This time around, we’ve caught up with our customer Joanne, to hear more about her cat, Meg, and what led to her having to make a claim. Background: I’ve always had at least one cat covering nearly 50 years. Meg was from a rescue centre. I had lost my previous cat not long before; she […]

It’s a bit of a stereotype that cats and dogs don’t get on; we were all brought up on cartoons that had cats and dogs as sworn enemies and we often compare cats and dogs; after all, they’re very different animals. Cats can be quite solitary creatures, while dogs are more sociable and were domesticated […]

This time around, we’ve caught up with our customer Kuniko, to hear more about her cat, Sen, and what led to her having to make a claim. Background: For the past 40 years, I’ve continuously lived with both cats and dogs, and I’ve always had pet insurance. My first generation of five cats were all […]

There’s a real trend for hairless cats at the moment, they seem to have become much more common recently, but they actually date back centuries. There are depictions of them in artefacts from ancient civilizations, such as the Aztecs who saw them as sacred beings with healing properties. Their hairlessness is a genetic mutation, and […]

Ever wondered where your cat would choose to live if they had the final say? From sun-soaked nap spots to nearby vets and pet-friendly landlords, here at The Insurance Emporium, we’ve crunched the numbers to uncover the best UK cities for cats in 2025. Data Methodology: To work out which cities are the most cat-friendly, […]

Background When growing up and until I moved out of home, we had a family cat, but Ethel is the first cat/pet of my own. I got her a year after I moved into my first home. Ethel is extremely loving and loyal; she is like my shadow. It’s no exaggeration to say that whenever […]

Of all our pets, cats are probably the most aloof and to look at them you’d think that nothing ever phases them; they’re usually in charge of whichever household they’ve decided to grace their presence with, as well as being in charge of whichever lowly humans live there. They drift through life demanding food, sleeping, […]

When we think of Autumn, we often think of falling leaves, cosy evenings under a blanket with the candles lit and not forgetting the infamous pumpkin spice latte. It also marks the beginning of events in people’s social calendars, such as Halloween. With pumpkin carving a staple tradition in many households and the rise in […]

It’s the age-old debate among pet owners, who’s the superior species, is it cats or dogs? Along with metaphors such as ‘they fight like cats and dogs’ we’re led to believe that cats and dogs don’t get along, so we need to pick a side. Yet, it’s often a myth that your furry companions can’t […]

We love catching up with our customers to hear more about their pets, unsurprisingly they always speak so fondly of what they mean to them. In this instance, we caught up with Sam, who is the proud owner of Bubble and Squeak who are female moggies or as she called them ‘my fur babies’, to […]