I was sad last week. My lovely son Nairo, 5th son of my dear Lotto, had urinary problems. He was entering in the litter very often, and he was meowing while urinating. I took him to the vet and it turned out he had urinary crystals.
Author Archives: M. Özgür Nevres
Stray cat enters the live TV broadcast
During a live TV broadcast in Denizli, Turkey, a stray cat entered the studio, jumped on the table and started walking around. Finally, he laid down on the keyboard of the presenter’s laptop – a cat’s favorite place! The local TV station’s employees gave him the name of “Hüsnü”, a common Turkish male name. It […]
A happy cat family
Last Sunday, I was working at the computer at my desk. My love lotto climbed upon my lap and fell asleep, as usual. Our two sons Leo (tuxedo) and Nairo (Leo) were lying on my bed. Then I heard something behind me. I turned and saw a beautiful scene: Leo was licking his little brother […]
Sculpture of “Tombili”, Istanbul’s famous street cat to be inaugurated on October 4
Tombili (means “fat” or “fatty” in Turkish, in cute sense) was a street cat living in Kadikoy, a district of Istanbul at the Anatolian side. He became a social media phenomenon after after being photographed posing on a sidewalk. His iconic photo appeared on the viral site 9GAG. Unfortunately, Tombili died after a month-long illness […]
Four World Records about Domestic Cats
According to the Guinness World Records (The Guinness Book of Records until 1988), there are four official world records which belong to cats. These are “Longest domestic cat (living)”, “Loudest purr by a domestic cat”, “Longest jump by a cat”, and “Most tricks performed by a cat in one minute”.
How do cats see humans
How do cats see humans? Some say they see their human as another big cat who dominates her/him, others say they see us as servants. Some sources say yes, they see us as a big cat, but not as the dominator (who dominate them), just a big, dumb cat who even doesn’t have basic hunting […]
Why do cats afraid of cucumbers?
Well, actually they do not. The cats definitely don’t afraid of cucumbers. Probably you’ve seen those “funny” videos on the internet. The cats in these videos are just startled by the jerks who sneak up behind them and place unfamiliar large objects there while they’re busy eating. You’d also be startled if you turned around […]
A new baby did come and go
On June 16, Thursday, the gardeners of the Bosphorus University brought me a very cute, about 4-week-old gray kitten. They said that they found in the bush, crying for his mother. When I first saw him, my heart melted . He was so innocent, so tiny, so cute!
World’s oldest living cat is 30-year-old Scooter, according to the Guinness World Records book
According to the Guinness World Records book, Scooter, a 30-year-old Siamese from Mansfield, Texas, is officially the new oldest living cat. 30 cat years is the equivalent of approximately 136 human years!
Mother cat stops traffic carrying kitten across busy street (July 1925, New York City)
A really beautiful and heartwarming photo: In July, 1925, a mother cat stops traffic carrying kitten across busy street in New York City.