What affects us affects cats
This is a bit of fun. The amount of temporary destruction and noise generated by these three young felines is astonishing but I aM sure that it is not exceptional. It is a nice vignette of exuberant kitten life at home. I remember my sibling kittens when living in London tearing up a nice …
This cat grabs hold of a horse’s tail and hangs on even though the horse gallops off. I can understand why the wanted to do it. It was a moving object just like a cat tease and something which a cat would be compelled to play with. However, he or she should have let …
The classic overstimulated cat. I am sure that the woman did this intentionally. She videoed herself at the same time. She knew her cat’s response. It varies of course. Some cats are more tolerant while others will become overstimulated quite rapidly. The word ‘overstimulation’ means petting your cat too much such that he treats …
You won’t see this sort of cat play very often or at all but it looks interesting. It looks as though the cat has just discovered the bubble bath. He is one short step away from jumping in. Some domestic cats actively like water. This cat seems to be one of them. Despite being …
Why does our cat always play with his toys behind our curtains? This is a very typical domestic cat play strategy. It’s because cats create challenges when play-hunting. My cat stuffs his toys under the the furniture and tries to poke them out; same difference. I think they are replicating what they would find …
Why do cats chase their tails? The answer is obvious but I’ll answer the question because someone’s asked it. They chase their tails to play. It is just another version of play hunting. All cat games are based on the same feline trait and all cat toys rely on this behavior. Aware it is …
The person asking the question says that when she puts her cat toys away her cat won’t play with them. He won’t do this even when the toys can be found and got at easily. Are cat toys successful? Let’s try and find an answer to the question. My first thought is that cat …
A cute, vocal kitten plays the fool in a cardboard box with a round hole in it. I like the way the owner is telling her cat to get out of the box “otherwise you are going to hurt yourself…”. It’s a mother speaking to her wayward kid. Cats love boxes and they like …
