Monthly Archives: April 2020

Purrsday Poetry: Words Unsaid To My Cat (Alt.: ‘Gone’)

Hi everyone, Today’s entry in our poetry section comes from Scribbles of my quest: Wherever [...]

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CBD Oil For Cats: Is It Safe?

If you are a cat owner, you might be familiar with the anxiety all cat [...]

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Fun Facts with Alfie & Brutus: Dilated Pupils

And it’s a round of applause to Kitten-Claus for this excellent demonstration of owl-eyes! [...]

Protecting Your Pet From Fleas and Parasites During Lockdown

Vet charity PDSA offer top tips on keeping pets happy and healthy during the Coronavirus [...]

Lockdown? The Purrfect Time to get Your cat Used to their Carrier!

Hi everyone, As some of you know may know we are working with Sleepypod in [...]

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Happy #TRT – Tummy Rub Tuesday (Week 300)

Hello everyone, Welcome to another week of Tummy Rub Tuesday! And what a week it [...]

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COVID-19 and Cats – Facts and FAQs Part 1

Background ‘COVID-19’ stands for ‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’, since it first emerged at the end of [...]

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Rescue pet Rehoming Figures Soared in March During Unprecedented Times

More than 150 Battersea dogs and cats found loving new homes in early March 2020 [...]

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Comfort in Crisis: Leading Animal Organisations Unite to Support Pets and Owners Through Coronavirus (COVID-19)

UK’s best-loved national pet charities and experts join forces to offer advice to help owners [...]

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2019 ‘Cat-Human Relationships’ photography competition winner – Gutema Idesa from Ethiopia

‘I took this picture at my sister Malke’s home. Malke and her cat Huro live [...]

Mayhew Launches Emergency Appeal to Fund Community Care Packages

During the coronavirus pandemic, Mayhew continues to be a lifeline for vulnerable people and their [...]

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Keeping Cats Safe: Microchipping

In revisiting its Keeping Cats Safe campaign, International Cat Care (iCatCare) was inundated with stories [...]

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The Friday Art Cat: Sleeping Sphinx

From a little rescue cat with severely sunburnt ears…. to a feline artist’s cat on [...]

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The cat That got the Cake: Battersea Launches Online Baking Series

Social media is full of pictures of freshly baked banana bread, chocolate cake and Victoria [...]

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Purrsday Poetry: In the Cat Garden

IN THE CAT GARDEN, by Mollie Hunt Cat in the garden does not question if [...]

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Oliver: What’s Wrong With My Tunnel!

Hi everyone, So I woke up from my nap the other day only to find [...]

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Chat Room (French for Cat) – Swattin’

Naw, I ain’t naw Memba of de meowfeeya. I am on da pawleece Swat Team. [...]

Can pets catch Coronavirus? Updated

Can pets catch Coronavirus? PDSA issues advice It’s no surprise that a lot of pet [...]

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Kitten Season – How to Help Your Cat Stay Calm

Hi everyone, With the ongoing crisis caused by coronavirus, we should not be forgetting that [...]

Happy #TRT – Tummy Rub Tuesday (Week 299)

Hello everyone, Welcome to another week of Tummy Rub Tuesday! If you’d like your cat [...]

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PDSA Offers Vaccination Advice During Coronavirus Lockdown

Although the impact of coronavirus and lockdown has transformed so many aspects of our lives, [...]

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“The Cold Never Bothered me Anyway” – Stray mum Elsa Braved Freezing Cold

“The cold never bothered me anyway” – Stray mum Elsa braves freezing cold weather to [...]

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International Cat Care: Keeping Cats Safe Campaign

Keeping Cats Safe 2020: We Need Your Stories Previously, in 2015, we ran a Keeping Your [...]

Wobbly Rescue Kitten is Living his Best Lockdown Life

As for many of us across the country, these are unusual and uncertain times for [...]

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Mayhew Donates Much-Needed PPE to Local Care Home

With the majority of ‘business-as-usual’ operations currently on hold at Mayhew, we are constantly looking [...]

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How To Keep Your Cat Entertained During Lockdown

The coronavirus outbreak may have forced millions of people to stay home and self-isolate, but [...]

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Work From Home Pet Awards + Our own Photo Series of Working from Home Pets

Hi everyone, First of all, we’d like to post a new entry in our Working [...]

Dirk’s unusual game with Peek-a-Bird

We all know that cats don’t always do what we want or expect them to [...]

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Purrsday Poetry: Sneaker Socks

They float on by like they have elfin wings, They dance and prance and whirl [...]

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Covid-19: Don’t Start Keeping Your Cats Indoors

Statement from International Cat Care and International Society of Feline Medicine International Cat Care was [...]

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