There is nothing so disarming than when your aloof and standoffish feline suddenly looks at you with loving eyes, ardently head butting and purring against you as he or she decides its time to bestow you with some precious cat love. Cats often get bad press for being cold, unfriendly and downright snooty. Although I […]
I have been watching of late the strange relationship forming between my ginger Tom, Tikka, and Tashi, my Shih Tzu dog. When Tashi initially arrived over 12 months ago Tikka was horrified! He glared at me in absolute disbelief, his green eyes wide in shock and fury at this new arrival. ‘How could you?!’, he […]
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 […]
I was just recently talking to my neighbour who has a great love of birds and has some robin red breasts that visit her garden frequently. Although she loves my ginger Tom, Tikka, she worries about him attacking her beloved birds. There is no two ways about it. Cats will hunt bird and if they […]
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. […]
Cats that reach the princely age of ten years are considered old timers. However be aware that some cats can live another ten or more years on top of that!
As with humans old age tend to mean health issues and you need to visit your vet on a regular basis. Keep a close eye on […]
There are many misconceptions about ginger cats, one of which I was discussing only last night with a fellow ginger cat owner. I’ve often heard people say that ginger cats are aggressive. Well, I can vouch that Tikka is a very gentle soul indeed. It’s true that he is persistent about putting my pet Shih […]