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…
In memory of a musical legend….
As well as my obvious passion with regards to this subject, I also adore music. This blog is dedicated to a musical legend (in my opinion) who had a fondness for the feline species too. His music was remarkable, but in keeping…
Seasons Greetings…
This year, there was a clear winner in the supermarket Christmas ads. If anyone else that follows this blog grew up as obsessed with cats as I did, they’ll have read the Mog books too. Sainsburys did an advert featuring…
Play time – a review
This year I invested in a toy called Cats Meow which is manufactured by JML. I think every cat carer who purchases toys like this is remarkably dubious initially and opens the product with trepidation; so many times you see…
Enrich a feral cats life – perform TNR
A few months ago I was made aware of a feral mother cat and her male kitten living in someone’s garden. Obviously, left to their own devices, Kitt and Eartha would have been the start of an ever increasing colony…
Things that are needed before taking on a cat or kitten
Preparing your home for a feline family member is an important part of responsible cat care, so I thought a basic list would be a helpful thing to put together as a reference point. There are recognised behaviours and instincts that…
All I want is a room somewhere….a review
A lot of people don’t realise that cats like to sit in sheltered spots in their garden and observe “garden traffic “from a point they’re not entirely exposed to the elements, or that in multicat households the option of having…
Coping with the loss of a feline family member
I’ve not been writing much in the last couple of months, and the reason for this is remarkably sad. Within the space of three weeks, two of our feline family members passed away. It’s taken me some time to feel…
The myth of the crazy cat lady – cats as therapists
It’s something that’s featured in so many things as a long running joke; the American sitcom “Rules of Engagement” has a tapdancing, socially awkward character called Liz who surrounds herself with feline family members. The Simpsons has the lady who…
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