Submitted by Ruth Williams Update since post was written: Dear readers, Sadly, we lost our beloved KitKat recently, so this post will serve as a remembrance of his life and the joy he brought to our home. We’ll miss him terribly, but will always have him in our hearts, as I wrote on my other […]
Advice & Tips
How Much Does a Purebred Cat Really Cost And What Affects the Price [2026 Guide]
According to Desiree Bobby, Expo Producer for the Cat Fanciers’ Association International Cat Show and Expo, [...]
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The Purr-fect Outdoor Space for Your Feline Friend
Image Credit: Unsplash It’s tough when your indoor cat gazes longingly out the window, especially [...]
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Advice & Tips Charity
Easter Pet Safety Tips: How to Protect Dogs, Cats, and Rabbits from Seasonal Hazards
Keep your pets safe this Easter with expert tips on avoiding toxic foods, dangerous plants, [...]
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Advice & Tips
Why Lilies Can Be Fatal for Felines: RSPCA’s Pet-Friendly Mother’s Day Warning
Buying lilies for Mother's Day? Think again. RSPCA expert warns of fatal consequences for feline [...]
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Do You Love Your Cat? Be The Best Owner You Can Be
Link – CC0 License Do you love your cat? If you do, then it’s important [...]
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Charity, Mews
Treat a Cat in a Rescue to a Gift this Christmas, with the Pet Connection Christmas Shoebox Appeal
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Treat a Cat in a Rescue to a Gift this Christmas, with the Pet Connection Christmas Shoebox Appeal This year, thousands of cats around the world will spend Christmas in rescues and shelters, waiting to be chosen by a new family. While our cats enjoy their Christmas presents and a sneaky bite of the turkey, […]
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Keeping Pet’s Happy and Healthy During Winter PDSA vets give advice on beating winter blues Winter is steadily setting in, daylight hours are shorter and there’s a nip in the air. While many people think the winter months affect just us humans, the dark, cold nights may also cause our pets to feel down in […]
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2018 ‘Kittenhood’ photography competition winning image – photographed by Francesca Barbero from Italy ‘This picture was taken in 2015 at ‘Romeo e Pucci’ – a cat shelter in Cuneo, a small Italian city. This shelter, founded by Adriano Marangio, has a nice peculiarity. It is made up of old camper vans and motorhomes where the […]
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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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The Finding of a Therapy Cat: a series about Tinkerbelle, Registered Pet Partner Therapy Cat (retired) and our journey together. By Mollie Hunt Part 22: Birthday Today is my birthday, and it reminds me Tinkerbelle’s birthday is coming up soon. For her 15th birthday a few years past, we had a little party at the […]
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Hi everyone, Many of us have probably been in the same situation before… we can’t afford to buy a place, so rely on renting a place but many landlords not just in the UK but many countries around the world won’t allow having a pet! In fact, one of our good friends Artemis & Apollo from […]
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Hi everyone, We’ve just added a new book to our Book Corner! In today’s Book Mews we are looking at the book A TALE OF TWO KITTIES by Nick Harding A TALE OF TWO KITTIES 2 cats, 1 man and a great big life-changing adventure Published by Mirror Books This is a love story… […]
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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 […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 […]