The Finding of a Therapy Cat: a series about Tinkerbelle, Registered Pet Partner Therapy Cat (retired) and our journey together. By Mollie Hunt Part 12: Shadowing One day, Tinkerbelle and I got an email from our local Pet Partners office asking if we’d mind being shadowed. We said we would enjoy the opportunity. Being shadowed […]
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RSPCA Appeals for Help After Cats Abandoned in Crisp Packet Box
RSPCA appeals for help after cats found dumped in crisp packet box. Contact them if [...]
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National Pet Month 2024: Celebrating the Bond with Practical Support
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Are Subtle Changes in Your Cat’s Behaviour Signalling a Cry for Help?
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Tips for Keeping Your Cat Hydrated: Water Bowls, Fountains, and More
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RSPCA Investigates Shocking Cat Killing in East London: Cat Found Drowned in Pond tied to Brick
RSPCA investigates ‘hideous’ cat killing in east London after cat tied to brick and drowned [...]
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Those of you who have read the new supernatural thriller Clowders (released March 2018) will have heard of Mixor the cat. In this creepy book about an isolated European town where each time a cat dies nine human lives are taken as a punishment, Mixor plays the local sheriff’s pet. In the story, Mixor is […]
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This is a digital painting of our long-time feline companion, Lucyfur, aka “Fur Pants”. She is the smallest cat in the house but compensates with attitude. She is always the first cat to find the sunny spots and the least willing to share them. Her primary passion in life is being a dog motivator. She […]
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Hi everyone, It’s all three of us in it together here today! To tell you about how we thought our new FroliCat® Fox Den Toy Automatic Cat Teaser was actually a real fox invading our kingdom. ;o Renegade: See we were minding our own business and when this “thing” appeared in the living room! Nubia: […]
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Hi everyone, Please find below the latest entry in Purrsday Poetry by angloswiss from The Cat Chronicles: Astral Feline You might think I am sleeping But I would be telling a lie I am travelling in space and flying so high Felines waste no time, we have to sleep long we visit our origins Where we really […]
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We’ve all heard about “middle-child syndrome” and how the oldest is the bossiest and the youngest is, well, spoiled. Many would argue that these traits are projected onto sibling groups by their parents. So, then, do we as Cat Parents project sibling group traits onto our cats? In my own experience with my two cats, […]
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Hi everyone, Today I have a chance to combine two of my great passions in life. Cats and video games! Yes I love my video games and used to work in the video game industry a number of years ago. So when the Drunk Robot Games studio contacted me about their quirky cat themed game […]
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Feline Idiopathic Cystitis – by Kim Halford BVetMed MSc MRCVS of Animal Welfare Matters. Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC) is a cat bladder disorder. Broken down, the name means Inflammation of the Bladder (“Cystitis”) in the cat and no-one knows the cause (“Idiopathic”). FIC is one of the main causes of Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) […]
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Catnip Wars – Day 21 Attack of the Sheep What the heck is all the ruckus outside the barn? It’s a raid! The sheep have had enough and they turned vigilante! They were everywhere! Confiscating (eating) the evidence (the catnip plants). Tiggy, Casey, and I were all placed under citizen’s arrest and put in a […]
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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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In just over a week, we’ll be attending our first ever Felis Britanica Cat Show. This organisation represents a federation of cat clubs in the UK, Channel Isles and Isle of Man. This event is their first international one of the year and is billed to be a great day out this spring with both […]
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Bonding with a Cat There have been numerous studies and cases accomplished in order to understand and learn what exactly goes on between a human and a cat as they bond. After 120 hours and observing 40 cats, pairing humans with this furry animal, researchers have realized that it is just like any other human […]
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Keeping your pet safe this spring PDSA offer top tips After a long cold winter and plenty of snow, gardens are beginning to awaken and spring feels as though it’s here at long last. With the weather hopefully warming up, many of our pets will spend more time outdoors. You may already be aware that […]
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Hello I am Spazzy the II. Queen of all I survey. I was adopted from the Linn County Humane Society outside of Cedar Rapids Iowa USA. In August of 2014. I am almost 4 years old now. I enjoy my time in the sun shine. I also enjoy watching my many channels of Cat TV. […]
