The reason why people don’t want animals to be able to communicate using language is because if it is decided that animals can do this it presents huge ethical problems. It’ll open up the door to a greater awareness that … Continue reading →
An American veterinarian, Dr Weitzman, claims to have decoded the feline language (come on Dr. we know already 😉 ). Gary Weitzman believes that each cat has more than a dozen vocalisations, each of which maintains a fixed meaning for … Continue reading →
The language of true love is universal but what is “kitty’s own language”? That question should be the start of this article. The simple and honest answer is that we don’t yet fully understand cat communication which has many facets … Continue reading →
The other day I was perusing a message boards in one of the cat communities to which I belong. I ran across a very strange question posed by an owner who was quite upset and concerned about his cat’s usual … Continue reading →
Feline vocal language is universal. In the same way that music is referred to as the Universal Language, no matter what part of the world in which we live, the familiar sounds that cats make when expressing emotions are also … Continue reading →
This is a page on the Manx Cat written for kids and people who like to read plain English and see good pictures. The Manx is a cat breed that has been around for a long time. It is one … Continue reading →
FIP is caused by a virus. A virus is the sort of organism that gives us the common cold. The virus that causes FIP is a coronavirus – feline enteric coronavirus (FeCV). In infected cats the virus is found in: … Continue reading →
by Ruth (England) Declawing is banned or considered extremely inhumane and only performed under extreme circumstances in 38 countries of the world. It’s totally banned in all the countries in the EU and in the countries where it is considered … Continue reading →
In answer to the question, “do cats understand human emotions?” my current thinking is that they do understand them to a limited extent through the person’s facial expressions, their behavior and body language but they will not understand the definition of emotions i.e. they cannot label a form of human behavior arising from a specific emotion.
Continue reading →I am discussing the domestic cat’s tail. Having thought about this for the first time, I’ve decided that the positioning and movement of a cat’s tail is between a voluntary and an involuntary action. Therefore, it does not quite have … Continue reading →
