My belief is that domestic cats lick fur instinctively by which I mean without conscious thought. It just happens. This goes against the grain of what we want to believe. You’d have thought that cats would have some conscious control … please continue reading
Cats are both predators and prey. As an instinctual survival strategy, to avoid detection they are extremely fastidious about their personal hygiene. Amazingly, cats can spend up to 50% of each day self-grooming. There are times however, when cats overdo … please continue reading
Suzy mentioned TigerLily’s problem with hairballs. Long haired cats can have problems with hairballs. They can cause obstructions. For Charlie (my cat) hairballs seem to have grazed the lining of his lower intestine or at least inflammed it slightly. He … please continue reading
We should be aware of what our cat gets up to when alone at home. The video below is a tough one to watch. There is no violence, just nothing but transparent loneliness and obvious separation anxiety. Heartbreaking. I was … please continue reading
Does cat hair annoy you? No, is my answer and I’ll tell you why. I am used it. It never really bothered me but I am completely used to it, now. I treat it the same way I treat dust … please continue reading
There is a very impressive level of mutual support amongst mother cats (queens) when living in colonies. The support systems do not necessarily take place between relatives such as sisters or mother and daughter. Unrelated cats also help one another … please continue reading
They say that cats groom themselves in a certain order. Always the same order. Self-grooming is called “autogrooming”. When a cat grooms another it is called “allogrooming“. Cat saliva has many benefits for the cat. At one time, VG, an … please continue reading
Why does my cat lick himself where I have stroked him or petted him (I don’t like the verb “to pet”)? This happens a lot. I haven’t seen an answer listed on the internet on the first page of Google … please continue reading
