Why a Live-in Homesitter Gives you Extra Peace of Mind for your Pets

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 […]

Tabatha at Lake Jindabyne :)

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 […]

Happy #TRT – Tummy Rub Tuesday (Week 227)

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 […]

TINKERBELLE REMEMBERS: We are Blessed

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 […]

Fur-get Fancy Costumes & Fur – These Rare Hairless Kittens Prove Less is More When it Comes to Looking Unique!

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 […]

Katzenworld’s 2018 Christmas Gift Ideas for Cats and Cat Lovers

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 […]

Kittenhood Photography Competition Winner – Claire Mowforth: Galileo

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 […]

40 Reasons Why It’s Great To Take Care Of Cats [Infographic]

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 […]

Guest Star: A Story About a cat Named Maya

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 […]

Friday Art Cat: Star the American Curl

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 […]

A Detailed Look at NomNomNow’s Fresh Food Delivery

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 […]

Purrsday Poetry: A Tempest + UK Pet Poetry News

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 […]

Cat Travel: Ah Meow Cat cafe Hong Kong

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 […]

6 Tips for a Healthy and Happy Cat

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 […]

Katzenworld Cats Cartoons: The Grand Gourmand

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 […]

Happy #TRT – Tummy Rub Tuesday (Week 226)

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 […]

Then and Meow: Kittenhood Photography Competition Winners all Grown up

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 […]

Ever Wondered How Much Sleep you Have Lost Due To to Your Furry Friends?

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 […]

We All Love Our Furbabies but What do we do about Smells?

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. […]

The Cat Cafes of Singapore

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 […]

Tabatha visits Kiama!

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 […]

Nobody’s Cat

Please do have some tissues ready for the following story. :'( Nobody’s Cat On my way home one afternoon, I saw a cat lying dead in the road. I stopped my car and picked up the limp tabby; wrapping him in a towel making sure to conceal the side of his face on which his […]

The Handsome Mr Darcy

Last year Society Of Feline Artists member Margaret Slape-Phillips was accepted for the prestigious St. Ignatius College Art Show in Norwood (Adelaide, South Australia).  This exhibition is held bi-annually as  part of the South Australian Living Artists Festival which is an annual event. Margaret entered several paintings of her feline family.  She has some very […]

The Dangers of Stress caused by the Holiday Season for our Pets and How to Combat These!

Hi everyone, So here in the UK we may have just survived the famous Bonfire night and many of us were hoping that it would have been the end of fireworks and more upsetting our pets… Sadly no! Bonfire night was just the start of the fireworks season here in the UK. Over the last […]

The Naked Kitty

“Well, here’s the latest buzz as it went down: A lot of ruckus here went on downtown! I come to you from the Fly on the Wall Reporters: breaking news to one and all! The Feds are the first ones who got a bug Within the flat to apprehend this thug! Specifically, (we live in […]

Animals are Feeling Beings too… Part 2

Two weeks ago, I published part 1 to illustrate the need for human beings to understand that we are not the only beings who have feelings. I told the story about the reason behind our pup’s death. Today I’ll talk about the second generation of Happy and Chou’s offsprings. Passing away they left us 2 […]

Four Miracle Pets up for “PDSA Pet Survivor of the Year” National Award

Hi everyone, Who are you going to vote for in this years national award of the PDSA Pet Survivor of the year? Each year the PDSA treats thousands of animals all across the UK and without their hard work many of those pets would most likely not be with us today… Let’s appreciate all they […]

Kidney Disease in Cats

Kidney Disease in Cats PDSA advice on spotting the warning signs Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a common illness seen in older cats that can sometimes be mistaken for old age.  This is because symptoms don’t display until an advanced stage, meaning it can go undetected and unmanaged. One of the reasons to take your […]