Show me love…

Show me love…

This month obviously features Valentines Day, for those who celebrate it. It was also the month that my husband and I helped prepare a house for sale after the end of a rental situation. In the house was rubbish that…

Body Talk…

Body Talk…

When I was a small child, we had a family cat called Gem. Gem was fascinating to me, and was for the most part, extremely accepting of my attention. On one occasion though, she displayed her dissatisfaction with me extremely directly….

Close to me…

Close to me…

There are a lot of memes about cats on the internet, and they often make me curious about their origin. I recently saw a meme about cats guarding people while they sleep. While there is definitely a possibility this particular…

Cats take a message…

Cats take a message…

A couple of articles that came up on my social media feed last month reminded me of the saying “dogs come when called, cats take a message and get back to you.” The articles were covering the subject of cats…

Mog at Christmas…

As someone who has loved cats since she was very young, certain authors were my favourites as a child. One of them was Judith Kerr, who wrote about the adventures of Mog the cat. Mog was sweet, and forgetful. She…

The gift of giving…

The gift of giving…

A concern happens every Christmas in the rescue world. That in the new year they’ll be an influx of cats and kittens who have been bought as gifts with little thought of what bringing a feline into the home actually…

Baby, it’s cold outside…

Baby, it’s cold outside…

It’s getting to the time of year again that if you see a cat outside too regularly, you start to wonder if they have access to a home. While in an ideal world, every cats comfort zone would be an…

Guy Fawkes Night…keeping your cat calm.

Guy Fawkes Night…keeping your cat calm.

It’s the time of year a lot of animal lovers dread again. If your feline family member isn’t great at coping with Bonfire Night, the PDSA have made this useful illustration to help with tips to hopefully keep them calmer….

And in keeping with the season….

And in keeping with the season….

One of the wonderful odes I happened across while researching black cat facts. Whether you call it Halloween or Samhain, I hope you have lots of safe, spooky fun.

Lucky Black Cat…?

Lucky Black Cat…?

This time of year I always find myself musing over how society views black cats. How different countries attribute their own superstitions to them, how mythology perceives them and how lore surrounding them is radically diverse. Black cats have inspired…