You have to be careful that you don’t project human thoughts onto animal companions when answering questions about higher emotions and domestic cats. The modern domestic cat is still essentially a solitary character but over thousands of years of domestication … Continue reading →
We have to rely on personal experience and the experience of others to decide how long we can leave cats at home alone because, to the best of my knowledge, there are no scientific studies which help us. Not that … Continue reading →
She has an interesting face as well. This looks like a disheveled tortoiseshell coat. It is messy. I believe that there is a distinct difference in the facial expression of a cat who is relaxed and content to that of … Continue reading →
Here are five pictures of kittens sucking on their thumbs. Thumb sucking in kittens is the same as human babies sucking their thumbs. It is an act which is comforting and which reduces stress. Sometimes human babies suck their thumbs … Continue reading →
There is a 2013 study on this topic which concluded that domestic cats living in multi-cat homes are not more stressed because of their living arrangements. There may be some stressed cats in the group but the added stress is … Continue reading →
The meaning of the domestic cat’s slow blink is a signal, through body language, that the cat trusts and is relaxed in the presence of the person to whom the blink is directed. That’s my opinion and I am falling … Continue reading →
This is very much a tongue in cheek feline story as far as I am concerned but others will have a different opinion. In the first video below, with the tiny screen size, we see a predominantly black cat, Boo, … Continue reading →
The answer is no because cats aren’t self-conscious (self-aware), period. I could leave it there because anything else is strictly unnecessary. However, the question is really on the topic of whether cats feel embarrassed by a lion cut. And once … Continue reading →
The obvious reason why domestic cats lick their owners is because it is a sign of affection but there may be alternative reasons, which I discuss here. I say this because scientists have not yet investigated this form of feline … Continue reading →
Some people want to know whether domestic cats can feel embarrassed. There is nothing to suggest in my personal experiences that cats can feel the emotion of embarrassment. That’s not conclusive and some people believe that cats do feel embarrassed … Continue reading →
