What affects us affects cats
You will see a ginger tabby-and-white cat looking at a video of the cat’s former owner who has died. The cat looks intently and then gently head-butts (nuzzles) the image and rests his head on the screen. It’s a wow moment. It is clear that this cat is looking at his former human companion, …
We are referring to domestic cats no doubt. What does the phrase ‘care about’ mean? To ‘care for’ someone would apply to a cat owner looking after their house cat. But the question asks whether cats have affection for their owner or other people who the cat knows because to ‘care about’ means affections …
Can cats love? This is a very tricky question and we don’t actually know the answer but we can at least explore the idea. It is probably worth thinking about what the word love means. A most abused, used and misrepresented term. Well, as far as I can see, a neuroscientist, Andreas Bartels of …
