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5 tips for bringing your new kitten home
Bringing a new kitten home for the first time is an exciting and memorable experience. But it’s important that you do your best to make sure your kitten can get settled into its new family. Follow these tips to help your kitten thrive in its first few weeks at home. 1. Be patient Although it can be easy to get swept up in the excitement of the occasion, try to remember that your little kitten is just a baby that needs to be given time before it is ready to come back with you. When it comes to kitchen development the best age to adopt is between ten and twelve weeks. This extra time spent with its mother and siblings is important for its development and it gives time to get used to contact with humans. Your patience will pay off when your kitten is less stressed and better adjusted to being...
Political mewsings
A while back, when Larry was given the job of Downing Street mouser-in-chief, I found myself drawing a cartoon series for a Sunday newspaper. Described as the political mewsings of Larry it allowed me to imagine a cat’s eye view of the goings on behind the country’s most famous front door. I realised I was following in a noble tradition of cat cartoonists, for cats have been a favourite subject for some 150 years. The great Punch cartoonist Sir John Tenniel created the definite Cheshire Cat for Alice in Wonderland – the cat that slowly vanished leaving only its grin behind. His life overlapped with the most celebrated cat cartoonist of all Louis Wain who made a living drawing cats with extraordinarily large eyes and very human characteristics. I remember my grandmother had a cat called aft...
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