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It may sound like something from a futuristic movie but a cat rehoming centre in America is using the web and robotic toys to allow cats to interact with potential new owners over the internet.

The Oragan Humane Society has launched a website which allows people from all over the world to interact with cats in their centre.

The website allows visitors to control robotic play toys that have been placed with the cats.

Visitors to the site are placed in a queue to have two minutes of interaction with the kitty cats.

The shelter hopes that the interaction with the cats may lead to visitors adopting a cat that they have been playing with.

Early response to the site is said to be a great success, some visitors are returning everyday to play with the cats while the cats are said to love the attention!

The idea is surely a step forward in the cat world, only time will tell whether the technology will be used wider in the cat rehoming and breeding world.

Either way I am certainly curious to try out the interactive technology – the cats in Oragan may have a new play mate in the not to distant future.

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So you have purchased a new Kitten, the children are excited; you have equipped yourself with lots of new kitten supplies.

But you still need to name your new feline friend.

So what should you call it, well here at Cat-breeds.co.uk we have been racking our brains for some suggestions.

Here are the names that came top of our list:

1) Cookie
2) Brownie
3) Comet
4)  Shadow
5) Fudge
6) Rhubarb
7) Custard
9) Kitty
9) Tabatha
10) Guinness
11) Trevor
12) Perkins
13) Alfina
14) Samba
15) Monty
16) Cabbage
17) Coco
18) Cupcake
19) Brandy
20) Patch

Looking back on this list, I was shocked at just how much food related names have made the cut.

I am not sure what that says about the Cat-breeds.co.uk office. I guess we were all pretty hungry and have a sweet tooth.

So what are your favourite cat’s names? Do you also have a liking for food related names or do you prefer your names savoury or even born from Hollywood legend? We would love to hear from you.

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The names Cat- Elvis the cat!

A new secret agent is on the prowl, more charisma than James Bond more dazzling  than Adam from Spooks, this new agent will use his ‘butter wouldn’t melt’ appearance to catch targets off guard.

Elvis the cat has accepted his mission, this weekend he will be going undercover at the Jura Music Festival on the Isle of Jura in the Hebrides.

Elvis will be trying a special gadget; a camera clipped to his collar which will take pictures of unsuspecting festival goers, capturing snaps that  show the true story of the event.

The pictures will then be published, unedited, on the festival’s website where the victims of the undercover mission will be able to see the evidence that Elvis has captured thought the day.

So if revellers want to stay on the right side of this kitty on a mission, remember he likes his milk shaken not stirred.

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A smart cat flap is helping owners keep control of their cat movements and prevent any unwanted guests from sneaking in via the cat flap.

The Porte Smart Flap is more expensive than your standard cat flap costing between £85 and £100; however some owners are willing to pay the extra for peace of mind over their cat’s movements.

No collar is needed, the cat flap works by reading cats microchip. Owners can programme up to 30 cats microchips into the system.

Owners can also programme the flap so it can only be operated at certain times of day, for example so cats can only leave the house during daylight hours.

Speaking in the Telegraph a spokesman for the company that makes the flaps, Radio Systems, said:

“There have been plenty of smart flaps before, using magnets or infra-red. But this is the first one that does not require a cat to wear a special collar and the first one to use microchips. It is unique and a real breakthrough in cat flap technology.”

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While there are many benefits of putting a collar on your cat many new cat owners debate whether a collar could cause more harm than good.

Some owners worry that placing a collar round their felines neck will irritate them or increase the chances of injury, even with modern collars where safety and comfort have become an integral part of the design.

However straying cats are a  big concern for owners and collars and microchips help to make beloved feline friends identifiable.

A new study from Ohi University suggests that in almost 60% of cases cats’ tolerance to collars exceed their owner’s expectations.

The study took a sample of over 300 cats that were given a collar to wear for 6 months. Different collars were used across the sample and at the end of the study the opinion of the owners was sought.

Not only did the study find that cats are more tolerable to wearing a collar that expected, it also found that the success of cats adapting to collars can be down to their owner’s perseverance. Some owners gave up the first time the collar came off, others found that perseverance would lead to their cat happily wearing them after time.

The study’s findings also suggest that key to getting your cat to wear a collar is a fit loose enough for two fingers to be placed between the collar and neck.

While the study may have shown that cats tolerate collars it has done little to solve the debate over whether collars are dangerous.

So what do you think? Do collars cause more harm than good or should they be one of the first items on the list for any new cat owner?

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Some of the things that buyers look out for at car auctions are: air conditioning, ABS, heated seats and CD players…for one buyer from the West Midlands a snoozing tabby cat could be added to that list.

A tabby cat unwittingly decided to take a cat nap in a car about to go up for auction at Blue Cycle salvage dealers in Doncaster. The sleeping cat was blissfully unaware of the bidding war that had started, continuing to sleep quietly on the back seat.

The new owner of the car only noticed the sleeping kitty when he arrived home in his new car, after a 100 mile trip.

The cat is now with the RSPCA at Weoley Castle, Birmingham where staff have called her Doris.

The Auction house is now putting up posters to help find Doris’ original owners.

This story proves that even the sleepiest cat can get itself in to all sorts of trouble. If you are considering adding a kitten to your family make sure you take out insurance straight away. If you purchase a kitten from a breeder registered with the Cat Breeders Association we will give you 12 weeks Free Breeder Choice insurance when you register with us upto 48 hours after collecting your cat, visit www.cat-breeds.co.uk for more information.

A tabby cat from Milton Keyes has been reunited with his owners after a 5 month delivery adventure saw him stranded over 40 miles away.

Gerry had been playing outside of his owner’s, the Tadman’s, home when he decided to explore a delivery van which was dropping off a neighbour’s new sofa.

The curious Kitty then became trapped inside the lorry as it went on a delivery run across three counties.

Unseen by the driver Gerry was only spotted when he escaped at the depot in Tongwell. The concerned driver then rang around his previous deliveries to find out who the cat was and eventually the Tadman family were notified of their beloved moggy’s adventure.

The family began a frantic search for Gerry, leaving out food and putting up posters.

Despite their extensive search efforts it was thanks to Gerry’s microchip that the missing cat was found. Gerry had been meowing outside a lady in Corby’s house.
Taking pity on the crying cat the lady let Gerry into her house and took him to a local vet who scanned the micro-chip and contacted the Tadman family.

Speaking at her joy at being reunited with the Gerry, Janice Tadman said:
“I was ecstatic. I said to the lady who found him ‘can I come and get him now, where do you live’ thinking she would say Willen or Newport Pagnell, she said ‘yes, I’m in Corby’. So I went on the forty mile trip there and forty miles back to collect him.’”

Like Gerry many cats have an inquisitive nature and they are perhaps at their most mischievous when they are kittens. If you are considering adding a kitten to your family make sure you insure your kitten within 48 hours of collection either via telephone or at www.cat-breeds.co.uk/. Join and receive 12 weeks Free Breeder Choice insurance.