The behavioural differences between domesticated, stray and feral cats.

When I first started sharing my home with cats, they had always lived in close proximity to humans. They were surrendered to a rescue, the last of a litter, or their owner could no longer care for them. So my…

Feline Cuisine - a useful food review

Feline Cuisine – a useful food review

Before the festive season I was contacted by a representative of a U.S site called Reviews.com making me aware of their findings on the important topic of the best cat foods available to ensure optimum nutritional requirements are met, among…

Helping the less fortunate felines in winter

Helping the less fortunate felines in winter

In recent years, I’ve noticed more and more entire felines roaming my local area; even if I don’t actually see them, their rather pungent scent  marking technique is prevalent in my garden in summer. (The hazards of planting a lot…

Planting a cat friendly garden

Planting a cat friendly garden

I’ve read up a lot on the subject of plants that cats are fond of over the years and these are a few of the type of plants that crop up regularly,  because it’s always nice to know what will…

Cats as muses

For my birthday last year, I was bought an extremely wonderful Chat Noir print by my older sister. I was sat looking at it recently and considering how often cats have inspired people in the arts. Cats throughout the ages…

A timely reminder about an important part of cat care.....

A timely reminder about an important part of cat care…..

The art says it all…..

Are humans just big cats to domestic felines….?

Are humans just big cats to domestic felines….?

I recently read an article from a UK university on a friends social networking feed that fascinated me. In it there had been studies that seemed to identify behaviour in domesticate cats that indicated they viewed their human family as…

Unexpected feline friendships….

In the spirit of St Valentines Day that was obviously earlier this month, I thought I’d write a little about some of the unexpected feline friendships that have been extended to animals of other species.   I’m adding a few…

Early experiences with cats

Early experiences with cats

You’d assume, given my obvious obsession with felines that all my early memories are of wonderfully gentle animals that inspired me to be close to them. That’s not actually the case. I certainly had situations with cats in my younger…

Feline life lessons

Before the Feline Mob, I shared my home with The Original Posse. These cats were the first group to become my feline family.  (Sage is actually the only cat that has been part of both groups. She was the baby…