The title sounds too negative. It almost sounds as if it was written by a cat hater. But no, the words come from the world’s most prolific and best-known veterinarian/author in one of the best books on the domestic cat: … continue reading…
This is one day in the life of my relationship with my cat companion. It might be fairly typical as all these things happen to every cat caregiver from time to time. Or perhaps they don’t and if not, I … continue reading…
As the word at the beginning of the question is “can” I can discuss it theoretically. Theoretically a domestic cat could kill a human directly (physically) under very exceptional and infinitesimally rare circumstances but there are probably instances where domestic … continue reading…
Introduction: this is a guest article from about 2010 which I have republished as today April 21, 2022, I am writing about feline aggression. by Poochu (India) Sexual aggression 1 Sexual aggression 2 Sexual aggression 3 Tom Cat The incident … continue reading…
I’ve just bumped into another reason why a domestic cat might attack their own tail. We see a lot of this but it is normally in play. It’s just chasing their tail but if they end up biting their tail … continue reading…
I can think of three reasons why a domestic cat might bite their owner during petting. The first is often discussed which is that domestic cats can be overstimulated by petting whereby the cat interprets it as play and, as … continue reading…
Background Humans often live in a row of houses with backyards and fences delineating their property boundary. Domestic cats don’t recognise boundaries. They just recognise space, the space that they claim as their own. It crosses human boundaries. They don’t … continue reading…
BAGCILAR, ISTANBUL, TURKEY: This is a video taken from a television screen of a community cat in Istanbul, Turkey, outside a café where a man with his small dog is walking. The female cat has kittens to protect so she … continue reading…
All instances of domestic cats attacking humans are defensive actions, transferred aggression or play biting and scratching caused by overstimulation.
continue reading...The question implies that your cat has not hissed at you before and therefore the relationship is good. Despite this, at the time that she hissed at you, she perceived you as a predator. A threatening cat faced with a … continue reading…
This is a trending YouTube video. It shows a domestic cat and dog together in the home. It is entitled ‘A cat thinks long before hitting a dog’. The ‘hitting’ takes the form of a swipe to the back of … continue reading…
These are the best antibiotics for cat bites (my thanks to InFocusL Culture that Infected Cat Bite (and Give Antibiotics): PREFERRED Amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin) ALTERNATIVES Add metronidazole to each alternative – used for anaerobic activity. It is unclear if metronidazole is … continue reading…
This ginger tabby-and-white domestic cat living on the Surf coast, Victoria, Australia, is quite fearless in the defence of her/his territory. We don’t know his gender so I’ll refer to him as male as he is called ‘Sam’ although it … continue reading…
If you watch the video, I am sure that you will agree with me that this is a bizarre situation. You see a Sphynx cat, a female cat who has lost her kittens we are told. We are further told … continue reading…
When cats who used to get along begin to fight there will be a good reason for it because cats behave instinctively to what is happening around them and what has happened to them in the past. There are two … continue reading…
