Several months ago I posted about the animal abuse charges against Dale Bozzio, former lead singer for the new wave band Missing Persons. Bozzio was charged with 12 counts of animal cruelty after investigators found her house stuffed with neglected cats. Bozzio went to trial in April and was found guilty (though not of all charges) and […]
I am fascinated by evolution and the way various life forms are categorized and compared. I have spent countless hours at home leafing through my copy of The Tree of Life (a Phylogenetic Classification) studying the branches in the tree and looking for interesting patterns (“Where did the four-chambered heart appear?”) You won’t be surprised […]
I wonder if any of you recognize the album cover to the left? On second thought, if you’re old enough to remember (like me), your eyesight has probably deteriorated to the point that the image is too small to make out. In any case, the cover is of a seminal rock album: “Stand Up,” Jethro Tull’s […]
I have always felt that cats were quite well armed as they come from the factory: hyper-sensitive hearing, built-in night vision, razor-sharp claws loaded with deadly bacteria, bionic sense of smell. The Department of Defense labs still can’t match this kind of armanent. But, apparently that’s not enough for some hawkish cats.
I have known & loved many, many cats in my life. Each is wonderful in his or her own way. But Ringo was one of the most magnificent and well-loved cats it has been my privilege to know and care for. Ringo was loved by all who met him but was not seriously considered for […]
Remember Donny, the adorable orange kitten who had orthopedic surgery for a severely luxated patella in his left leg? [[Donny is Doing Great|Last time we posted about Donny]] he had just started 3 months of complete cage rest. Now, 3 months in a cage is a long time for any cat, but for a kitten, […]
I don’t own an iPhone so I can’t vouch for this app, but it does look pretty cool for you (er, us) crazy cat people. It’s a virtual cat for your iPhone. You remember the “virtual pet” craze from a few years ago? Well, this is the same thing in a new package.
I’m a libertarian, so I support adults doing whatever they want with their own bodies, including ingesting various substances of questionable utility. But, leave the cats alone.
Raise your hand if you thought that this post would be about the disease “cat scratch fever.” Or, if you’re as old as me, you might think it would be about the putrid song with that name by the unbearable Ted Nugent (though “Journey to the Center of the Mind” by the Amboy Dukes is […]
Cats are subject to many of the same diseases as humans, but there are a number of diseases that are unique (or almost so) to cats. At Tabby’s Place we have seen just about every cat disease imaginable (and, frankly, some that are unimaginable). I am going to use this blog to discuss some of these “weird […]