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Cat signs of contentment versus sadness

PoC avatarPosted on May 27, 2022 by Michael BroadMay 27, 2022

It might be useful to compare the signs of contentment versus the signs of sadness in domestic cats. These are emotions at the extremes. Therefore, there should be a big apparent difference between how domestic cats behave and present to … Continue reading →

Posted in contentment | Tagged cat depression, cat emotions, happy cat | Leave a reply

Quiet, subtle sounds can stress cats too

PoC avatarPosted on November 24, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 24, 2021

Quiet, subtle sounds can be perceived by a domestic cat as a threat, possibly the sign of a predator. It is instinctive to domestic cats to be alert to these sounds. They may be innocuous to us. We might not … Continue reading →

Posted in noise induced | Tagged anxiety, cat anxiety, cat ownership, fearful, household sounds, noise, noise induced anxiety, responsible cat ownership, science, study | 7 Replies

Cat’s strong, clear, facial expression and strange sound signals annoyance about owner’s behaviour

PoC avatarPosted on October 30, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 30, 2021

This cat is clearly unhappy and about to attack but owner presses on and holds her cat the wrong way. The woman who is holding her cat (and I have presumed that this is her cat) can clearly see that … Continue reading →

Posted in annoyance | Tagged annoyance, cat communication, cat facial expression, cat facial expressions, cat sounds, cat vocalisations, human behavior, human to cat relationship | Leave a reply

Infecting your cat with stress through pandemic upheaval

PoC avatarPosted on October 8, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 8, 2021

The Covid pandemic caused upheaval in the lives of cat caregivers; both at the beginning, during it and at the transition coming out of it. Each stage of the pandemic resulted in change to the lifestyles of cat owners. And … Continue reading →

Posted in stress | Tagged cat emotions, cat overgrooming, cat pheromone, cat stress, cats and pandemics, Covid-19, Feliway, human emotions, routines, stressed cat | Leave a reply

True or false? Cats are falling ill with stress because owners spend longer at home due to Covid

PoC avatarPosted on September 5, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 5, 2021

For a while now, the Mail Online has featured a startling headline which states that cats are falling ill with ‘life-threatening stress’ because their owners are working from home under social distancing rules during the Covid pandemic. That of course … Continue reading →

Posted in stress | Tagged cat stress, human behavior, human to cat relationship, stressed cat | 1 Reply

Veterinarian wrong to say that cats are depressed and irritated by their owners when at home too much

PoC avatarPosted on August 26, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 26, 2021

There is a report by the Express newspaper of a woman, whose name is Joanna, tweeting the following: “Today the vet told me that since Covid, they have had to treat a number of cats with depression caused by irritation … Continue reading →

Posted in sadness | Tagged cat depression, Covid-19, depression, human to cat relationship, sad cat | Leave a reply

Cats sleeping in the ‘dead position’

PoC avatarPosted on July 13, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 13, 2021

When domestic cats sleep in the “dead position” (i.e. they look as if they are dead) it’s because they feel sublimely secure in their home environment. They are belly-up and therefore vulnerable. I don’t think you’ll see this very often … Continue reading →

Posted in sense of security | Tagged calm cat, cat emotions, cat sleeping, cats sleeping, confident cat, security | Leave a reply

Why are domestic cats scared of cucumbers?

PoC avatarPosted on May 12, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 12, 2021

Although this precise question has been asked and answered many times, I will throw my hat into the ring, briefly. There are two reasons why cats are scared of cucumbers, (1) they are hardwired to avoid snakes as they’ve inherited … Continue reading →

Posted in fear | Tagged african asian wildcat, cat behavior, cat behavior explained, cat domestication, cat emotions, cat evolution, cat fear, dangers to cats, evolution, fearful, Natural Instincts, snakes | Leave a reply

10 signs that a domestic cat is stressed

PoC avatarPosted on April 26, 2021 by Michael BroadApril 27, 2021

Below, I list 10 signs of stress in a domestic cat. These may occur together or individually depending upon the source of the stress, the degree of the stress and the individual cat’s character. The last factor is important. Confident … Continue reading →

Posted in stress | Tagged cat anxiety, cat stress, cat stress and scratching, cat suffering from stress?, stressed cat, This | Leave a reply

Can cats be scared of the dark?

PoC avatarPosted on April 20, 2021 by Michael BroadApril 20, 2021

Summary: Domestic cats might, exceptionally and unusually, be temporarily scared of the dark despite being strongly predisposed to venturing out in the dark because they are crepuscular by nature. It is a strange question because cats can see well in … Continue reading →

Posted in fear | Tagged cat anxiety, cat behavior, cat behavior explained, cat crepuscular activity, cat fear, fearful

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