Cats Rule

The Spanish town of Terrassa in north-eastern Catalonia has temporarily banned the adoption of black cats from animal shelters to prevent potentially sinister “rituals” during Halloween.

All requests for the fostering or adoption of the felines will be denied from 6 October to 10 November to protect them from being hurt or used as props, said the local animal welfare service.

Deputy Mayor Noel Duque told broadcaster RTVE that adoption requests for black cats usually increase around Halloween.

Good.

Toronto city council votes to let cats roam the streets — at least for now

City council rejected a proposal Wednesday to cur-tail the freedom of domestic cats.

Instead of enacting an anti-roaming bylaw backed by a city committee earlier this month to keep pets indoors, council voted to amend the motion and grant an exception to domestic cats and pigeons.

Took my cat to the vet yesterday.

He got 3 year shots for Feline HIV and Rabies.

He was OK during his examination but did put up a bit of a fight when we tried to put him back in the carrier for the trip home.

He has always been stressed by car rides. But it’s been a year since his last vet visit.

He ate a bit when we got home and seemed Ok if a little less active than is usual.

This morning when I got up and made coffee I found him sleeping on the bed in the spare room.

Normally he is in the Kitchen as I wake waiting to be fed.

I gave him a pet as I suspected he was a bit upset from the trip and the shots.

He then hid under the bed. He came out when I called but seemed fearful and when I picked him up he started to growl and hiss but did not lash out in bites or scratching.

I set him down by his food dish but he would not eat.

He seems traumatized,  one minute rubbing up against my leg and the next back to a fearful state.

His carrier was still on the floor. It seemed to make him anxious so I have hidden it away.

Now he’s hiding under the bed again.

I sprayed a bit of Feliway cat pheromones there hoping to calm him down.

He has been a problem cat, scratching furniture and biting “for fun.”

He is in need of constant attention.

I scruff him and give him time outs and have used a spray bottle on him when he gets out of hand.

I have never considered him a “mean” cat,  poorly socialized perhaps and maybe a little more feral than I thought when I got him at 8 weeks.

He just seems to lack a filter.

Anybody have any suggestions?

A new study has revealed that cats have an uncanny ability to track their humans’ movements, in their minds, even while out of sight using socio-spatial cognition.

Researchers say the study challenges the notion that dogs are more interested in their owners’ whereabouts than cats.