The body language of a cat’s eyes and ears are worth a quick discussion and I am reliant on personal experience and that of the vet Dr Bruce Fogle in his book Complete Cat Care. Eyes As is typical of other animals, dilated pupils indicate excitement or enervation because the cat is fearful or feeling …
There are many ways to make your cat happy. One of them is shown in the video which I’ve just made. A nothing video. It is not meant to be something great. It is just meant to be an example of how cat caregivers can make their cat happy. In this instance it is grooming …
Duty of cat caregiver: (1) keep them safe and (2) find ways to make them happy Read More »
The answer, as the image on this page states, is yes and no. It seems that domestic cats can behave as gay rather than heterosexual when they are sufficiently frustrated because they are unable to mate with the opposite sex. Under these circumstances their behavior is called an ‘overspilling of sexual activity’. It is probably …
A domestic cat companion’s eyes are expressive. There are probably five basic eye configurations: Wide-open pupil i.e. a dilated pupil with wide-open eyes Narrowed eyes with a narrow slit of a pupil Half-closed eyes with the pupil in a relaxed mid-range position Closed eyes Stare Background The pupil is the aperture of the eye which …
A major reason why cats like playing with toilet paper is because the bleaching chemicals excite them like catnip…. Both domestic and wild cats like playing with toilet paper. People speculate why cats find it so attractive. They are attracted to it in a way which indicates to me that it is more than simply …
The website “The Dodo” states in an article that the domestic cat goes bonkers after defecating. I have never seen it. In fact I don’t remember seeing any article about it until reading the Dodo article. Apparently, the behaviour is called the “zooms” or post-poop freak-outs. How common is it and what might be causing …
Cats Go Completely Bonkers After Pooping? I’ve Never Seen It Read More »
What do you make of that? It looks to me as if the cat became overexcited. There is no doubt that he is using what I call the Flehmen response. This is when the cat opens his mouth and lets the scent pass over the vomeronasal organ also known as Jacob’s organ. The cat’s behaviour …
Kitty’s vomeronasal organ picked up something out of this world Read More »
One of the sensitive spots of the domestic cat’s anatomy is the area of the vertebrae just before the base of the tail and at the end of the back (commonly described as the “base of the tail”). Cats respond to being petted slightly stronger than normal at this point of their body. The domestic …
Can cats get the urge to pee because they are excited? I have a feeling that they can but I also believe that it is rare. It had never occurred to me before I fostered Downton. He is a young male cat, about 9 months old. He behaves a bit like a kid. You can …
