It was whilst researching rescue dogs for mum that I stumbled across Saving Pound Dogs, Cyprus (SPDC) on Instagram. I’d typed #rehome into the Explore section and up came this account run by Eve, a student who voluntarily runs their social media. We got talking and it soon became apparent how terrible the situation was in Cyprus…
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The First 24 Hours with our New Arrival
No, silly, not that kind of a new arrival… In the first 24 hours our newly acquired toddler cat has: Revealed she is in fact, a cat monkey and can do more pull ups on the window than I can. Cost me £80.03 in vaccinations. Eaten half a pouch of Royal Canin Intense Beauty (but…
Cat-toure Hopster review
Hello humans, this is the Cat-toure Hopster review – my very first review. Ever. In the whole of my 3 or so years. And I’m very excited. Today, my human handed me my very first piece of post. It was a day of firsts for me. Look what was inside! The lovely folk at Cat-toure sent…
A Little Book of Doris
Hello, Doris here. Just in case you don’t know me, I’m a secondhand Devon Rex and I’ve hijacked my owner’s page. My humans think I’m about 3 – 4 years old. Personally, it feels like I’ve been alive for a LONG time. Anyway, I’m feeling about 98% well and so I thought I’d use my…
Spilling the guts* on Taxidermy in London
It’s funny how you can not realise that taxidermy involves de-gutting animals until you’re faced with a defrosted squirrel. Holding a scalpel with which to make an incision from collar bone to certainly turns your stomach. My sister, Rosie, and I were at London Taxidermy Academy in Borough on a Saturday morning, excited and feeling…
Looking after a cat with cat flu – an owner’s point of view
Doris, our lovely secondhand cat, is chronically ill. She has cat flu*. Something which is easily prevented through regular vaccinations as a kitten. However, Doris wasn’t so lucky. She was born to a rogue breeder who was looking to make money from her, rather than healthy kittens. Luckily, she was rescued by another breeder and…