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27/11/2023

Check out our story for some pet retail bargains! 🛍️ while stocks last!

14/11/2023

🎄CHRISTMAS 🤶 SPECIAL our puppy school class membership has been Dropped to a crazy $31.95 (+gst)❗️Only valid until Dec 20th. Get started on your pups training NOW and claim this deal ⚠️

14/11/2023

RETAIL SALE 📣 FREE postage for clients. While stocks last.

04/09/2023

Wow! How cool is training!

26/08/2023

CALLING ALL CAT PEOPLE!🗣️ 😻

Are you interested in contributing to cat behaviour research? Do you have a pet cat? ​❤️🐈‍⬛

If so, Lucie Allcutt wants to hear from you about your relationship with your cat!​ 👇👇

Lucie is recruiting participants for her thesis project on ‘Cat-Owner Relationship Styles and Association with Problem Behaviour' for her MSc Clinical Animal Behaviour degree at the University of Lincoln. 👩🏼‍🎓

⏳Your participation should take around 15 to 20 minutes and is completely voluntary. Participants must be: 18 years old or over, be the primary caregiver of at least one cat. If you would like to take part, please click on the following link 👇

https://unilincolnlifescienc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2gF96xNoUpC2FqC

Thank you!​ 😸

The project ‘Cat-Owner Relationship Styles and Association with Problem Behaviour’ contributes to research conducted on behalf of the University of Lincoln and has received a favourable ethical opinion by a University Research Ethics Committee Ref: UoL2023_1069. ​

Any concerns please contact [email protected] ​

Researcher Contact Details: ​

Lucie Allcutt (MSc student) [email protected]

02/08/2023

Stay tuned Puppies around Brunswick 🐶

14/07/2023

We recently launched an education campaign about positive reinforcement training because we are concerned dog-loving viewers will be misinformed by Channel 10's upcoming new show Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia, which is based on outdated, quick-fix and aversive dog training methods.
We are calling pet owners to with rewards-based and force-free training and help prevent pet surrenders to already overcrowded animal shelters!
You can follow our FB page for commentary by our force-free trainers on humane and lasting solutions to dog behaviour problems featured in the upcoming episodes, which begin on July 13.
Managing dog behaviour can be a challenge but achievable with positive solutions!
If you have any questions, feel free to email us on [email protected]
And if you want to support us, share the post and use

04/07/2023

Last week Lauren and Jess got to

04/07/2023

Last week Lauren and Jess got to join in on some school holiday fun!

04/05/2023

Alright, who has done the best sit today?! We cannot decide!

02/05/2023

Lacey enjoying the ☀️ after the Melbourne ☔️

24/04/2023

Do you have a cat friendly home? 🏡 😺 A cats physical and mental wellbeing can be positively influenced by the resources they are given in their homes.

This floor plan highlights the key resources and how they can be spaced out. Take a look at your home and see if you can improve the layout of your cat’s resources. 🧐

Here are some general tips 👇
🔹 Food and water should not be placed next to each other
🔹 Keep food away from busy areas
🔹 Keep litter trays away from doors/busy areas and food and water
🔹 Have some raised and covered safe places and beds
🔹 Try placing scratching posts near doors, windows or their beds

Find out more 👉 https://icatcare.org/advice/making-your-home-cat-friendly/

15/04/2023

I'm super excited to share this post! I have been working on this for a long time. I wanted to first give a shout out to my inspirations if I may. I was inspired to create this after seeing the awesome Play Infographic work of Doggie Drawings by Lili Chin and Dr. Mikel Delgado of What Your Cat Wants, but that inspiration combined with getting to know .png’s art really brought it together. This is the same artist who has created images for my Fundamentally Feline t-shirts and other swag items. She is so talented! My hope is to bring you an entire series of these on a variety of topics (in all of my spare time!)

Please share far and wide. If you are a vet clinic, shelter or rescue group and you would like to have a poster for your space, please visit my printful shop to purchase a full sized poster (12x18). Here is that link https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/products/foraging-101-infographic/

Here is a link to the post on my website
https://www.fundamentallyfeline.com/foraging-101-infographic/

28/03/2023

We think Miss Ruby is just the cutest.

26/03/2023

teetthhh

25/03/2023

oh dear.. someone was a bit angry and threw their litter around...

24/03/2023

ah sorry.. we meant no offence....

17/03/2023

FriYAY smiles

16/03/2023

A Thursday Bleeep

13/03/2023

Monday Smiles from Luke

10/03/2023

friYAY yeah

08/03/2023

no hump day blues around here

06/03/2023

04/03/2023

Saturday Smiles

03/03/2023

Friday Tug-O-War

03/03/2023

Friday Snugs

02/03/2023

Snuffle mat fun - Whats your pets favourite enrichment?

01/03/2023

Mink doing her best pose

28/02/2023

hello hooman

26/02/2023

Sunday blues

25/02/2023

Saturday vibes

24/02/2023

Friday Playday

23/02/2023

escuse me hooman

23/02/2023

🐱 ‘Can cat caregivers reliably assess acute pain in cats using the Feline Grimace Scale (FGS)?’ Short answer - Yes, they can!

🌎 In a recent study, over 1,500 caregivers from 66 countries used the FGS to score ten images of cats, and the results compared to scores assigned by experienced veterinary surgeons. The FGS uses five ‘action units’ - ear position, orbital tightening, muzzle tension, whiskers change and head position, each of which is assigned a score from zero (absent) to two (obviously present).

📊 Total FGS and individual action unit scores were not significantly different between caregivers and veterinarians, except for muzzle tension, and demographic variation (eg age, gender) did not affect the caregiver’s ability to assess pain using the FGS.

🌟 The FGS could be a useful tool to direct clients to and guide treatment decisions, particularly when monitoring for signs of pain post-operatively.

💻 The Feline Grimace Scale is available here https://www.felinegrimacescale.com/ and as an app 📱

📖 The full study is available to read open access here 👉 Monteiro BP, Lee NHY and Steagall PV. Can cat caregivers reliably assess acute pain in cats using the Feline Grimace Scale? A large bilingual global study. J Feline Med Surg, 2023; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/1098612X221145499

22/02/2023

Wednesday SMILES