The world oldest cat in history was named Creme Puff. she was born on August 3, 1967 and lived until August 6, 2005. Creme Puff was from Austin, Texas and currently holds the official Guinness record for longest living cat. Creme Puff died in 2005 at the remarkable age of 38 years and three days. There is…
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Staff at a Scottish shelter were surprised when a tortie kitten handed to them turned out to be a rarity – a boy! 99.9% of tortoiseshell cats are female. Only a couple of male torties are born each year and so that made Harry a very rare baby. When vet heard the cat was called…
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Do you know why most domestic cats instinctively avoid drinking from a water bowl next to their food? Read more and find out …
This simple over the counter medication is used frequently by people managing pain, but did you know that the drug is highly toxic to cats, with just one tablet causing death in some cases? It is worth remembering to never give cats or dogs human medication as they can react very differently to How are…
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It was one of those “What would you do?” moments. A Tierrasanta pet owner watched a coyote snatch her cat. So in the darkness she chased the coyote down.
This mother cat has adopted this baby squirrel. The squirrel had fallen out of a tree and the woman of the house tried to feed it with an eyedropper. When that didn’t work, she remembered that she had a cat who was nursing some kittens. She placed the squirrel with the mother cat and the…
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The Guinness World Records association recognizes the largest cat alive based on the separate categories of length and height, meaning there can technically be two cats that qualify as the world’s largest house cat, though both titles have at various times been held by a single cat. According to the Guinness World Records, as of…
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Millie was born with tetralogy of fallot, a heart condition with serious defects. Not only was she tiny compared to normal cats her age, but the vet’s opinion was that, “she wasn’t going to make it.” For her size, surgery wasn’t the best option for Millie. Instead, she was given tiny doses of atenolol, a…
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1. Keep your pets inside the house: many people keep their pets in their garden, but in this case it is easier for them to stay inside the house as rumours are muffled and they will also feel safe; 2. Keep windows and doors closed and have the TV sound on, this will help keeping a normal environment…
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The heart-warming true story of a little boy and the cat that changed his life. Julia’s nine-year-old son George was autistic. Quiet and withdrawn, he appeared lost in his own world.