The orphaned kitten that was the most purrfect gift of all

Mrs Ainsworth was a plumpish, pleasant-faced woman in her 40s and the kind of client veterinary surgeons dream of: well-off, generous, and the owner of three cosseted Basset Hounds. It only needed the habitually mournful expressions of one of the dogs to deepen a little and I was round there post-haste. One autumn morning, one … Read more

Purrfect harmony! Ginger cat Barney rocks the internet in piano duet with its guitar-playing owner

Purrfect harmony! Ginger cat Barney rocks the internet in piano duet with its guitar-playing owner Russian musician Marsel Gilmanov has shared footage of his piano-playing cat Barney the cat like to bash the keys of an electric keyboard at home in Moscow Mr Gilmanov joined his ginger pet by playing a guitar during the unusual … Read more

As a Savannah cat terrorises a posh neighbourhood, meet the women who say their moggies are purrfect

When horrified residents in an affluent London suburb reported sightings of a large cat roaming the area, everyone thought a cheetah was on the loose. The large, lean, muscular feline, with distinctive spotted fur, was seen in the back garden near ‘Billionaires’ Row’, in North London, where sheikhs and princes keep vast mansions. But this … Read more