RAPS Cat Sanctuary

Oliver is the Sanctuary cuddle-champion! We have a number of cuddly cats – often thanks to the work of the team of...

As all good cat-owners know, one of the keys to a happy cat-home is offering your cat a choice of levels on...

My “new” (recently adopted) old girl rejoices in the name of Madame Hooch (the flying instructor at Hogwarts); it was a name given...

We tend to think of cats as being aloof and detached, and of dogs as being more needy – Emery has his moments of...

A few months ago I blogged about the variety we find in cats’ eyes, and I’ve been looking round the Sanctuary at...

What constitutes a cat kiss? Cats show affection for each other by “bunting” (rubbing cheeks and exchanging scents), by head-bumps, by exchanging...

Checking into the genetic modifiers for the dilute cats got me started on analyzing some of the other cat colourings we have...

One of the first blogs I wrote, back in the summer of 2014, introduced a number of the front courtyard inhabitants as The...

Emery is a three year old tabby Manx. He was adopted twice, the first time as a kitten, and brought back for...

Emery