Can pets catch Coronavirus? Updated

Can pets catch Coronavirus? PDSA issues advice It’s no surprise that a lot of pet owners are worried for their four-legged friends during this time of uncertainty. Leading vet charity PDSA is on hand to answer pet owners most commonly asked questions. The good news is, current advice from Defra is that there’s no evidence to suggest […]

Kitten Season – How to Help Your Cat Stay Calm

Hi everyone, With the ongoing crisis caused by coronavirus, we should not be forgetting that we are entering the warmer months of the year which does bring with it the so-called kitten season. What is Kitten Season? Kitten season is a term used to describe the period in which cats predominantly breed and give birth. […]

Happy #TRT – Tummy Rub Tuesday (Week 299)

Hello everyone, Welcome to another week of Tummy Rub Tuesday! If you’d like your cat to appear in our weekly column via not send them in via info@katzenworld.co.uk. Or just leave a comment with the link to the post / photo you’d like us to use. “This is my darling Skip, who is oh so very […]

PDSA Offers Vaccination Advice During Coronavirus Lockdown

Although the impact of coronavirus and lockdown has transformed so many aspects of our lives, our pets still require as much love and care they always have. And with veterinary practices across the country now having to prioritise emergency cases, you might be concerned that your pet is missing out on routine appointments, as well as […]

“The Cold Never Bothered me Anyway” – Stray mum Elsa Braved Freezing Cold

“The cold never bothered me anyway” – Stray mum Elsa braves freezing cold weather to give birth in a cardboard box When a local North London newsagent and his wife opened up their shop one day, the last thing they expected was to have a litter of kittens on their hands. In a small courtyard […]

International Cat Care: Keeping Cats Safe Campaign

Keeping Cats Safe 2020: We Need Your Stories Previously, in 2015, we ran a Keeping Your Cat Safe campaign to gather stories from the public and cat professionals on cats that had found themselves in trouble. For 2020, we are revisiting this campaign in order to stay up to date and on top of feline health and […]

Wobbly Rescue Kitten is Living his Best Lockdown Life

As for many of us across the country, these are unusual and uncertain times for wobbly kitten Lofty. The four-month-old Battersea cat had just been given the green light to start looking for a new home, when the nation went into lockdown and the animal charity had to suspend rehoming, putting the kitten’s next big […]

Mayhew Donates Much-Needed PPE to Local Care Home

With the majority of ‘business-as-usual’ operations currently on hold at Mayhew, we are constantly looking for different ways to help vulnerable people in our local community. Last week, we were proud to be able to deliver boxes of essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to Westmead Care Home in Notting Hill, which is known to us […]

How To Keep Your Cat Entertained During Lockdown

The coronavirus outbreak may have forced millions of people to stay home and self-isolate, but it has also had a significant impact on the lives and livelihoods of Britain’s seven million cats, limiting their ability to freely exercise outside.  While this may be frustrating, it’s incredibly important to keep your cats safe inside for now […]

Work From Home Pet Awards + Our own Photo Series of Working from Home Pets

Hi everyone, First of all, we’d like to post a new entry in our Working from Home Series This weeks entry comes from Rachelle and shows Giselle Minou who got a little tired of the family mask construction project which was underway, which Giselle Minou found less than exciting, so she took a little snooze. […]

Dirk’s unusual game with Peek-a-Bird

We all know that cats don’t always do what we want or expect them to do. For me, that’s part of what I like about them: they are not as docile or obedient as some other pets. They very much have a mind of their own and can be very particular about things. Dirk is […]

Purrsday Poetry: Sneaker Socks

They float on by like they have elfin wings, They dance and prance and whirl off in the gloom, They, with a scuffle, soccer kick the broom, Then flutter like white moths, or other things, In silence gleaming, each together springs, — These glowing glimmering shapes then promptly zoom Through darkened halls into another room, […]

Covid-19: Don’t Start Keeping Your Cats Indoors

Statement from International Cat Care and International Society of Feline Medicine International Cat Care was very concerned to read the BBC news report published this morning (8/4/2020) presenting advice to keep cats indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article was alarmist and has since been edited, however, it has been shared around the world and […]

Tips On Fire Safety for Pets

We love our pets and would like to give them a good home, a good life and keep them safe from harm. We buy them the best food, take care of them and try to give them the best pet care we can provide. However, sometimes there are natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes or […]

BlueCross Urges Desperate Pet Owners to Seek Help After CCTV Footage Shows Abandoned cat With no Eyes

