This was only the second Christmas here for the gorgeous Gingerbread, Gracie and Kizzy – and the first for Susy (although she still prefers to keep us at some distance with her outdoor shelters). There was no doubt about who would get their presents first on Christmas morning, and how entertained they’ve been since with […]
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Hi everyone, How are you doing today? My human left this next to me… So what do you think I should buy? 😀 Signed by His Meowjesty King Oliver the Maker of Mischief
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Hello readers, Today we have a guest post from Bailey! Please see his story below: This is Bailey, aka Mr. Bailey. He is a cute 4 year old boy, a Red-Pointed Siamese mix with big blue eyes that has graced my heart with his presence a few years back. He is very smart with his […]
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Hi everyone, Welcome to our regular feature of cat puzzles! You can print the below Picture and see if you are able to find all the feline-friendly words in the grid! I hope you’ll have loads of fun with this one. Looking for the answers? Never fear you can find them here! But don’t spoil […]
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Hi everyone, Today we have a guest post from Ed H. from Pet Moneysaver who kindly sent us permission to post his fun and cute infographic on how we humans started to believe that cats have 9 lives! 😀 We hope you enjoyed this infographic. Thanks, Marc
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Hi everyone, Today we’ve got a fabulous infographic on what human food is safe and what isn’t safe for our little friends. Of course the list of “Safe foods” contains items that while safe if stolen from your plate are not exactly on the recommended list of food items for our friends. 😉 But since […]
Hello everyone, Welcome to another week of Tummy Rub Tuesday! The easiest way to enter is by sending them in via info@katzenworld.co.uk. Or just leave a comment with a link to the post / photo you’d like us to use on this blog post. “Micah – After dinner lap time. Smallest and last of a […]
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As small, quiet, independent creature cat seems to be the purrrrrrfect apartment pet. However, just because they seem like they are low-maintenance it does not imply they need no maintenance. If you don’t wish to renovate your home and change the furniture every once in a while, you should keep your feline pet happy and […]
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Kedi (an Ottoman Turkish word for ‘cat’) – is a documentary from Director Ceyda Torun. Stunningly filmed, it views the lives of 7 street cats living in Istanbul through the eyes of the local people who care for them. By any standard, Kedi is an exquisitely beautiful film. The images throughout are infused with the […]
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Save Money: Build Cat-Focused Furniture Using Upcycled Pallets By Heather Stiletto, LVN Co-administrator at 1001pallets.com, recyclart.org, and 1001gardens.org Let’s face it: children, including our beloved four-legged ones, can be expensive. Just like with your human family, you find ways to save costs while keeping your pets well-fed, comfortable and entertained. In addition to your current […]
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Kris Hill from the Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) talks about how cats and dogs can live happily together in the same household. Cats or Dogs or Both? Some people identify as ‘dog people’ and others as ‘cat people’ but no one says you must choose! Humans are social animals who suffer mentally and […]
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FRIDAY ART CAT Tsugouhara (Leonard) Foujita (1886-1968) “YOUKI AU CHAT”, 1923. (Sotheby’s estimated value in 2017 : £220,000—280,000) Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (aka Fujita Tsuguharu / Foujita Tsuguharu / Fujita Tsuguji) was born in 1886, in Tokyo, and died in 1968 in Zurich. He was a Japanese expatriate painter who applied French oil techniques to […]
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The following guest story was submitted by Barbara B.: After my last two cats passed away I decided to wait before getting another. My kids were grown and gone and with our jobs, many interests and travel, we were rarely home. After we retired I began to long for a cat. My husband however was […]
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FRIDAY ART CAT Dexter the Sphynx Kitten What gorgeous green eyes. And of course those huge ears ! Compared to my smaller-eared three cats, that is (even including the maine coon). This is Dexter. He is a twelve week old sphynx and lives in the US with Jessica, who says he’s “very energetic and […]
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Hi everyone, Today I’ve got to pick up on an important topic… The poor stray cats of a small island called Lanzarote. The island itself is part of the Canary Islands which is part of Spain and a popular holiday destination with many of the British and Continental European tourists due to the fact that […]
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The cat was thankfully unharmed after his ordeal An intrepid cat was abseiled down a tree after getting stuck 15 metres from the ground for two days. The two-year-old cat had got himself in a bit of a predicament when he climbed a tree in Tim Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire – but got himself so […]
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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 […]
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Hi everyone, Welcome to our regular feature of cat puzzles! You can print the below Picture off and see if you are able to find all the feline-friendly words in the grid! I hope you’ll have loads of fun with this one. Looking for the answers? Never fear you can find them here! But don’t […]
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RSPCA staff teach clever cat Justice to learn to love people again through clicker training Staff at the RSPCA Sheffield branch have been clicker training a special seven-year-old cat to do tricks in order to build his confidence. Justice was brought into RSPCA care after he was found straying in an awful condition in Dinnington, […]
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Hi everyone, Today’s guest post comes from our good friend Ben Herman and his cat Squeaky: Squeaky the Stressed-Out cat Our cat Squeaky is definitely one of a kind. I’ve blogged about Squeaky before. Michele and I took her in when her previous human abruptly decided that he had too many cats. Since Squeaky wasn’t getting […]
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Hello everyone, Welcome to another week of Tummy Rub Tuesday! The easiest way to enter is by sending them in via info@katzenworld.co.uk. Or just leave a comment with a link to the post / photo you’d like us to use on this blog post. “This is my relaxing kitty His name is Useless but I […]
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The ever-popular webinar is back! Hosted by Community Cats Podcast and presented by Neighborhood Cats, the 2023 edition of Trapper’s Tips and Tricks will be held on Saturday, March 18 from 2 – 4 p.m. ET. Updated for 2023, this webinar is sure to have something for everyone of all experience levels. With more than […]
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How did cats become a pet? Throughout our lives, we have been taught and told many things. Some we have just accepted and some we have questioned. Did any of you here ever think as a kid, how did cats become pets? Why cats? When did a cat become a domesticated animal to keep, love, […]
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Scary? Cute? Awesome? 😀 Not sure if Oli would be too impressed if I tried resting on him even if he was that big haha.
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Hi everyone, Today we have a special infographic on Cat Behaviours for you. This one has been kindly provided to us by Sainsbury’s Bank. Ever wondered what your cat’s body language and other behaviors mean? Look no further it is all here in a fun and informative way! 😀
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Came across this article through a friend and while it is a bit older we thought it was an amazing story to share! A pet cat named Dodger is living up to his name – by catching free bus trips from his home town. The ginger moggy, who was named after the Artful Dodger from […]
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The following is a guest story submitted by Terry: After loosing our previous cat to cancer several years ago, I was longing for another companion. While checking out our cat rescue website, “Forgotten Felines”, I fell in love with the picture of a handsome tuxedo cat named Ridge. We had our interview, visitation and home […]
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FRIDAY ART CAT Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954) “I don’t paint things. I only paint the difference between things.” The cat with Red fish Throughout his decades-long career as a painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker, the Frenchman Henri Matisse continuously searched, in his own words, “for the same things, which I have perhaps […]
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The oldest and second biggest zoo in Russia is home to a very unlikely friendship between two quite different felines. Employees at the Leningrad Zoo in St. Petersburg noticed that a stray stray cat was sneaking into the zoo in it’s hunt for food. The cat eventually made her way into the enclosure of an […]
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Anatole Flagtree had a balloon: Anatole wanted to get to the moon. How long would it take him to get to the moon ? Anatole thought he could get there by noon. He took his straw hat, put on little white spats And his shiny black shoes that had soles like a cat’s. He buttoned […]