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23/08/2024

Please see our below position statement, as part of The Cat Group, on ‘Bully’ and ‘Dwelf’ cats.

The Cat Group is a collection of professional organisations dedicated to feline welfare through joint campaigns and collaborative research, making expert recommendations on the care and keeping of all cats.

The Cat Group is very concerned about the breeding and promotion of so-called ‘Bully’ or ‘Dwelf’ cats.
We are completely opposed to the breeding of cats with extreme physical characteristics that negatively impact on their welfare and quality of life.

‘Bully’ and ‘Dwelf’ cats suffer from physical deformities, including hairlessness and distorted limbs, among other defects. Breeding for deformity is unethical and causes unacceptable pain and suffering. These defects, particularly limb deformities (short, bowed legs) and abnormal joints are painful and restrict mobility, thus preventing these cats from carrying out normal behaviours essential for their welfare and their ability to live a good quality of life.

The Cat Group strongly urges breeders to cease breeding ‘Bully’ or ‘Dwelf’ cats. These cats should not be promoted in any way, for example through social media, or by their presence at cat shows.

We ask the public not to buy these cats under any circumstances; doing so is irresponsible as it promotes popularity and leads to more cats with these issues being born to suffer.

More information about the health issues affecting ‘Bully’ and ‘Dwelf’ cats is available on the iCatCare website
https://icatcare.org/advice/dwelf/?fbclid=IwAR0WJl3yNt7wFWIfMThOxP44oPkPwzKR_oPTaptKbQUM6b-9NtZoEDNeTt8

17/08/2024

Early morning sunshine, Autumn vibes, Coffee and a stretch!

Happy Saturday 😊

10/08/2024

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08/08/2024

Is your veterinary practice an accredited Cat Friendly Clinic? 🩷

🏥 🐈 For over 10 years, our Cat Friendly Clinic programme has been transforming the way cats are treated in veterinary clinics across the globe, and it’s one of the ways we love to .

The Cat Friendly Clinic programme was developed with a cat’s unique nature and needs at its core. It empowers veterinary staff to be advocates for their feline patients. By supporting cats, their caregivers and veterinary professionals, cats receive a higher standard of care, reducing stress and making clinic visits easier.

On we’re pleased to share that we have almost hit a milestone of 4,000 clinics in over 50 countries! 🎉🌍

Find your nearest Cat Friendly Clinic or start your clinic’s accreditation journey by visiting our website 👉 https://catfriendlyclinic.org/

We’d love to hear from anyone who visits or works at a Cat Friendly Clinic about how you 😻👇

08/08/2024

Have you see these? 👀

Have you explored our helpful guidance yet? 🐈 📚 One of the ways we all year round is by developing carer guides to help you through a variety of situations where you may need to provide special care to a cat in your life, including:

🐾 Caring for a new kitten

🐾 Visiting your vet and Cat Friendly Clinics

🐾 Encouraging your cat to drink or eat more

🐾 Making changes at home to support a cat with joint pain

🐾 Treating chronic pain

Check them out here 👉 https://icatcare.org/advice-cat-carer-guides/

Plus, we have answers to your commonly asked cat behaviour and wellbeing questions on our advice pages 👉 https://icatcare.org/advice

Enjoy the rest of ! 😺

08/08/2024

Happy ❤️
A huge shout out to International Cat Care for championing this day and inviting us all to

In a world where cats are still largely misunderstood, International Cat Care are pioneering change globally and inspiring cat professionals and cat lovers to understand cats as a species.
By doing this, we can provide homes and veterinary environments that are respectful of the cat's natural instincts, taking care of their physical AND emotional wellbeing (each with reliance on the other!)

My life has been significantly enriched by the cats I've been privileged to shared it with and I'm taking this moment to reflect and smile as I remember each and everyone that has been so precious 💖

Starting with Buster & Spartan, who continue to bring joy every day and with gratitude for the precious time shared with:
2Sox 🩷
Spooks💙
Onyx🩷
Whoopie🩷
Precious🩷
Natalie🩷
Minnie🩷
Friday🩷
Sooty🩷
Smudge🩷
Max💙

Also; Pudsey, Pep, Penny, Cali, Casper, Rolo, Marlow, Pippin, Panther, Bobbins, Simon, Luci, Snowflake and The Gingers💜

and all those who I spent time with in the shelter, over a number of years ❤️

Every single one, a reason to celebrate cats 🥰

08/08/2024

Happy ! 😻🎉 Share with us how you will today. 👇💬

Follow along with us as we share all the ways we will be celebrating and how we celebrate cats all year round. 🐈

Check out our website for fun ways you can fundraise and how to show the cats in your life how much you care 👉 https://icatcare.org/international-cat-day/

03/08/2024

Records will be broken

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03/08/2024

One of the best things about being on a Hypoallergenic diet is that is gets delivered in a big box! Perfect for a Saturday afternoon wash, pre snooze...

