Allogrooming refers to one cat grooming another. Between adult cats, especially if they have grown up together, mutual grooming is primarily about cementing friendly relations with each other and not really about mutual hygiene. This is why domestic cats like … please continue reading
A domestic cat’s saliva does not contain shampoo-like substances. It does not act like a shampoo. It contains bacteria and it also contains certain enzymes which encourages blood to clot and wounds to heal (I am told). It also contains … please continue reading
‘Allogrooming’ means social grooming between members of the same species. The origin of the word comes from ‘allo’ which in ancient Greek means ‘different’ or ‘other’. So it means grooming another animal. One interpretation of allogrooming holds that it is … please continue reading
Apparently, only one study has tried to elucidate what is going on when a cat grooms (licks) another, which as you might know is called allogrooming. The study took place in 1998 (van den Bos). The study concerned an indoor … please continue reading
In general, we should allow our cat to choose how much we caress and stroke him or her. There can be a tendency to over do it. Or there can be a tendency for cat caretakers to pet their cat … please continue reading
This is going to be a fun article about my cats, past and present, who enjoy the fine art of grooming each other (and dogs). I’m fortunate enough to live in a cat household where watching the cats groom each … please continue reading
I have always said the obvious, that cats see us as giant cats. All the signs are there: kneading us for milk, licking us, then we stroking them back, scent exchanging and so on. John Bradshaw who wrote Cat Senses … please continue reading
My cat Binnie Do Millions of people, cat lovers and even those who are not so sure about cats, stroke cats every day. It’s something we do almost instinctively. We like to do it because we make contact with a … please continue reading
