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What’s this Moggyblog malarkey then, eh?

Moggy Blog is a website for cat keepers, admirers and enthusiasts. The site is meant to provide light hearted information about cats. We also have articles on more serious issue such as domestic cat health and Big Cat conservation.

If you wish you can post a photograph, a story and useful piece of information about your cat(s).

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Meet the Family!

If you look upon the family pet as a ‘flea bag’ or a good for nothin varmint; or if you have an allergy to cats that brings you out in a rash all over; then what you’ll find here won’t be of much interest… :-/.

….but, if you’ve seen next doors moggy leap six feet into the air, after something on the wing or marvelled at a local feline that can scale a fence in two leaps and balace on an inch wide strip of wood, then read on and take a look around. Above all, as you can tell by the name perhaps, this wot’s in ere is just a bit of feline fun. ;D

We would very much welcome your comments and suggestions so please contact us if you feel so inclined, oh and if you want to start blogging today, just hit the ‘Register’ button at the top of this window. It’s that simple.

In each and every case .. Thanks for stopping by

Ed & Norman.

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Sylvester the Cat

Thufferin Thuccotash!

Sylvester the Cat aka Sylvester or Puddy Cat, is a fictional cartoon cat character.

Puddy Tat is a three-time Academy Award-winning Tuxedo cat in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartton stable. Often seen chasing chasing Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippety Hopper. The name “Sylvester” is a play on Felis silvestris, the scientific name for the wild cat species (domestic cats like Sylvester, though, are actually Felis catus).

The character was brought to life in Friz Freleng’s Life With Feathers (1945). Freleng’s 1947 cartoon Tweetie Pie was the first pairing of Tweety with Sylvester, and the Bob Clampett-directed Kitty Kornered (1946) was Sylvester’s first pairing with Porky Pig. Sylvester appeared in 103 cartoons in the golden age. He appeared fourth most frequently in films behind Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and Daffy Duck respectively. Three of his cartoons won Academy Awards, the most for any starring Looney Tunes character: they are Tweetie Pie, Speedy Gonzales, and Birds Anonymous.

Credit: https://comicbookrealm.com

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The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther(s)
Image: DePatie-Freleng

Think of all the animals you ever heard about,

like rhinoceros and tigers, cats and mink,

there are lots of funny animals in all this world,

but have you ever seen a panther that is pink? Think!

A panther that is positively pink?

Well here he is, The Pink Panther,

The Pink Panther, everybody loves a panther that’s pink.

He really is a groovy cat, and he’s a gentleman, a scholar, he’s an-acrobat.

He’s in the pink, the Pink Panther,

the rinky-dink Panther and it’s as plain as your nose.

That he’s the one and only truly original,

Panther pink from head to toe.

Yes he’s the one and only truly original,

Panther Pink Panther from head to toe!

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‘Sybil’ replaces ‘Humphrey’ at No 10.

Well this is about as political as we’re going to get round here…so here goes…

Humphrey the Downing Street cat was retired in 1997, after years of living in the Cabinet Office and Downing Street areas. His departure came shortly after Tony Blair’s arrival as prime minister. A bird table was then put into No 10’s garden.

Sybil
Photograph: Alisdair Macdonald/Rex

Now, slinking down the corridors of power comes ‘Sybil’. Named after Basil Fawlty’s wife in the classic 1970s sitcom, Sybil lives in the flat above No 10 with the chancellor during the week. Gordon Brown and his wife occupy the bigger flat at Number 11, which is the traditional home of the chancellor.

Sybil, officially know as Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office

‘Sybil’ is famed for her nocturnal ramblings and can make the dourest of Labour politicians go weak at the knees. The new occupant at No 10 belongs to Alastair Darling.

