A Michael Broad Blog
Do cats adjust their personality to fit in with those of the other cats and dogs in a multi-animal home? This is a difficult subject to discuss because there is little if any information about it! I have to think about it from scratch. When I do that, I tend to start with human …
Pamela Merritt in her book The Way of Cats would agree with Mark Twain in how to name your cat companion. She says that the naming of your cat is an important decision because it has a lifetime influence on the relationship. Cats need something special and cat owners should show imagination partly because …
If you’re considering adopting another cat and want to adopt a kitten but already have a child and a pet you might like to consider this kitten personality test by Richard H Gebhardt was a past president of the Cat Fanciers’ Association Inc.. He died on September 7, 2018. I trust him to provide …
A kitten’s personality is dictated by inherited behaviours and environmental experiences; the nature and nurture argument, which has been around for donkey’s years. It is universally accepted that the important socialisation period of cats to people appears to occur between two and eight weeks, whereas it is less effective if delayed until after seven …
Cat hoarding is a symptom of a mental illness, often a mild form. What kind of mental illness is it? This is work in progress. It is probably a sub-type of standard object hoarding. It is different to standard hoarding of objects. I refer to the difference below. We need to start with object …
The internet reports a study conducted at the universities of Lincoln and Nottingham Trent which concluded that the personalities of domestic cats reflect the personalities of their owner. They used a questionnaire to come to this decision. I think the study is inherently flawed. They say, for example, that if a cat owner is …
The Angora cat is the Turkish Angora, just for the sake of clarity. Secondly, we should take cat breed personality with a pinch of salt. Perhaps this is being too cynical but we should be cautious in branding an entire group of cats with the same identical personality for the obvious reason that each …
The Russian Blue cat has a sweet, gentle and shy personality. They are said to be easily startled and prefer delicate handling. As a consequence they can be cautious with strangers but as expected they make loving and excellent companions to their human guardians. Russian Blues appear to prefer the security of their home …
