Cat Reunited With Owner After Going Missing Three Years Ago
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by Total Cat Staff
4y ago
A cat named Oliver has been reunited with his owner after going missing nearly three years ago. Francesca burst into tears of joy when she received a call to say that Oliver had been found, with his microchip confirming it was her 11-year-old black cat who was last seen in August 2017. The heart-warming news ..read more
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Why Do More Cats Than Dogs Survive Snakebites?
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by Total Cat Staff
4y ago
According to a study released by the University of Queensland, cats are twice as likely to survive a venomous snakebite than dogs, and there are two main reasons why. The research team, led by PhD student Christina Zdenek and Associate Professor Bryan Fry, undertook the study, hoping to save the lives of more dogs and cats by comparing the effects of snake venoms on blood clotting agents. “Snakebite is a common occurrence for pet cats and dogs across the globe and can be fatal,” Dr Fry said. “This is primarily due to a condition called ‘venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy’ – where ..read more
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This Cat Fell 11 Floors & Lived to Tell the Tail
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by Total Cat Staff
4y ago
A badly injured young cat was recently admitted toa London-based animal rescue after falling from an eleventh-floor window. Fortunately, May, a seven-month-old Domestic Short-hair, managed to hold on to her eight remaining lives after the dramatic tumble, which resulted in a broken pelvis. Sadly, May’s owners couldn’t afford to pay for the treatment she required to fix her pelvis, so they brought her into Battersea’s London centre. May was rushed to the clinic, where the expert veterinary team performed emergency surgery to realign her pelvis, which was fractured in several places. Following t ..read more
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How to Test If a Cat Knows Its Own Name
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by Total Cat Staff
4y ago
It’s a hotly debated topic, whether cats know their own name or not. Some cat owners have believed for years their cat does recognise their name, while others feel it’s impossible for any pet to really know their name. However it seems science may now have the answer and we know how to test if your cat knows their name to help you put the debate to bed once and for all. According to a new study, the first of its kind to study the cat’s ability to understand human voices, domestic cats can recognise their own names if their ..read more
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Does Owning a Cat Mean You’re Less Likely to WANT a Partner?
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by Total Cat Staff
4y ago
A new survey has discovered that single men believe owning a cat takes the pressure off having to find a partner. According to the research, a new generation of male singletons (dubbed ‘Cat-chelors’ by the researchers) reveals a string of benefits, including helping to keep their owners calm. One in four thinks their moggy has taken the pressure off being single, saying they are good company in lieu of a partner, while nearly a third believe their cats are good to talk to, according to Itchpet.com, who carried out the survey with 1,000 single men. Journalist Basil Kronfli, 34, of Lon ..read more
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7 Cats Taking Nap Time to All New Levels
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by Total Cat Staff
4y ago
One of the biggest signs that your cat is relaxed is how they choose to sleep. Here are seven of the funniest cats we’ve found, all taking nap time to new levels of cuteness. 1. The First Rule of Camo Cat Club Is to Blend In Photo Credit: Reddit/blue_chopsticks 2. When You’re so Comfy You Don’t Want to Move (& They Can’t Either) Photo Credit: Twitter/LunaBelle_Cat 3. It’s Been a Hard Day for This Kitten Photo Credit: Reddit/NedWretched 4. Pots & Pans Make Great Cat Beds, Apparently Photo Credit: Twitter/LordGraydon 5. It Takes Two to Make a Proper Train: Meet ..read more
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Is There a Right and Wrong Way to Stroke a Cat?
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by Total Cat Staff
4y ago
Many of us will have experienced that super friendly cat who seems to love being stroked one minute, only to bite or swipe at us the next. It might be easy at this point to blame it on the cat, but what’s likely happening here is that we’re just not stroking them right, writes Lauren Finka, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Nottingham Trent University. To understand why this might be, we first need to know a bit more about kitty’s ancestry. It’s likely that the domestic cat’s ancestors (the African wildcat) were regarded as mere pest control, but modern day ..read more
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Meet the Celebrities Looking to Help Homeless Pet Owners
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by Total Cat Staff
4y ago
TV presenters Sue Perkins and Anna Richardson are supporting homeless pet owners as ambassadors for StreetVet. Great British Bake Off star Sue, 49, and partner Anna, 48, are both huge animal lovers, own rescue Staffie Tiggy, and support mental health and homeless charities. When they found out about the work carried out by StreetVet, a charity that provides free vet care to animals living with homeless owners, they wanted to help. Anna said: “This is such a privilege and I’m looking forward to going out on the streets and seeing the work StreetVet do. The fact that the vets give ..read more
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How Long Should Cats Sleep?
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by Total Cat Staff
4y ago
Have you ever been asked ‘if you could be a cat or a dog, which would you be?’. I have and to be honest before I became a cat owner, I would have said ‘I’ll be a dog, please’ without dropping a beat, but now I’m a cat owner too, I’d have to change my answer, sorry dogs. My cat was a stray who moved into our home at nine months old and six weeks pregnant. She decided she wanted a home and she got one. My cat She bashed my two dogs around to make her mark and has ..read more
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How Connected to Your Cat Are You?
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by Total Cat Staff
4y ago
The modern world is all about connectivity through technology. We get our news on the go, looking at trends to consume the news that interests us most. We use technology to remind us to take more steps and monitor our health and fitness. We keep in contact with friends and family using video software. And our pets are no exception to the rule, in fact, as the pet technology market shows, our interest is growing rapidly as we seek to learn more about our pets and strengthen our connection with them. From health and wellbeing, fitness and food, to physical ..read more
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