“Contrafreeloading” is a made-up word. It was created by animal psychologist Glenn Jensen in 1963. Scientists like to make their use of language harder to understand. It means behaviour which is against “contra” freeloading which means to get something easily. … Continue reading →
This is a difficult and perhaps pointless question to answer. I know that sounds negative but I think it’s a fair point to make. The basic problem is that we can’t use the feeding arrangements of the wildcat ancestor of … Continue reading →
The domestic cat is a solitary hunter/eater of multiple small meals. How to feed a domestic cat is perhaps as important as what you feed them. It is argued that on the Internet there is a lot of discussion about … Continue reading →
The Daily Mail reports on a study which says that cats are better off in terms of controlling their hunger when they are fed one meal a day. They should be fed in the morning at breakfast time. It results … Continue reading →
You tell me in a comment why this lynx point Siamese cat (or non-purebred lynx point Siamese type) is seemingly obsessed with the taste of broccoli. From @bengalwonderland: “Don’t forget to eat your 🥦” #catsofinstagram pic.twitter.com/UkS78n6PHA — Cats of Instagram … Continue reading →
This is just a quick note to remind ourselves that the purchase price of cat food is not the whole story as to its cost. The other part of the story is how much of the food is left in … Continue reading →
This must be all about patient training and it sort of proves that cats can be trained as well as dogs. Well not quite but in this instance it’s true. The training is impressive. The cat looks at the person … Continue reading →
It is more natural for cats to have meal times but not set meal times. I am referring to how wild cats feed. To put down dry cat food 24/7 and allow free-feeding is akin to turning your cat companion … Continue reading →
