In November 2020 I wrote about the development of this software. It is now on the market on Google Play as a downloadable smartphone app called Meow Talk. In summary, you will be able to translate your cat’s sounds using your smartphone which is the Holy Grail of translation services. I’m not sure that …
Yes, you can teach a domestic cat sign language. You can teach a cat almost anything if you have the time and patience. This very well known video clearly shows that this cat has been taught a specific sign in the sign language lexicon which requests a food treat. It looks super-cool and extremely …
Cats feed off of human emotion and this is largely displayed, subconsciously or otherwise, by body language. I agree with Jackson Galaxy. Human emotions and stress are bound to be visible in body language, gestures and the way you interact with your cat. Cats pick up on this. I think domestic cats also pick …
How does your cat tell you that she is hungry? Or how does your cat confirm that she would like some food? For a while I wasn’t sure with my cat whether he was hungry or not which led to some wastage. The problem may have arisen partly because he’s a very good hunter …
Megan Walendzinski on Quora.com asks: Can cats learn words? This is an interesting question and I’ll try and answer it in this short post. There is no doubt that domestic cat cannot learn the spoken or written words of, let’s say, the English language. They can’t read English. But domestic cats can learn the …
Many people still misunderstand the domestic cat. Many people are distanced from cat behaviour. They do not look after a cat and have not had the opportunity to observe a domestic cat by living with him for a long time. Even cat owners sometimes fail to understand their cat properly through being unobservant and …
We know that studies tell us that talking to our cat is more relaxing than speaking with another person. Our blood pressure and heart rate normally increases during conversations with other people while both heart rate and pressure decrease when we speak to our cat. Why is this? There is quite a stark difference. …
Finding creative ways to communicate directly with our cats is essential. It is the most important way in which we can deepen the bonds between us. So the other day when read an article written by Dr. Linda Bender, DVM, I was fascinated by the way she is thinking outside the traditional box to …
