A Michael Broad Blog
The truly unique “two talking cats” video on YouTube has been seen 103 million times which is unsurprising. Or perhaps it might be fair to say that it’s unique to capture on video cats talking to themselves like this. It possibly happens from time to time but it must be extremely rare. But what …
Do cats need to socialise with other cats in order to be happy and healthy? What the question is asking is whether a domestic cat needs to successfully live with another domestic cat in a good relationship in order to be happy and healthy. And the answer is no because there are many millions …
Many cat owners might say that their domestic cat companion is an excellent pet. I’m going to say something which is almost heretical and something which sounds anti-cat as if said by a cat hater. But I’m not; I am a cat lover and a realist. And with that character trait, I have to …
You might know this cat video. It shows a male pianist playing a nice piece of classical piano music. The cat is on his lap with their paws on the keyboard. The cat has a great relationship with the man which is very apparent. It went viral some time ago and has probably been …
These cats become bonded four days after they met! This has got to be an example of what I call ‘cat chemistry’. It does exist. It is an interesting concept because a lot of people even doubt if cats have emotions. Although that human blind spot is rapidly disappearing. In multi-cat homes we do …
An alternative and a further question on the same or similar topic might be, “Why do domestic cats head-butt each other?” I believe that if you can regard the scent (pheromones) of a domestic or wild cat as a representation of them in terms of their body odour i.e. their scent, it helps to …
I’ll cut to the chase as I have mentioned this study before but Michelle Starr of MSN has nicely picked out some key elements of a study into emotional bonding between cats/dogs and humans. These are interspecies friendships. The study at Oregon State University lead by Kristyn Vitale found that cats form secure attachment …
You have to get the distinct impression that this couple of cats are very close emotionally. I have a sense that they are brothers but the person who uploaded the video does not tells about their relationship. Although their relationship is an important part of the video. They think alike. Then it goes a …
