What affects us affects cats
A study has concluded that the brains of domestic cats have shrunk during the time that they have been domesticated. And having shrunk I have concluded that domestic cats are probably more stupid today than they were at the time of the Ancient Egyptians. And I suspect that they will go on becoming a …
A search for cat paw prints can mean one of two things: a search for clip art of paw prints and/or a cat’s tracks left in sand, earth or snow and sometimes rock! Consequently, I cover both topics on this page. Clip art Below I present a piece a clip art that I have …
The Internet has fallen in love with an adorable cat who does somersaults to order. I think their name is Mischo. I don’t think this happened because of deliberate training but, rather, informal self-imposed training for the cat’s entertainment and to entertain her human caregiver. The caregiver encouraged it through rewards. There is also …
People search for “cat climbing trees”, although I am not quite sure why – uhmm..I think it is because they are looking for cat furniture 😊. Or it might simply be an interest in the superb agility of cats as expressed in tree climbing. Or it might be about how to stop their cat …
Here are 4 ways to work out cat years to human years and vice versa. The calculator at the end of the article is a useful third-party gizmo. It will do the math for you. The spreadsheet data below contains two sources for accuracy. In the middle are Dr Bruce Fogle’s calculator and Ruth’s …
There are two parts of this page. In the first part I described the results of this study back in 2008. In the second part I have revisited the study and described it again because I wasn’t happy with the first effort. I’m still not entirely happy but there it is. Cat’s urine smell …
What causes a domestic cat to shed their fur? People want to know. And on the internet, they’ve been told a million times 😕 . It’s my turn. You have to answer the question from two standpoints. Firstly, you have to ask whether the cat is healthy or unhealthy. And if the answer is …
Female cats can be choosy in selecting a male and thereby procreate. She uses her courtship to select her favoured male or males. Males can impress females through the pungency of their urine. They are advertising their fitness and ability to procreate and create fit families through the smell of their urine. It’s remarkable …
