A decent number of people are asking why their cat is shaking his/her back legs when walking. I’d like to try and answer this question because I have seen this myself with my cat. My late lady cat did it … Continue reading →
In this interesting video, two Canada lynx cats are in a close encounter standoff over territory – a home range. What I love about the video is that they do a behaviour that looks like an aggressive, feline, mock head … Continue reading →
I think that “love bites” is a slightly misleading description of what is happening. There’s not a lot of love in a cat bite although it is frequently done with only a touch of aggression (play aggression) rather than as … Continue reading →
This is a good example of what I would describe as defensive cat body language. Of course, it normally takes place between adult cats who are in a stand-off. They might be trying to avoid a fight by forcing one … Continue reading →
The cat in the picture is my companion, Gabriel. He is belly up but he would have done it whether I was there or not. It was not an invitation to pet him or anything else. It was just comfortable … Continue reading →
Cat back twitching, what does it mean? It signifies mild annoyance or irritation in my opinion. In this post, I am putting to one side the medical condition called ‘feline hyperesthesia‘. I am sure that a lot of cat owners … Continue reading →
Cats owners want to know what their domestic cat’s tail movements and positions mean. I thought I had done a page on this but apparently not so here it is. There are also two large links to cat tail types … Continue reading →
The drawings show the varying aggressive postures of the domestic cat from Paul Leyhausen’s study Cat Behavior (1979). The book is still available on Amazon at the staggering price of US $690.05 for a new copy! Second hand the book … Continue reading →
Cats arch their back when playing because they are acting out an encounter that may well take place in real life. It is a strong form of body language. If a cat feels threatened by, for example, a large dog … Continue reading →
Some of these behaviors are my personal thoughts while others are well-known and universally accepted. If you have personal experiences of cat body language not listed here I’d be very pleased if you would tell us in a comment. Photo … Continue reading →
