What affects us affects cats
This will be extremely brief! If you have a young cat who bites you too hard when he plays with you, you can stop him or make him take notice by pretending to be hurt. This means screaming a little. Doesn’t have to be too loud. It can be a pretend scream. This replicates …
My cat has done this. He has several toys and he has taken them away and hidden them somewhere. Despite a lot of searching I can’t find them. I don’t believe they are in the apartment any more. My current belief is that he has thrown them away not by intention but by accident …
Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a medical term used to describe hyperactive young children. It is classified as a medical condition although sometimes I doubt whether it actually is. There appears to be a similarity in the behaviour of a young person with ADHD and the behaviour of a cat who is not …
This is a cats versus bananas contest. The bananas win. It seems to me that domestic cats aren’t very good at distinguishing between living and non-living objects using their eyesight based in this well produced, amusing video. I enjoyed it. The cats don’t know whether the banana or banana skin is dangerous. They …
Cats do genuinely play with prey. They are not torturing it. Neither are they are protecting themselves and trying to stun their prey. They are simply enjoying playing with the mouse or whatever the prey item happens to be. The general feeling is – and experts endorse this – that domestic cats appear to …
How intelligent and energetic is your cat play? My cat is impressive on both counts. Here’s Gabriel playing: I think the first part shows his intelligence and the second part his energy. Clearly, energy and interest are dependent on the age of the cat and Gabriel is around 4 months of age. This …
I suppose this is a classic example of how anything – usually rubbish – which comes to hand, can be a great cat toy. Gabriel can play for up to an hour constantly and without my involvement (other than supplying the homemade cat toy). He follows the usual domestic cat schedule: morning and evening …
Does your cat treat you as a giant cat toy? It is easy to become a playmate for your cat especially of your cat is young. It is also completely normal. The cat owner can dictate, to a certain extent, how much of a cat toy he/she is. It is easy to encourage a …
