A Michael Broad Blog
There is a romantic concept that cats prefer to die alone. That they want to return to their roots when dying and distance themselves from the human world. But this a misconception as the cat is instinctively very pragmatic and practical in human terms. The infographic explains what I mean. More: dying
I have to say that the question is poorly formulated. There is an element of truth about it but it’s formulation misleads. The question should be, “Is it true that cats find a place to hide when they are badly injured or very ill?” The answer to this question is of course, yes. When …
An alternative but similar question would be, ‘Why do cats want to be alone when they die?’. Both questions assume that cats – by which I presume we mean domestic cats – want to be alone when they are dying. The small wild cats – understanding domestic cats It is starkly noticeable that in …
I apologise for the very morbid question but somebody asked it so I feel that I should try and answer it. The point about this question is that it will only be asked if your cat is either very old, and ‘dying of old age’ (multiple health issues), or very ill with a chronic …
People ask, “Why do cats disappear when they are about to die?”. I have two main points to make about this in answer to the question. Beforehand I’d like to mention the reason: cats hide when they are dying because they are vulnerable. It is an act of survival. First Point The first point …
