Cats of Birmingham (or should we say PURRmingham?) launched in October 2018, and is dedicated to featuring some of the city’s most fabulous felines. The idea behind it was to bring all cat lovers of the city together to share their stories and experiences. The response so far has been phenomenal and Cats Of Birmingham has […]
Advice & Tips
A Cat-Friendly Guide to Barnet
Whether you’re a longtime local, thinking of moving to the area, or simply visiting with [...]
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Advice & Tips
DIY Pet Projects: Fun and Easy Crafts for Your Furry Friend
Cat in window hammock stock photo via Dreamstime.com Pets aren’t just companions—they’re family. And what [...]
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Advice & Tips Charity
What to do if you find a stray animal: PDSA tips for helping lost pets
Learn the best steps to take if you encounter a stray animal from PDSA Vet [...]
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Advice & Tips
Transform Playtime with These Safe and Fun DIY Cat Toys
Upgrade playtime: Try these safe DIY cat toys now! [...]
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Advice & Tips
Adopt These Kid Friendly Cat Breeds for a Happy Family
Choose These Cat Breeds for a Joyful, Kid-Friendly Home [...]
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Advice & Tips, Charity, Mews
Cats Protection’s top Tips for Getting a Kitten After Shocking Watchdog Case in the UK!
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Hi everyone, A recent tragedy that was highlighted by the BBC’s Watchdog (a horrible backyard breeder was caught out for selling sick kittens to unsuspecting cat lovers) has lead to Cats Protection re-iterating to owners the importance of ensuring to get cats from reputable sources. Of course, we would always advocate adopting a cat from a […]
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Dec
Dec
Hi everyone, Today we’ve got a guest story from Famous Fred!: Famous Fred is an International Supreme Grand Champion Noracoon – his pedigree name is Famous Fred, he is 10 years old and came to me 3 years ago as a rescue cat who had been poorly treated by previous owners after his breeder/owner had let […]
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Dec
Dec
Fred the Philanderer Old Fred sits on the market cross and watches the world go by And every so often he nods his head and closes his one good eye. He dreams of the days of long ago when he was a strong young cat And all the queens in the neighbourhood were very glad […]
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Dec
Dec
Hi everyone, It’s your favourite three-legged black cat here today. 😀 And I’ve got an awesome new scratcher Rennie: Do you now? I wanna give it a go first… Nubia: Rennie! Move your dirty paws away from my brand new shiny Tigga Towers Piccolo floor scratcher!!! You’ve already snatched my other toys… Rennie: o.o Oh […]
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Dec
Dec
To Sukkah, Soft and Sharp by KiWi from http://www.poetryandpastry.wordpress.com To my cat: Your fur is downy and your tail is tipped; Your velvet ears are curled and flipped; Your whiskers reach, and branch and brush; Your paws are padded, your footsteps hushed. Your belly is squishy, your nose is pink; Your eyes close slowly whene’er you […]
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Dec
Dec
I have to thank Marc once again for another box of the latest 4cats toys to test. The box arrived quickly, but because I was about to take a short photography break, I put them away in a cupboard. The cats had already smelled the toys and wanted to know why I wasn’t dishing them […]
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Dec
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H’m Brutus can be a bit sneaky when it comes to sampling our food – we still reckon he prefers his Dreamies though!
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Dec
Dec
When you go away on holiday or even just for a few days, getting your cat looked after can be a big concern. Cats don’t particularly enjoy being out of their home environment so for many a cattery can be stressful and traumatic, especially if the cat isn’t used to going to one. Getting a […]
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Dec
Dec
Hello to all you lovely readers of Katzenworld! Kat and I are still in Australia and still visiting many different places. Today I would like to quickly share with you my visit to Jindabyne which is in New South Wales. Jindabyne is the little town which is near the Snowy Mountains and…it….is….beautiful! The whole lake […]
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Dec
Dec
Hello everyone, Welcome to another week of Tummy Rub Tuesday! Oh, and if you haven’t subscribed to our newsletter yet, why not sign up by clicking here to never miss a TRT again. We have setup a Katzenworld Forum and would like to encourage everyone to make their entries for Tummy Rub Tuesday on our dedicated […]
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Dec
Dec
The Finding of a Therapy Cat: a series about Tinkerbelle, Registered Pet Partner Therapy Cat (retired) and our journey together. By Mollie Hunt Part 21: We are Blessed Though Tinkerbelle and I still visited assisted living facilities, more often we began to concentrate on our hospice patients. Facing their own mortality, they were amazing! I […]
Charity, Mews
Fur-get Fancy Costumes & Fur – These Rare Hairless Kittens Prove Less is More When it Comes to Looking Unique!
