You’ll see this quite often. If a domestic cat takes her food out of her food bowl and takes it somewhere else, even a short distance, it is the behaviour of an inherited, wild cat trait to take food to … Continue reading →
It’s four in the morning and I have just saved a mouse from a certain but slow death at the hands of my cat’s hunting skills. The mouse was hiding between two walking boots. I could hear the squeaks. This … Continue reading →
Let’s think of a brave new world, a considerable time in the future, when people have control over the creation of random bred cats (moggies) and when they might be bred by licensed breeders who focus exclusively on their cats’ … Continue reading →
For a while, experts were baffled by these mysterious, wriggling critters which you can see in this woman’s hand. The video has gone viral and there’s lots of speculation about what we are looking at. The current theory is that … Continue reading →
Compared with feral felines, are domestic cats more or less nocturnally active? This is a question asked by a person on Quora.com. It seems to presume that feral cats are nocturnal. I wouldn’t presume that necessarily. Feral cats will behave … Continue reading →
What do you do when your cat brings in a live mouse? It seems to me that there are several options. And the options depend upon how things pan out and whether you fear or like mice. I like them. … Continue reading →
The ‘defend prey instinct’ is always present in domestic cats no matter their age. Have you experienced this sort of behavior? I have with my current cat. When he comes in with a mouse and I try and save the … Continue reading →
A cat owner asks, “Why would my cat steal my shoes and hide them under my bed?” The question could equally apply to other items but shoes are highly suitable because they smell strongly of the owner. I tried to … Continue reading →
Cat owners see this under their bed. What do I mean? Well, this is what I found under my bed this morning. You can tell that it is under my bed because of the dust! It is a strange looking … Continue reading →
All over the Internet, at the moment, there is the result of a study on the predation of rats by feral cats which took place in New York City, USA. Misconception The conclusion of the study is that feral cats … Continue reading →
