Posted on June 13th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Snow Leopards make debut at New York Zoo

Just found a story from www.ny1.com about the introduction of three snow leopards to the Central Park Zoo in New York.
Snow Leopards are an endangered species and are native to central asia.
According to zoo officials, they hope that the female of the three snow leopards will produce a litter soon to bolster the number of [...]

Posted on May 10th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

OK, Frontline for Cats does work

I take it back. A while ago, I made a comment that Frontline didn’t work on Charlie. Well, everyone’s allowed a little back peddling.
So we did the regular flea control in our house (three lads cleaning their house from top to bottom and then hitting the pub while the flea spray does it’s magic on [...]

Posted on May 10th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

For those that like Star Trek AND Cats

OK, it’s probably not the most popular thing to admit but I do like my sci-fi. Anything with aliens and spaceships usually has my attention. NOw, I’m not the uniform wearing, converntion attending trekkie that you  might find with their nose buried into a copy of the Klingon dictionary but I do like to watch [...]

Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by admin  |  No Comments »

An Engineers Guide to Cats

Incredible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHXBL6bzAR4

Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by admin  |  No Comments »

Big ole cat based update

The blog fell slightly to the wayside in recent months due to other commitments. Never fear though. My cat based blogging odyssey continues.
So where am I cat-wise at the moment? Well, I can almost smell the oranges coming up the river so that must mean Summer’s on it’s way. Down here in Brighton, on the [...]

Posted on January 10th, 2008 by admin  |  No Comments »

Frontline Doesn’t Work

I gave Charlie his Frontline treatment the other day.  I followed the instructions as possible – part the hair inbetween his shoulder blades and apply direct to a 3 inch long strip of skin. All well and good.
2 day later, he’s still got the little blighters running over him. Of course, being white, it’s easy [...]

Posted on January 10th, 2008 by admin  |  No Comments »

Great Joke: Iams and Eukanuba get Good Housekeeping Seal

According to an article on Fox Business (that source of worthy news), Iams and Eukanuba have been given a seal of approval by Good Housekeeping magazine despite high-profile campaigning against the methods used to test both products.
Basically, they’re tested on dogs and cats.
Don’t believe me? Check out the proof .
Don’t buy Iams and Eukanuba just [...]

Posted on January 4th, 2008 by admin  |  No Comments »

My cat just pee’d in the kitchen…

His Royal Highness decided to relieve himself on the kitchen floor this evening. Fortunately, he choose to leak on an old polythene bag that was lying next to my housemate’s bike. Very considerate of him I must say.
Understanding what he wants always seems to be a bit of a rocky road. Recently, gathering around his [...]

Posted on January 1st, 2008 by admin  |  No Comments »

Update-a-rama

Despite only just starting, I had to have a small break just to deal with some festive partying and suchlike. Happy Christmas (or festival relevant to your culture) and a Happy New Year to you all.
Back to the subject of cats though. The main item that caught my eye was the unfortunate event of [...]

Posted on December 15th, 2007 by admin  |  No Comments »

Cat Cafe?!?!?!?! YES!!!!

This article from the National Post has introduced me to one more place I must visit before I die – a cafe where I can relax with a cup of hot chocolate and a cat.
No, I’m not messing with you fellow cat obsessives, this is an actual reality.
Takafumi Fukui, a 34-year-old former employee of a [...]