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Dec
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Fur-get Fancy Costumes & Fur – These Rare Hairless Kittens Prove Less is More When it Comes to Looking Unique! Heavily pregnant stray cat Ellie was recently brought to Mayhew by a concerned member of the public, after she followed him home in an attempt to find a safe place to give birth. With her […]
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Dec
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Hi everyone, It’s once again time for our annual Christmas Gift guide! We hope you’ll enjoy our guide as much as we did compiling it and appreciate the time it’s taken to bring you the cutest, funnest and best Christmas gift ideas for your cat or cat loving friend. 🙂 1. Cat Night Lights We […]
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2018 ‘Kittenhood’ photography competition winning image – photographed by Claire Mowforth from the UK ‘We started fostering kittens for the Blue Cross back in 2014, and have had an almost constant flow of cats and kittens ever since! I often photograph the kittens for the Blue Cross to then use on their facebook page or […]
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In a nutshell, pets, without a doubt, make great companions at home. But aside from keeping everyone in the house company, there are many scientific studies that prove the health benefits of keeping pets. For one, they decrease the chances of allergies and asthma among kids. Patients recover faster from major illnesses when they have […]
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Dec
Dec
Hi everyone, Today we’ve got a guest story from Kamilia: It was November 2017 ,I was moving constantly from place to place. My grandpa let me stay at his house at that time, because I didn’t have a place to go. I was going through some hard times, and quite depressed. My grandpa came to […]
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FRIDAY ART CAT Star the American Curl “Star”, Unison pastel on Clairfontaine Pastlemat, 24x30cm. This pastel sketch was a raffle prize I had provided at one of the Cat shows I attend with Katzenworld. The owner supplied reference photos for me to work from and this one really stood out. It was […]
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Hi everyone, The below review has kindly been put together for us by our friend Joelle LeGendre from Two on a Rant! NomNomNow was founded by knowledgeable people who care about cats and dogs. That’s a good start. The food is fresh and vacuumed sealed. It arrived at the post office and was excellently insulated […]
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Hi everyone, Today’s poetry entry is a bit of a special one as it’s a video poem! And that’s not the only thing special about this… the poet behind the video, Russell Jones, has been appointed as Pet Poet Laureate by the Blue Cross charity. Full details on this below! Thanks, Marc UK’S FIRST PET […]
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Well, what a few weeks I have had! I cannot believe it myself! Mum brushes my teeth, shes always done it since I was a kitten. She says its impawtant, I say its annoying! She was brushing my teeth a few weeks ago when all of a sudden my mouth was bleeding. She then let […]
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Hi everyone, Today we have a little blast from the past for you! The Ah Meow Cat Cafe in HK was the first cat cafes we ever visited a whole 4 years and 7 months ago… As many of you wouldn’t have seen this post we thought it’s worth dragging it out from the archive […]
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6 Tips for a Healthy and Happy Cat With 8 million cats living in the UK and 17 percent of households owning a feline friend, cats are the second most popular pet in the country. It’s not just about ownership, however – as we all know, just like any other pet, a kitten also comes […]
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Hi everyone, Many of you have probably been in similar situations as us. You have a cat in your family that just gobbles up food too quickly and before you know whatever lush food they just had it comes out again straight away… This is what today’s cartoon addresses. 🙂 Do your cats over-eat? Tell […]
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Nov
Nov
Hello everyone, Welcome to another week of Tummy Rub Tuesday! Oh, and if you haven’t subscribed to our newsletter yet, why not sign up by clicking here to never miss a TRT again. We have setup a Katzenworld Forum and would like to encourage everyone to make their entries for Tummy Rub Tuesday on our dedicated […]
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Nov
Nov
There’s nothing quite like seeing a tiny bundle of fur grow up into a bigger, more majestic bundle of fur… Here we’re sharing the kitten to cat transformations of our ‘Kittenhood’ photography competition winners and their then and meows will melt your heart! All of the fantastic photos of kittens below feature in our 2019 […]
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Hi everyone, Now I am sure we can all agree on how much we love our furry family members and each and every one of us would most likely do ANYTHING to make them happy. But how many of us have lost sleep thanks to their nightly activities? A cat waking you up at 4 […]
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Hi everyone, As some of you may have seen over the last couple of months we’ve teamed up with the team behind VentiFresh to help cat owners and others plagued by smells to find a solution to the problem! But before we go into the details we’ve got a fun little cartoon for you all. […]
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In the lead up to our Six-Asian-Cities-In-Six-Weeks whirlwind cat cafe tour, I was especially looking forward to Singapore. Known for its glittering skyline, steamy climate and melting pot of citizenry, this wealthy city/country offers so much to see and do that I was worried that Singapore’s cat cafes would have difficulty measuring up. Luckily, my […]
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This little kitty just loves to travel! Padding up mountains, cat bathing on the beach, drinking Catiptini in capital cities …yes! This kitty loves her life! Hello everyone of Katzenworld! This is Tabatha from Tabatha’s Travels and I am Down Under for my latest travelling experiences! This small cat loves the land Down Under and […]