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International Cat Care reaches 1000 Cat Friendly Clinics In 2012, International Cat Care launched a project to raise the standard of feline care in the veterinary clinic: the ‘Cat Friendly Clinic’ programme. One of the main aims of this accreditation scheme is to reduce the stress experienced by many cats (and consequently their owners) when […]
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Angels Unaware by Andrea Gaines 2016 Drea woke up to someone knocking frantically on the door. She could hear a woman calling, ” Are you there?” When she opened the door, she couldn’t help but gasp. There, in the doorway was a grubby, gnarled, old woman clasping a filthy swatch of cloth. Drea nearly slammed […]
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Hi everyone, Some of you may know that Renegade recently has been very popular when it comes to cat art! In fact we may have to start hosting a Katzenworld gallery one of these days for all the art of him and the others. : ) This time around we got an amazing little drawing […]
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Hi everyone, It’s me Rennie and my brother Oli here today on our amazing scratch tree of course! But it’s not about this one today, it’s about this purple grooming device that our humans brought over to us. Renegade: So what is it… what does it do… as always I am a little suspicious of […]
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You’re such a cuddle puss, Molasses Nose! Yes, you! Your glamorous soft Siamese fur Is making luscious your luxuriant purr, My lovely lad, my darling Cocoa Toes! Your tummy’s scrumptious as an ivory rose, And every time you yawn, or slowly stir, You make my melting heart move in a whir… Here on my lap, […]
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Hello again Cat Lovers! We have been traipsing around the beautiful island of Britain visiting cat cafes, with the last two articles spotlighting The North and The Midlands. Today, our last installment features four feline-focused establishments in The South. I hope you have enjoyed our tour, meeting these magnificent moggies and posh pussy-cats, and hope […]
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We all love animals, and 44% of the UK population owns a pet. And as much as we would love to stay at home and play with them all day, unfortunately many of us have to go to work. But when you’re sitting in your third meeting of the day, it can be hard to […]
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Fun Facts About Cats & Their Amazing Hunting Skills As cat lovers, we always enjoy their curious nature. Everything from their playful demeanor, a fun-loving willingness to hunt, stalk and sometimes attack anything from a simple piece of yarn to the annoying appearance of a fly. When it comes to their truly unique hunting skills […]
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Hi everyone, We are once again back for a giveaway in partnership with 4cats from Germany. : ) This one will be running until the 30th of April to give plenty of people a chance to win some of these fabulous toys! One of the previous winners, Rose and her cats, have been raving about […]
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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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Day 20 The Mystery of the Money and Letter from the Cats When Karen S Roberts was picking up Levi this afternoon, I noticed something strange. Karen left the car running, as she was just going to grab him and rush to an appointment. While she was in the house I noticed Casey was messing […]
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Rise in cat theft – how to protect your cat Research by Direct Line Pet Insurance[i] last summer revealed 261 cats were reported as stolen to UK police forces in 2016. According to the data, the number of cats reported stolen has jumped by 40 per cent since 2014 (186). Less than a fifth (18 […]
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Feline dietary needs have always been an important part of the cat-human relationship. When cats first wandered into human settlements, they came looking for meat, and they found it munching on humans’ grain stores. The cat became man’s favorite living rodenticide. As cats filled our homes and hearts, we started to push them into human-centric […]
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Greetings to everyone at Katzenworld 🙂 This is your cute, travel blogging kitty Tabatha writing to give you all the next dose of her past New Zealand adventure! Last time I gave a brief overview about mine and Kats adventures on the North Island, this post will be about our time on the South Island! I remember […]
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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 11: The man who had never petted a cat. When Tinkerbelle and I answered the call to visit a new patient, we knew it would be something special – it always […]
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I had chosen my kitten from Syros but had little idea what would happen next. The vet informed me that the little cat needed to stay with a foster mother for a while in order to learn to live with people and be socialised. I saw on the vet’s Facebook page that he had been […]