Pictures of Cats Blog

Pictures of Cats Blog - Paper clip cat Bengal cat  - Photo: © copyright Helmi Flick Photo: © dchurbuck

Cat vs Fox

My 15lb three legged cat wins in a cat vs fox contest. This is not to say that I set it up or like a cat vs fox contest. That is not my style. But I feed

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Cat vs Fox"

My Cat Ava

I'll introduce this very short posting by a visitor. I feel I have to but I have reservations about doing this. I just feel that it shows us a slice of

Permalink -- click for full blog post "My Cat Ava"

Cat Behaves Just Like A Person

When I saw this massively successful video I thought that is exactly how people act when cuddling another person/child in bed or in some similar scenario.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Cat Behaves Just Like A Person"

Shelter Photography

Shelter photography - animal shelter photography - is important and under utilized. Good photographs of shelter animals, usually cats and dogs, is good

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Shelter Photography"

In Bread Cats

The first I heard on in bread cats was in a personal email a few months ago. I thought the spelling was incorrect and I'd be seeing some poor deformed

Permalink -- click for full blog post "In Bread Cats"

Do Americans want to keep declawing? Yes

You cannot escape the conclusion that Americans (as a nation) want to retain the practice of declawing cats. I have no option other than to come to that

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Do Americans want to keep declawing? Yes"

Why do people on PoC care more about cats than people?

Ruth (Monty's mum) asked this very valid question in a comment she made on this post: I feel horrible after my cat was declawed. I think it needs an answer.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Why do people on PoC care more about cats than people?"

Feral cat problem is ours!!

There are millions of feral cats within society. What is a feral cat people ask? A feral cat is a formerly domesticated loving cat that has been abandoned

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Feral cat problem is ours!!"

The cat is the scapegoat for the decline in Australian wildlife

Romanticism means the longing for things past. This is very true of the people and organisations trying to remove feral cats from Australia. But which

Permalink -- click for full blog post "The cat is the scapegoat for the decline in Australian wildlife"

First Abyssinian Cat Zula Zula

The so called first Abyssinian cat, Zula Zula is shown below. The picture was created in 1874. I don’t know who created it. The timing of its creation

Permalink -- click for full blog post "First Abyssinian Cat Zula Zula"

Cat Rescue Adoptions

Cat rescue adoptions handled through a legitimate cat rescue are very different than going to your local shelter. The cost to adopt a cat is usually significantly

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Cat Rescue Adoptions"

My Personal Shelter Tips

This article about my personal shelter tips concerns cats but the same principles will naturally apply to all animals. I realized that the best advice

Permalink -- click for full blog post "My Personal Shelter Tips"

Cats don't care if they have claws or not

I am the proud cat mom to three of the most beautiful creatures on the face of this earth. They own me, make no mistake about it. Chuck (almost 3 year

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Cats don't care if they have claws or not"

My Strange Grey Ghost Kitty

I found this cat around my grandmother's house as she had been feeding him outside for years. In exchange he guarded two stray kittens from other cats

Permalink -- click for full blog post "My Strange Grey Ghost Kitty"

Which country is best for the domestic cat?

Ah....this is a tricky debate. It was brought to my mind by a visitor who said that the United Kingdom (Great Britain) was not a model country in respect

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Which country is best for the domestic cat?"

I rescued a Burmese cat

I found Tinky in the bushes in my front yard. She was crying terribly. I had never seen anything like her before and I was not even sure she was a cat!

Permalink -- click for full blog post "I rescued a Burmese cat"

Wyoming Animal Shelters

Here are Wyoming animal shelters mapped. There is other information such as the locations and addresses of animal rescue organizations embedded on the

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Wyoming Animal Shelters"

Animal Shelters in NJ

Here are the animal shelters in NJ mapped. For people living outside the United States, NJ stands for New Jersey, a state on the eastern side of the country.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Animal Shelters in NJ"

People say he looks like a Turkish Angora

Sick stray, dirty, no whiskers, and took him in, tried to find him a home but at 7 months, nothing, so he warmed our hearts by sneezing on the mirrors,

Permalink -- click for full blog post "People say he looks like a Turkish Angora"

Cougars Alive and Well in Louisiana

Around 1998 while bowhunting whitetail deer on a public Wildlife Management Area, namely Red River WMA located in central Louisiana I spotted an approximately

