed to get themselves into! Tikka was a scraggly, skinny looking ginger kitten that could fit into the palm of my hand when I first got him. He’d been quite poorly to begin […]
I was very shocked recently to hear from a friend about a woman she knew who had dropped off her cat with the RSPCA because she was going on holiday! The woman in question had owned a lovely white Persian cat for sometime and after asking friends to look after her without success decided the […]
Tikka, my ginger cat, is driving me mad at the moment! He’s found somewhere to sit, probably under a car somewhere where there is an oil leak. He keeps arriving back in from his adventures with oil patches on his fur. Obviously if this type of thing happens you need to wash it off immediately. […]