Sybil, on her way to a summit meeting

Here’s an update on the history of the Offical Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office

Name Began tenure Ended tenure Prime Minister(s)
Treasury Bill 1924 1924 Ramsay MacDonald
Peter 1929 1946 Stanley Baldwin, Ramsay MacDonald, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee
Munich Mouser 1940 1943 Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill
Nelson 1940 1940 Winston Churchill
Peter 1941 1946 Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee
Peter II 1946 1946 Clement Attlee
Peter III 1946 1964 Clement Attlee, Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home
Peta 1964 1976 Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson, Edward Heath
Wilberforce 1973 1988 Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher
Humphrey 1989 1997 Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair
Sybil 2007 2009 Gordon Brown
Freya 2012 2014 David Cameron
Larry 2011 current David Cameron, Theresa May
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“Moggy” – origin of the word

Moggy or moggie (plural moggies) is a British affectionate term for a domestic cat, but is also used as alternative name for a mongrel or mixed-breed cat whose ancestry and pedigree are unknown or only partially known. Because of this mixed ancestry and free-breeding, a moggy can either be very healthy, or, if from an inbred feral colony, genetically unsound and sickly. However, as feral colonies are often left without any form of human intervention and veterinary attention, the sickly generally do not live past kittenhood, leaving the colony as a whole healthy.

Etymology
The origin of the word moggy is not a corruption of the word ‘mongrel’, as many believe. It was first recorded in 1911, and was possibly derived from maggie, margie or mog, all short forms of the female name Margaret. It is thought this was first used to describe an ungainly lumbering old cow, and it may even have been a minor rural English name for any cow; since ‘moggy’ was used in several 1800s English dialects as an ‘affectionate name’ for a cow. As rural people flocked to the cities during the latter part of the Industrial Revolution, it seems likely that the cow moggy became maggie, applied as a term of abuse for a dishevelled old woman or ‘woman of the street’.

The origin is obviously confused, but as the early 20th century streets of London became filled with very many unhealthy looking stray cats, it would have been natural to apply the term moggy to describe these unfortunate creatures.

In parts of Lancashire, England the word ‘moggy’ means mouse not cat. A cat was known as ‘the moggy catcher’. It has been suggested that this could be the etymology of the word moggy meaning ‘cat’ – over time the catcher part was dropped from ‘the moggy catcher’ and so moggy now means both ‘mouse’ and ‘cat’.

Thanks Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Pirate

Pirate ~ so named because of his eye patch.

Hi folks,
Here’s pirate, our faithful friend and cat of three years. Not only does he have an eye patch but also walks with a limp (just like Long John Silver). How he got that we’ve no idea.

Lovely calm creature who only gets troublesome around meal times, which is pretty normal for a cat I guess. The rest of the time spent sleeping in his favourite chair or under the rhodedendron bush. Well thats about it for now.

Alex.

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The European Lynx

Cat of the Month ~ October 2007

The European lynx is cat-like in appearance but is much larger than a domestic cat at just over 1m in length and weighing between 30 – 40Kg. They have a very short tail and ear tufts with a grey-brown spotted coat.

The European Lynx

The European Lynx live mainly in pine forests and mountain areas of northern Europe. They are solitary animals and have a large home territory which the mark and defend from other Lynx in the area. Their main prey are roe deer, hares and rabbits. Sometimes they will eat sheep. An adult lynx eats on average 1-2 kg of meat a day.

Unfortunately there are no longer any Lynx in Britain (other than in Zoos). They lived here about 1,000 years ago but became extinct probably due to hunting and loss of habitat.

Lynx mating takes place between February to April with usually 2 -3 young born 10 weeks later. The mother cares for and feeds her kittens on her own with no help from the father. Young lynx live with their mother until about ten months old and then move away. Most adults live for around 4 – 5 years but survivors can reach 17 years of age.

Some more facts about European Lynx:

  • There are several Scientific names for the Lynx. They are ‘Lynx Lynx’ (Siderian), Lynx Pardinus’ (Iberian), Lynx Canadensis (Canadian) or Lynx Rufus.
  • Lynx are rare animals with only small numbers present in just a few countries of Europe.
  • Some people are allowed to hunt lynx in Europe for their fur and skins.
  • Lynx have been reintroduced to some European countries to help them increase their numbers.
  • Some people want to return lynx to the wild in Britain.
  • It is thought that Scotland has enough wild places for about 350 lynx. However farmers may well be against this happening because lynx sometimes kill sheep.

    • Link to one of many Lynx websites