03/08/2024

SAVE THE DATE! 🗓️😻 Be a part of THE event for the global unowned cat community.

We’ve got an exciting FREE virtual event planned on 13 - 14 November 2024 for anyone working with unowned cats, from volunteers, to foster carers, homing centres and community cat caregivers. Featuring our very own iCatCare experts, plus a fantastic lineup of special guests!

Registration opens on 3 September. More information coming soon! 👀

Sign up for our Cat Friendly Solutions for Unowned Cats newsletter for the latest updates 👉 https://confirmsubscription.com/h/i/CE09DF999249AE68



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30/07/2024

Hello friends!

In case you've been wondering what we've been up to, it's mostly shoelace related! 🤣

As a treat though, More Purrs Nanny came to stay (which meant extra fuss!) and when More Purrs Grandad came to collect Nanny on Sunday we had a picnic! 🥰🥰🥰

Ooh and we also have a new scratching tunnel as the old one was on it's last legs!

18/07/2024

This one is bittersweet...

My highest academic grade, achieved through the work Spooks and I did together upon his diagnosis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (huge thanks to Dr Sarah Ellis who suggested at the time that I kept a video diary of our progress with the dreaded inhaler).

Spooks loved 'training' and was an incredible learner.
He quickly learned the phrase 'shall we do training?' and with bright eyes awaited my prompts.

His legacy is one of living in the moment, giving everything 110% and above all, proving that cats CAN be trained - not for human entertainment, but for coping with the stressors, which are weaved into every day life such as vet visits, other pets, other people, medication etc.

Thanks to Solihull College & University Centre & Oxford Brookes University and the exceptional tuition from Jenni JefferiesMSc I was able to study this individual module and secure a grade which reflects the true companionship we shared.

If you want to know more about the modular offer, or the full FD/BSc Animal Behaviour & Welfare Degree please get in touch. The module content was so fascinating I'd happily do it all again if I could!

Alternatively, if you are an owner who wants to learn how to improve your cat's life through training, I highly recommend 'The Trainable Cat' by Sarah Ellis and John Bradshaw - a compassionate and empowering read for cat lovers.
Also, the beautifully crafted training videos by Linda Ryan: Inspiring Pet Teaching - Cat & Dog Behaviourist & Trainer which are available through International Cat Care

Now... off to update my training session for our year one Veterinary Nurses next month! (we've added feline behaviour awareness to our apprenticeship programme and encourage all students to make a pledge, committing to the International Society of Feline Medicine 's Cat Friendly Princples for Veterinary Professionals throughout their careers) 🩵

22/06/2024

Spartan 'aka King of the Castle' 🥰

We'd like to thank Cat Tree King for our new and super sturdy Cat Tower 🐈‍⬛👌

At 7kg and despite being blind, Spartan doesn't do 'careful or steady'... he's big, bold, brave and takes living life on the edge literally!

So, the time came to find a new stronger and more solid tower for him to pursue his evening gymnastics routine before snuggling up!

This tower turns out to be just purrrfect! He helped with the build by testing out the middle compartment and checking it for crazy gymnastic suitability ✔️ and the top is just right for stretching out and being brushed ✔️
It is slightly higher than I realised, so the chair is a permanent feature to assist him in safely climbing up and jumping down.

Training him to find the top was easy peasy, I run my fingers over his brush and he follows the sound 🥇what a champ.

08/06/2024

What greater gift than the love of a cat? Charles Dickens

01/06/2024

Sun's out Tum's out!

Yes... he's on the garden table 🙄
My blind shoelace extraordinaire is always happy when he's up high and living on the edge! 🥰🙈

Blind Schmiiiiined, I'm doing it!

28/05/2024

It's 2 years today since my beautiful boy went to sleep, taking a ginormous part of my heart with him.

Spooks aka Tiny, lost his brave battle with the devastating Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in 2022 at just 3.5 years.

I've brightened up the house with some yellow flowers to represent the sunshine he brought to our lives 💛
I've also made a donation to BSAVA PetSavers in Spooks' memory in hope that one day soon, there can be advanced treatments for cats with this cruel disease.

Forever grateful that his short life was with me 💙

22/04/2024

Happy Earth Day ☀️🌻