By Chris on July 5, 2010
I discovered information about the Khao Manee cat breed, and the Royal Thai Cats Park, while browsing The Guardian. This breed of cat is very distinctive due to its white coat with blue or odd-colored eyes. Nakhon Province, Thailand: A diamond-eye Thai cat or ‘khao manee’ (‘white jewel’) at the Royal Thai cats park. The [...]
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By Chris on October 10, 2008
I find reading old books about cat health and cat care fascinating. For example, The cat; its points: and management in health and disease (1908), found via the Internet Archive. This book, besides the usual information about cat breeds, nutrition and cleaning, goes into great detail discussing building an outdoor cattery. Housing, or the Cattery [...]
Posted in Books, History | Tagged cat food |
By Jenn on August 30, 2008
After Ashley’s post on preparing your pet for a disaster, unfortunately Hurricane Gustav is heading right for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. I am hopeful that both people and pets will be able to evacuate and that those who do not or can not fair better than last time. However, I am also doubtful [...]
Posted in Health & Nutrition, History, News, Safety, Shelters | Tagged catcare, disaster, donation, gift, organizations, pets |
By Jenn on July 7, 2008
As part of the ongoing series on the history of cats at Take Care of Your Cat, I will be profiling a few famous cats and kittens. CC, which stands for “Copycat,” was the world’s first cloned cat. Although cloned animals share the same DNA, it is used differently in each cat. Therefore cloned cats [...]
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By catcat on July 4, 2008
The following is part of what will be an ongoing series on Take Care of your Cat where we look at historical cat care and views of cats in the past. This is from the New York Times, from Sunday January 4, 1914, in an article titled PROPER CARE FOR A CAT OR A KITTEN; [...]
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