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did you know ? pacing and diagonal gait
When walking, cats use a ‘pacing’ gait. This means they move both legs on one side of their body, then the two legs on the other side – which is uncommon in most mammals. However as cats speed up to a trot or a run, the gait becomes the more common ‘diagonal’ (opposite foreleg and hind legs moving at the same time).
10% discount for new customers / multicat households
Current offer : All new customers, and multicat households (where multiple cats are groomed on the same day) are entitled to a 10% discount off the price of the groom(s). What are you waiting for ? Please get in touch to book your appointment today !
naughty, or sweet ?
Naughty by name – but a sweet little girl really…
Although Naughty doesn’t like to admit it, she does actually enjoy all the attention that a grooming session brings with it !
surely, every cat’s paradise !
We know that the Japanese really dote on their cats, but one firm has now come up with unbelievable cat friendly house designs.
From walkways, climbing steps and hideouts to even cat doors in every door…. Surely, every cat’s paradise !
Read more, and see more pictures here : http://www.hauspanther.com/2012/12/31/unbelievable-cat-friendly-house-design-from-japan/
20% January discount, ending soon
We welcomed in the New Year by offering a 20% discount off the price of all grooms, for all new customers who book an appointment during the month of January.
The end of the month will soon be here so please get your appointment scheduled soon. We will honour the 20% discount for all new customers who book with us before the end of January – even if the appointment itself falls in February.
warm and cosy …
massage or masseuse ?
Does your kitty love a massage, or does she prefer to be the masseuse ?! Watch footage of 2 small kittens bonding and learning to trust each other at this link (scroll down to the video clip) :
a face of two halves …
Take a look at Puffy. This three-year-old orphan cat has an unusual colouring which sees her face perfectly split in two halves – one black and one ginger. Quite unique !
Check out Puffy’s piccies and story :
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2265947/Who-calling-face-Puffy-cat-turns-cheek-camera.html
owner claims cat, 25, is UK’s current oldest
An East Yorkshire woman who claims her cat Margaret is currently the oldest in the country at 25 next month, says its all down to a special diet of tuna, chicken, cream crackers and cheese ! “… She would never eat cat food, apart from an odd cat biscuit …”
Read the full story about Margaret here : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-20982587
kitten eats a 6 inch tv aerial, and survives to tell the tale
As reported by Scratching Post, ‘ … mischievous little kitten Alphie had to undergo emergency surgery at PDSA’s Sheffield PetAid hospital after managing to swallow a metal digital TV antenna.
‘Vets were stunned when x-rays revealed the cause of Alphie’s problems – a six inch TV aerial, which was lodged in his oesophagus and stomach. This would have proved fatal if not removed, so PDSA vets operated immediately to remove the aerial through the kitten’s stomach.
‘Owner Vanessa Waite said she had only owned the young tabby kitten a matter of days when he started showing signals of his love affair with the TV … ‘
Read more about this incredible story here : http://www.petnet.co.uk/cats/news/latest/6-tv-aerial-is-no-match-for-this-kitten
