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As of late, we have been receiving a large number of queries about – and there’s no other way of putting this really – cat pee. Anybody with a cat knows exactly what I’m talking about here and, since almost all our readers own at least one cat, I think no further explanation is required.
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Today, ladies and gentlemen, we may have a winner. Of all the cat videos we have seen, including those sent in by your fine selves, this has to be the cutest of them all! In this video, two adorable kittens nestle down together in a duvet for an in-depth discussion about…whatever it is kittens talk about.
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In recent news, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new talent show, Over the Rainbow, will be holding auditions for cast members for a West End musical version of the Wizard of Oz. Although we’re not normally very interested in shows like this at the Cat Blog, this one has caught our attention because Lord Llyod Webber has publically stated that he would prefer a cat to play the role of Toto, rather than a dog! Read the rest of this entry »

A man in Canada spends three hours a night making rounds of the city, looking after feral cats – and has done so for the last five years! He covers a 25-block area of Edmonton, stopping to feed up to 75 cats! Not only does this take up a large part of his day, it costs over $600 every month to buy supplies, which he finds himself when he hasn’t enough donors! Read the rest of this entry »

If cat spraying is becoming a frequent problem for you, there are various methods for preventing it. Today I’ll explain just a few of them. First of all, however, I must ask that you don’t punish your cat for spraying; as frustrating as it is, it is natural behaviour and in most cases the delay between the spraying and punishment will simply serve to confuse the cat. Read the rest of this entry »

Nobody really wants cat wee all over their house, no matter how natural spraying might be! In this post I’ll explain how to go about cleaning up your cat’s sprayed urine, as it’s not as simple as you might think! Read the rest of this entry »

Any cat owner will be familiar with their cat running herself on objects and people. I wonder, though, how many understand what their cat is actually doing… Read the rest of this entry »

Although spraying is perfectly normal for cats, it can be something of a nuisance for cat owners. In the next couple of posts I shall explain spraying; what it is, why cats do it, what causes it, how best to clean it up and what you can do to prevent it. Read the rest of this entry »

As we discovered last time, dehydration can be very dangerous if it gets too severe. Today we’ll look at how to help your cat avoid dehydration. Read the rest of this entry »

Dehydration is the excessive loss of water and the electrolytes cotained therein. Although we animals are 60% water, a loss of just 5% can start causing all kinds of problems and 10% dehyration can be fatal. Read the rest of this entry »