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Cougars Alive and Well in Louisiana"

B.B.'s Tale (aka Bee Boo)

In Nov. of 2010, I was attending a weekend-long horse event on a remote plantation in coastal SC. I and my lab, Shug-dog had trailered my horse Miad to

Permalink -- click for full blog post "B.B.'s Tale (aka Bee Boo)"

R.I.P Maverick

Maverick was one of 15 cats abandoned and taken to Kays Hill Animal Sanctuary in an emergency late one night before the locks on the house were changed

Permalink -- click for full blog post "R.I.P Maverick"

Understanding Cat Behavior - tips and tricks

Understanding cat behavior is also about understanding outselves.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Understanding Cat Behavior - tips and tricks"

Indy Feral Video

Indy Feral is a long standing organization (10 years at 2012) that manages feral cats in Central Indiana. By managing I mean organizing mass trap neuter

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Indy Feral Video"

Canned Lion Hunting In South Africa

28-12-09: Canned Lion Hunting In South Africa is an abomination to all decent minded people yet it is popular enough and it is accepted by the authorities

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Canned Lion Hunting In South Africa"

I feel horrible after my cat was declawed

I have a wonderful cat! I got him as a kitten. He was the product of a barn cat and a wild cat of some sort. He really knew how to use his claws and teeth

Permalink -- click for full blog post "I feel horrible after my cat was declawed"

Easy-To-Build Winter Shelter for Feral Cats

Feral cats are very resourceful at surviving most things but winter takes a harsh toll on their well-being. Cold temperatures and wind can create frostbitten

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Easy-To-Build Winter Shelter for Feral Cats"

Vet anesthetizes cats for a lion cut

Anesthetizing a cat is dangerous. The degree of risk depends on a number of facts two of which are the level of the vet's skill and the amount of relevant

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Vet anesthetizes cats for a lion cut"

Animal Rescue UK - 311 sanctuaries mapped

Animal rescue UK - mapping 311 animal sanctuaries in the UK.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Animal Rescue UK - 311 sanctuaries mapped"

Pictures of Fat Cats

Pictures of fat cats including a former world champion.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Pictures of Fat Cats"

Painted Cats

Information about and a discussion on painted cats from the book "Why Paint Cats: : The Ethics of Feline Aesthetics"

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Painted Cats"

Keep your damn cats inside! Strays should be terminated!

The headline is what someone said to me. He (I'll presume it is the male of the species who wrote this) must have read some articles on PoC and decided

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Keep your damn cats inside! Strays should be terminated!"

Cat Emotions and Brain Function

Being a mammal the cat's brain is similar to ours and all other mammals. For the sake of clarity a mammal is a warm blooded vertebrate covered by skin/hair.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Cat Emotions and Brain Function"

Animal Rescue USA - 4000 rescue organisations mapped

Animal Rescue USA - 4000 rescue organisations mapped plus details.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Animal Rescue USA - 4000 rescue organisations mapped"

Animal Shelters in Maine - mapped

Animal Shelters in Maine are mapped here plus details.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Animal Shelters in Maine - mapped"

Orange Tabby Cat Picture

An orange tabby cat picture by Helmi Flick and one by Michael.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Orange Tabby Cat Picture"

Persian cat eating a water melon is a fake

Why is this Persian cat addicted to water melon? This is very strange. Cats are obligate carnivores. That means eating meat. In an ideal world for the

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Persian cat eating a water melon is a fake"

Lion Versus Tiger Bite Force

Bite Force - New bite force research, done by Animal Planet, reveals that the tiger has a much stronger bite force that the lion. The lion has a bite force

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Lion Versus Tiger Bite Force"

Lion vs tiger - the most recent account happened in a Turkish Zoo!

Who's the king of the jungle? Who would win the lion versus tiger fight? An old question about inter-species conflict has, unfortunately, been answered

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Lion vs tiger - the most recent account happened in a Turkish Zoo!"

Misty And Her Declawed Paw Ulcer

Hi everybody! It’s Misty here again. I just wanted to give everyone an update on my life as a declawed cat. I’ve got a boo-boo on my front paw. Sissy

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Misty And Her Declawed Paw Ulcer"