Smoke and Silver Cats – Are they really a colour?
One of the intriguing colours in cats is the smoke and the silver colour. Actually, they are really not coat
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Medicating cats – low stress techniques
No Scruff Zone by Jen Pelham, Ten Lives Head Vet Nurse At Ten Lives we greatly appreciate foster carers and
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How to reduce stress for our foster cats
ARTICLE BY: Jen Pelham, Ten Lives Head Vet Nurse By the time the cats/kittens arrive at Ten Lives, they have already been through a lot of changes and have experienced many stressors such
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Foster Topic: Drop-off Day
You’ve fostered a kitty and nurtured them back to health, you’ve been with them to all their vet appointments, and
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Foster Topic: Hissy Kittens
Early socialisation is essential for raising well adjusted and happy kittens, with the period between 2 to 8 weeks being
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Sex and the Orange Gene
Why are tortoiseshells only girls? Can red/ginger cats be girls too? To answer these questions, you need to know a
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The Cat Nose
THE CAT NOSE – SOME INTERESTING FACTS While cats are definitely in the back seat compared to dogs when it comes to
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Caring for FIV positive
You wouldn’t know by looking at him but this handsome boy above called Wally is FIV positive. – Photo by
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Is this really a white cat?
Are all white cats actually white cats? To answer this let’s look at the genes that cause white in the
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