A Michael Broad Blog
This is an uncommon and subtle form of feline body language I believe. I’d expect many cat caregivers to never see it but it is a very noticeable part of my cat’s set of body language behaviours. What is rather strange about it is that it looks uncomfortable. It can’t be that uncomfortable but …
The origin of the domestic cat ‘tail-up’ body language greeting is interesting and important as it highlights a central element in the human-to-cat relationship, namely that cat caregivers are perpetual mothers to their adult cats which serves to indoctrinate the adult cat into maintaining kitten behaviors one of which is the tail up greeting; …
Short note. Sometimes, for example, you want to know whether your cat has an appetite to eat the meal that you want to give them. It can be difficult to get a clear answer from them and so you putdown nice food which they barely eat. Bearing in mind that cat food is expensive …
This is a fairly simplified infographic and a quick 60 second read to highlight an aspect of feline behaviour which might help a caregiver to better read their cat’s mood. There are other issues which I’ve not mentioned in the infographic namely that when a cat is blind their iris does not respond to …
A Russian cat owner puts a book on her head and her cat makes the weirdest sound imaginable. This is a video from Russia’s version of YouTube. You can’t see the cat’s owner but I have seen her in another similar video and she can get her cat to make these weird sounds by …
RELATED: How many tail-signals does a domestic cat make? The infographic and mini-video is deliberately kept succinct and to the point despite which the information is accurate and covers the essentials. Dogs are tail waggers while cats are not really. Dogs indicate happiness with tail wagging while cats indicate the same emotion with the …
The very short two second video shows the feline behavior that I am referring to in the title. It is long enough to get the message across 🙄. I first saw this form of cat tail action/body language many years ago in Notting Hill Gate, London when an abandoned cat saw me after I …
Well, in answer to the question in the title I think it’s about 13 but you may disagree with me and if you do then please leave a comment! Here is my list. RELATED: Why are cats’ tails so long? Tail curves gently down and then up again at the tip: this is a …