Charity releases ‘no judgement’ message and appeals for desperate pet owners to seek help after CCTV footage shows abandoned cat with no eyes. National pet charity Blue Cross is urging struggling pet owners to reach out for help after a cat with no eyes was left in a taped-up box outside one of its animal […]

Happy #TRT – Tummy Rub Tuesday (Week 298)

Hello everyone, Welcome to another week of Tummy Rub Tuesday! If you’d like your cat to appear in our weekly column via not send them in via info@katzenworld.co.uk. Or just leave a comment with the link to the post / photo you’d like us to use. Louis thinks quarantine is actually pretty awesome. Sent in via […]

2019 ‘Cat-Human Relationships’ photography competition winner – Jonas Chan from Hong Kong

‘When the worker wanted to move the boxes inside the shop, the shop cat denied him because she was sleeping on it.’ Jonas’ winning image features in the 2020 ‘Cats & People’ charity calendar which is now on sale to raise funds for International Cat Care’s feline welfare work. To find out more and to […]

Government Enforced Lockdown in Morocco Leaves Thousands of Street Cats and Dogs Struggling to Find Food

But in the small historic town of Azemmour, Association ERHAM is working hard to ensure their survival. Morocco’s lockdown came fast and furious on the 20th March, closing cafes and restaurants, all cultural and sporting events and mosques. The COVID-19 caseload was still relatively low and the government gained worldwide praise for their quick and […]

According To Dr. Cat: Episode 18

“Dr. Cat, why do you have a bell on your collar?” I inquired. He adjusted his bifocals, and sighed. “The stupid thing is driving me crazy! All I hear is RING, RING, RING, all day. Sometimes, I think it’s the phone. Anyways, a couple of my patients have accused me of sneaking up on them. […]

New App Offers Pet Owners Virtual Veterinary Care Benefits

As part of Pet Month 2020 (April 1-30) and amid coronavirus lockdown, a new App is coming to the rescue of loving dog and cat owners requiring veterinary care at a different veterinary clinic from where their pet’s medical history is kept, or from an online or mobile vet. PetPanion is the brainchild of Koko […]

Oliver: Privacy please!

Hi everyone, It’s Oliver here… AND I am not amused today. I was trying to rest in my tunnel and guess what happened? Yes… the camera! Again!!! Oliver: This hole seemed like a great idea… Until I realised they can spy on me! Oliver: Are you still there? 😮 Oliver: I warned you… Oliver: *Executing […]

Keeping Your cat Safe this Easter

This Easter, be especially careful to keep your cat and chocolate separate. Whether it’s chocolate in the house, arriving in the post or eggs hidden around the garden by the Easter Bunny, some cats just can’t resist it. But it can prove fatal. And this year, it might be harder than ever to see a […]

Hiro+Wolf Lockdown Easter Fun… no really!

Our friends at Hiro and Wolf have been thinking about how we’re all feeling at the moment and they wanted to create an event for all our pet-loving communities this Easter that would be fun but also safe. They know that the cats in our lives aren’t leash loving walkers so this is very much […]

Purrsday Poetry: Lick, lick, lick…

Hi everyone, The below entry to Purrsday Poetry comes the book I’m Not Sorry: Poems by Cats by Rosa Silva. I lick, lick, lick, I lick my paw, I clean every single claw. I lick, lick, lick, I lick my tummy, until it’s as fluffy as a bunny. I lick, lick, lick, I lick my […]

Treacle Finally Home, Sweet Home, After 300 Days at Rescue Shelter

Treacle finally home, sweet home, after 300 days at rescue shelter One year ago, stray cat Treacle was brought into the Hertfordshire Blue Cross centre after being found by a member of the public. Staff were able to trace her previous owner via her microchip who sadly could not take her back and signed her […]

R’over and Out

R’OVER AND OUT It’s official. We are giving our four-legged fur-babies the same names we lavish on our children. Is your pet’s name on the list? Pet wellbeing specialist, ITCHpet.com, has delved into their database of thousands of pets to uncover which names are leading the pack, revealing a ‘baby boom’ in human newborn names for […]

No Evidence That COVID-19 can be Contracted From Pets’

WSAVA Moves to Reassure Pet Owners ‘No evidence that COVID-19 can be contracted from pets’ The  World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has moved to reassure pet owners following the news that a dog in Hong Kong, quarantined after it had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 has died.  The dog had been released after two weeks of quarantine having subsequently tested negative for the virus. The dog, a 17-year-old Pomeranian, had shown no clinical signs of COVID-19. However, it did have significant unrelated health problems including cardiac […]