What affects us affects cats
A cat’s sense of smell is far better than ours. Cats rely heavily on their sense of smell. The part of the brain called the olfactory bulbs are an important reason why a cat has such an excellent sense of smell. Relative to their size, cats have smaller olfactory bulbs than dogs but substantially …
Humans have bitter taste receptors to taste bitterness in plants that we eat. Also, for humans a bitter taste can indicate that the food should not be eaten as bitterness under certain circumstances is associated with toxins. Domestic cats are, as we know, strict meat eaters and it has puzzled scientists as to why …
In a study conducted at Lincoln University, UK it was found that: ‘most cats used the visual cue to learn the location of the food’ (by ‘cats’ she means the domestic cat – felis silvestris catus). The participating cats had a choice: use your nose or your sight and 4 out 6 used their …
Do you think that domestic cats can see ghosts? Do you believe in ghosts? I am quite a scientific person and I like to see hard evidence but despite that when you hear sensible, reasonable and plausible people talking about their encounters with ghosts you can’t help but begin to believe that they might …
Tashirojima, off the Japanese coast, is sometimes called Cat Island. Incidentally, there is another Cat Island off Hawaii. The Japanese Cat Island has this name because, apparently, there are about 100 people living on the island but there are 300 cats. Initially they were brought to the island to kill mice to stop them …
Hypersensitivity to vibrations by deaf cats needs exploring more. Mel made this very interesting comment on this page: This is my first post to any kind of board like this. I am researching to find a reason for what happened to my cat today. She is 17 and very healthy other than for awhile …
His name is Pudding and he is a ginger and white tabby cat. A very handsome cat, he is, too. I think you will agree. He’s a good boy and he did well. His adopter is Amy Jung. She is diabetic. We are told that she had a seizure in her sleep and Pudding …
How good is a cat’s memory? This is an important question because it affects the behaviour of a cat and it can affect the way our cat interacts and relates to us. However, you will struggle to find solid information about cat memory on the Internet. This page, therefore, is based upon what I …
