by Finn Frode (Copenhagen, Denmark) Packing Soon my wife and I will be moving – and so will our two cats. We’ve started packing down the apartment and the cats of course watch with great interest. Problem is they know … Continue reading →
by Michael (London, UK) Sad cat – photo by karp3diem (Flickr) People ask whether there is such a thing as cat grief. There are no easily accessible scientific studies, that I can find, which deal with this subject. Perhaps, though, … Continue reading →
Introduction: [go straight to behavior during heat] This page applies to domestic cats. Wild cats behave similarly but there are species to species variations. Although the queen goes through four phases in her estrous (estrus) cycle, it is during, ‘heat’ … Continue reading →
Update: This page was written years ago. It has value but things have moved on a bit since then. Please use the search custom search facility to find other articles on cat emotions. [weaver_search width=300] Discussing cat emotions is very … Continue reading →
One of the easy cat games to play – piece of string with something on the end. This mimics predatory behavior. The problem is not deciding what cat game but actually playing them. The simplest are the best. We don’t … Continue reading →
The cat tree is probably the most important piece of cat kit other than the litter box. “Climbing, scratching and jumping are second nature to cats – like breathing” – Dr Jon of PetPlace.com. Of course, he is correct. First … Continue reading →
We have all seen a cat eating grass. My lady cat does it all the time and she is invariably sick (on the carpet!) afterwards. This is in common with many cats. It should be noted that only a small … Continue reading →
Photo by Melanie Cook (Flickr) I am pleased to say that I have a video of a cat giving birth. It happens to be a wildcat, a serval called “Dea” and she gives birth to three kittens at the A1 … Continue reading →
It is not uncommon to read about a cat falling from a building. Not so long ago there was a story about Nicole Ritchie’s cat that fell ten stories from a balcony and suffered, it seems, no more than broken … Continue reading →
by Michael (London, UK) Sadly the word “cat-house” is slang for a house of prostitution, a brothel. This adds a complication to the work of writing about cat house designs. For instance people search for the “Nevada Cat House”! I … Continue reading →
