Teil 723 – Bionik

Teil 723 – Bionik

Simply put, bionics has the objective to learn from Mother Nature and to copy and translate highly optimized and efficient aspects of fauna and flora into technology. We all know the so-called lotus effect of paints that are self-cleaning by copying the mechanism from...
Teil 708 – Aua!

Teil 708 – Aua!

Anal glands – the dog owners amongst you will probably know exactly what this is going to be about because dogs tend to have more problems with these than cats. The anal glands are paired sacs that are located on either side of the anus. Amongst other things,...
Teil 701 – Sorgenkinder

Teil 701 – Sorgenkinder

Maxine and Kater give me reason for concern at the moment. Remember beginning of last year? How much weight Maxine gained and how portly she had become (see above)? Well, that has changed during the course of the year. Once, I observed how she took a mouth full of...
Teil 696 – Herzensangelegenheit

Teil 696 – Herzensangelegenheit

In December it was time for Islay’s routine echocardiography but as I could not get an appointment we had to postpone it till this month. Regulars might recall, that after Ice-B died of the hereditary heart disease HMC (short for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), I...
Teil 685 – Rückzugsorte

Teil 685 – Rückzugsorte

When your cats live indoors only, they should ideally have access to your whole flat – even your bedroom. Try snuggling up with your cat and you will see that this is an experience not to be missed. With the whole apartment or house at the cats‘ disposal...