News media journalists need to understand cats better before they write about them

Communication between them is instinctive and intuitive

Time and time again, I read online newspaper articles about domestic cat behaviour. The articles are often based upon studies. And it seems clear to me that both the scientists doing the research and writing up the studies and the news media journalists who report on them are confronting issues of cat behaviour for …

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Former lawyer is now highly successful pet psychic who talks to animals

Nikki now runs Nikki Vasconez Animal Communication

Nikki Vasconez, 33, used to be a lawyer earning a good salary but she was miserable. She was working hard but simply didn’t enjoy life. She was too frightened, as many people are, to get out and do something else. She began researching how to communicate with animals in September 2020 and discovered a …

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Can domestic cats ‘talk’ in human language using alternative and augmentative communication?

Billi talks to her human companion through an AAC device called Fluent Pet

It looks like your cat can talk to you by pushing buttons. For a while now, dogs have been communicating with their owners by using an alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) device. The TikTok video below shows you how it works. The dog learns that certain buttons make certain sounds and the sounds are …

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Softer, nuanced communication with your cat

Communicating with your cat softly and gently

Intro: This is a guest post from Albert Schepis who has a vast amount of experience in living with domestic cats. I completely agree with Albert on this. Dog talk? How do you communicate with your cat?  Pretty much like you would a dog, right? Wrong, sorry, or rather they read us a little …

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Speaking to your pet as if they’re a baby might make sense

Dogs process human speech like babies

Conclusion: dogs process human speech like babies. This is a complicated topic judging by the language used by the scientists who did the testing which is why I am thankful for the video. The research concerns dogs. This is because it is convenient to do animal research using the more cooperative dog compared to …

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Cat slow blink is a signal of friendly intentions

Cat slow blink is more about reciprocal friendship than intense mutual love

The domestic cat’s slow blink when directed at a person it is a signal of friendly intentions. Some cat owners say that it is a sign that your cat loves you. I think that is an exaggeration. It’s more functional than that. It’s about telling the recipient that the cat is friendly and does …

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