A Brace of Bengals
Most of the Sanctuary cats are “moggies” – the English descriptor for a cat of indeterminate breed. Short-haired, long-haired, tabby, black, orange,... Read More
Cats’ Eyes
Just as a cat’s coat pattern and colour is dictated by genetics (see here and here) so also is eye colour. Most kittens are born... Read More
A Tale of Several Tails
The Sanctuary plays home to more than 400 cats of a variety of types – and has been home to probably a... Read More
Analyzing The Tabbies
Checking into the genetic modifiers for the dilute cats got me started on analyzing some of the other cat colourings we have... Read More
Garbo Cats – Back Area
One of the first blogs I wrote, back in the summer of 2014, introduced a number of the front courtyard inhabitants as The... Read More
“…To pee, or not to pee; That is the Question…”
Visitors to the Sanctuary are always reminded that most of our cats are non-adoptable because they may be feral, semi-feral, have health problems... Read More
The Sound of Mew-sic
Visitors to the Sanctuary are often surprised by how quiet the place is. Other than the occasional plane passing over, and some... Read More
Five from Five Road: 3 – Sparkie
This is the third in a series of stories about five cats who were recently transferred to the Cat Sanctuary from the... Read More
Five From Five Road: 1 – Lucky
Cats who are unlikely to be adopted from RAPS’ City Shelter on Number 5 Road are sometimes transferred to RAPS’ Cat Sanctuary.... Read More