Poggies help for Moggies. Cat behaviour advice and cat sitting by Leanne

05/11/2025

04/11/2025

Male cats are silly and loving, female cats are aloof and mean – or so TikTok claims. Vets explain why gender barely affects cat personality and what does.

01/11/2025

There will be more fireworks🎆over the next week or so.
This may be an anxious time for our kitties
Here are some tips which may help:
🐈‍⬛If possible keep your cats indoors and your cat flap set to in only
🐈 provide your cat with a safe space it can retreat to undisturbed.
🐈‍⬛️ Some may prefer to be up high. Perches, cat trees and shelves can achieve this
🐈 Others may wish to hide. Make use of snuggle beds, Igloos, cardboard boxes 📦, open cat carriers (with or without the top on), bed sheets draped over furniture and leaving doors ajar in wardrobes or under the bed
🐈‍⬛️ close the blinds or curtains
🐈 dim the lights
🐈‍⬛️ depending on the length of the stressful event you may need to provide your cats key resources in the safe space area
🐈 make use of pheromone or valerian based sprays and diffusers
🐈‍⬛use of nutraceuticals such as nutracalm and zylkene may help
🐈speak to your vet about prescribing anxiolytic medication
🐈‍⬛️️ play calm (not up tempo) classical or cat specific music to help drown out the noise. David Teie is one composer whose music has had some positive research to help keep kitties calm you can find his music included on you tube and also in my playlist
I have shared below 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
Check out this playlist on Amazon Music: Cat music
https://music.amazon.co.uk/user-playlists/939a918c872941b39bbd3c76495702c9engb?ref=dm_sh_ynq96Hmy69QZUMf2B3Cq7drSx

27/10/2025

21/10/2025

This weeks video covers 10 red flags to look out for in a kitten breeder 🚩🚩🚩

Link in comments.

18/10/2025

Fireworks 🎆 season is here and will be celebrated over the weekend and on Monday.
This may be an anxious time for those kitties who are bothered by fireworks.
Here are some tips which may help:
🐈 provide your cat with a safe space it can retreat to undisturbed.
🐈‍⬛️ Some may prefer to be up high. Perches, cat trees and shelves can achieve this.
🐈 Others may wish to hide. Make use of snuggle beds, Igloos, cardboard boxes 📦, open cat carriers (with or without the top on) and leaving doors ajar in wardrobes or under the bed
🐈‍⬛️ close the blinds or curtains
🐈 dim the lights
🐈‍⬛️ depending on the length of the stressful event you may need to provide your cats key resources in the safe space area
🐈 make use of pheromone or valerian based sprays and diffusers
🐈‍⬛️️ play calm (not up tempo) classical or cat specific music to help drown out the noise. David Teie is one composer whose music has had some positive research to help keep kitties calm you can find his music included on you tube and also in my playlist
I have shared below 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
Check out this playlist on Amazon Music: Cat music
https://music.amazon.co.uk/user-playlists/939a918c872941b39bbd3c76495702c9engb?ref=dm_sh_1oNx6pnmkDiQ9ndBbMV8Ej7NY

16/10/2025

is an opportunity to champion feral cats – individual cats who live life on their own terms. 🐈 Feral cats are not strays. They don’t want to be pets. They are part of the rich spectrum of cats that share our world.

Supporting feral cats means 👇

🐾 Respecting their autonomy – they live solitary, independent lives, hunting for survival and are well-adapted to outdoor life and keeping their distance from people.

🐾 Prioritising neutering and ensuring humane management – supporting them effectively and humanely with strategic TNVR (Trap Neuter Vaccinate Return) initiatives to prevent future litters and that respect their lifestyle.

🐾 Making careful decisions about containment – confining a feral cat should be avoided except for brief periods, when necessary, such as for neutering.

👩‍💻 If you are working and volunteering with unowned cats, come to our FREE virtual 2025 event on 12 November 2025, supported by Battersea. Find out more and register 👉 icatcare.org/icatconnect-2025

04/10/2025

Following on from my post yesterday, here is a collection of😸 videos where welfare is not compromised.
The cats are treated with respect, played with appropriately and offered a lot of enrichment in their environment.

03/10/2025

Pet videos are popular on social media, but are they in fact harmful? 😿
A recent study by Kühnöhl A, Herbrandt S, Betting L, et al. J App Anim Wel Sci 2025, 1–20. DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2025.2546394 looked at videos from social media platforms.
They analysed the content for poor animal welfare concerns in 162 videos intended to be funny.
An article in Feline focus summarised the findings
“The videos were analysed regarding risk of injury for the animals, suspected pain, agony breeding characteristics and animal behaviour indicating stress. Stress reactions of the animals were observed in 82% of all videos, while risks of injury were found in 52% of the videos. Pain was assumed in 30% of cases, and 32% of the videos showed pets displaying agony breeding characteristics, such as brachycephaly.” (Collins, 2025)
Collins. S (2025) ‘Popular but harmful – how funny pet videos on social media conceal animal suffering’, Feline Focus, 11 (10), pp 22. Available at:
https://forum.icatcare.org/communities/community-home/librarydocuments (Accessed: 03 October 2025).

17/09/2025

🐱 Cats are masters at hiding pain, but you can learn how to keep feline friends feeling their best. 👇

🔍 Spot the signs - Slower movement, hesitation to jump, avoiding stairs, changes in play or grooming, missing the litter tray, odd sleeping spots.

🤳 Record your cats jumping on and off surfaces, climbing stairs, and walking on flat ground to capture valuable movement footage to share with your vet.

💊 Pain relief such as NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and other drugs can help manage chronic pain, but always use under veterinary supervision. Learn more 👉https://icatcare.org/resources/cat-carer-guide-treating-pain-with-nsaids.pdf

🏡 Try some home comfort hacks like low-entry cosy beds, ramps to favourite spots, raised bowls to reduce strain. Find more tips 👉https://icatcare.org/resources/cat-caregiver-guide-home-modifications.pdf

25/08/2025

🐱 As part of a PhD project in Veterinary Science, researchers would like to understand more about feline chronic kidney disease (CKD) from the owner’s perspective. If you are over 18 years old and caring for a cat with the condition, you are invited to complete the questionnaire and share your views. 📝

The survey is available in four languages:

🇬🇧 British caregivers 👉 https://forms.office.com/r/JFUMCZBxUs

🇳🇱 Dutch caregivers 👉 https://forms.office.com/r/pehmUXYSeG

🇫🇷 French caregivers 👉 https://forms.office.com/r/P5CfJXjnwK

🇧🇷 Brazilian caregivers 👉 https://forms.office.com/r/477aka6Vjy

Thank you!