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Does Your Cat Need Two Litter Boxes?

PoC avatarPosted on May 4, 2016 by Michael BroadMay 4, 2016

Your cat might need two litter boxes. Has that ever occurred to you? I have never heard of it but it may be the case that, rarely, a domestic cat may need two litter boxes as some cats have a … Continue reading →

Posted in scent marking | Tagged cat marking, cat marking territory, cat stress, litter boxes, peeing, scent marking, urinating | 11 Replies

Cats Love Shoes

PoC avatarPosted on June 1, 2015 by Michael BroadJune 1, 2015

Cats love shoes. They love your scent inside shoes. Here are 9 photos to prove it! Cats can indulge in scent exchange inside a shoe! They deposit their scent onto the shoe and take your scent off it. This makes … Continue reading →

Posted in scent marking | Tagged cat behavior, cat scent, scent exchange, shoes | 4 Replies

The tomcat with the smelliest urine attracts the most females for mating

PoC avatarPosted on February 24, 2015 by Michael BroadFebruary 25, 2015

Female cats are choosy when they select a tomcat to be the father of her kittens. It’s the same with female humans. Tomcats therefore need to advertise their suitability to the females. They probably do this through their pungent urine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Behavior, scent marking | Tagged cat behavior, cat urine, cats mating, scent marking | 6 Replies

Cat poo smell: we hate it but cats need it

PoC avatarPosted on November 5, 2014 by Michael BroadNovember 5, 2014

It seems to me that there is a natural conflict of preference between the domestic cat and his human caretaker with respect to the pervading scent or smell in the air in the home. Are some of our homes too … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Behavior, scent marking | Tagged anxiety, cat anxiety, cat behavior, cat poo, cat sense of smell, cat smells | 38 Replies

Cat Memory: How Good Is It?

PoC avatarPosted on February 22, 2014 by Michael BroadApril 8, 2014

How good is a cat’s memory? This is an important question because it affects the behaviour of a cat and it can affect the way our cat interacts and relates to us. However, you will struggle to find solid information … Continue reading →

Posted in brain, Cat Anatomy, Cat Behavior, nerves, scent marking, senses, smelling scents, sociable, territory and home range | Tagged cat anatomy, cat behavior, cat brain, cat memory | 11 Replies

How does a cat know when you are coming home?

PoC avatarPosted on January 29, 2014 by Michael BroadJanuary 29, 2014

I’ll speculate and keep this short. Cats sense when you are about to come home because your scent in the home, in the air, has faded to a certain point which is precisely inline with the time you usually come … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Anatomy, Cat Behavior, cat senses, Dog, Human to cat relationship, nose, scent marking, senses, smelling scents | Tagged cat anatomy, cat nose, cat scent, cat senses, dog, human to cat relationship | 14 Replies

My Ragdoll cats pull towels off racks and roll in them. Why?

PoC avatarPosted on January 8, 2014 by Michael BroadJanuary 8, 2014

A question by the lady who runs the FB Floppycats.com webpage… “I have a question for my Ragdoll friends. I have 3 Ragdolls and they live to pull the towels off my towel racks and Roll in them on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Behavior, cat emotions, scent marking | Tagged cat behavior, cat scent excange | 5 Replies

Some Outdoor Cat Facts

PoC avatarPosted on October 12, 2013 by Michael BroadOctober 12, 2013

Here are some interesting cat facts relating to letting cats go outside or keeping them in. Traditionally, in the US, the preference was to let cats go outside. That has changed. In the UK the preference to let cats out … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Behavior, cat emotions, cat personality, Human to cat relationship, hunting birds, inappropriate elimination, indoor outdoor cats, predatory behaviour, scent marking, Stray Cats, territory and home range, understimulated, Zoonotic Diseases | Tagged cat health problems, indoor cat environment, indoor outdoor cats, indoor vs outdoor cat, indoor/outdoor cat | 16 Replies

Feral Cat Control: TVHR Better than TNR

PoC avatarPosted on October 6, 2013 by Michael BroadOctober 6, 2013

TVHR is more effective than TNR, a study concludes. This is an interesting study that looks at a modified version of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) to make it more effective. The good thing is that the study takes TNR seriously as a … Continue reading →

Posted in cat aggression, Cat Behavior, cat overpopulation, cat welfare, domestic cat impact on wildlife, Feral Cats, Neutering cats, Scent, scent marking, Stray Cats, territory and home range, Trap Neuter Return | Tagged cat population control, feral cat colony, feral cats, human to cat relationship, TNR, trap neuter return | 11 Replies

Tolerant British Accept Invader Cats

PoC avatarPosted on May 15, 2013 by Michael BroadMay 15, 2013

If you let your cat go outside through a cat flap at his pleasure, you are allowing yourself to enter a world of shared cat ownership. It is a cat-human relationship that is somewhere between Morocco and the United States … Continue reading →

Posted in ailurophile, Cat Behavior, Cat Food, cat personality, Human to cat relationship, scent marking, Stray Cats, territory and home range, Trap Neuter Return | Tagged cat flap, good cat caretaking, human to cat relationship, stray cats | 11 Replies

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