A Michael Broad Blog
Understandably we tend to humanize (anthropomorphize) our cat companions as they are often firmly members of the family and little humans. Sometimes naughty kids. But cats don’t understand the concept of human naughtiness as what we see as naughty behavior is natural behaviour for domestic cats. It is instinctively reactive to the environment created …
The infographic answers the question succinctly. There are other signs. But you can work backwards in answering the question. It is like this: a good cat caregiver creates a near perfect environment for their cat companion which ably meets a domestic cat’s requirements. Under these circumstances, assuming the cat is healthy and free of …
This is a Royal Society Open Science study which should interest everyone including breeders of cats. I have to get cats into the article! But seriously it is information which should concern cat and dog breeders as well as humans. It is important I feel. In my opinion, the finding of the research is …
From a couple of well-documented studies, we know that human voices frighten wild animals, even large, top-of-the-food-chain species such as lions. All human voices spell danger to most wild animals. The domestic cat is slightly different but not that different. They are very used to the sounds made by their caregiver which is why …
This is a useful free to use photographic quality image of a ginger tabby Maine Coon cat resting in a cat tree of suitable size and robustness. He’ll be male as nearly all ginger tabbies are male. RELATED: 12 facts on keeping an indoor cat happy We (good cat caregivers) know that ensuring your …
I have never seen an article about domestic cats vocalising their pleasant day-to-day feelings despite the fact that it happens all the time and is a nice reminder that cats are sentient beings. If anyone doubts that domestic cats are sentient just listen to your cat when she curls up comfortably for a snooze …
Cats, like humans, can be influenced by their early experiences. If a cat has positive experiences with a male owner or caregiver at a young age, it may develop a strong preference for males later in life. Conversely, if a cat has negative experiences with males, such as being hit or abused, it may develop a lifelong fear or distrust …
This is a response to the Bored Panda article on why cats knock things over and how to stop them. The veterinary student author of that article lists many reasons why domestic cats knock things over. What we are talking about is cats jumping up onto a table, sideboard or a mantelpiece and knocking …
