A Michael Broad Blog
The Misbehaving Cat or Misbehaving Human? by Michael (London, UK) The motivation to write this short post has come from the introductory page of chapter 10 of the book, The Cat, It’s Behavior, Nutrition & Health by Linda P. Case. It is a well known and well received book. It is a thorough book. …
The Cat Rollover by Michael (London, UK) A bit of science has been applied to a form of cat behavior that we are all familiar with; our cat rolling over and going belly up for us. Whereas the tail up configuration is a form of greeting in the world of cat body language, rollover …
The Better Bush To Hunt Under by Anna Nesterova-Liers (Long Island, NY) Time to sleep after the hunt One of our grumpy neighbors annoyed with her life hates cats, dogs and I assume all other living things around. She once called me at home saying my big and furry cat Lyova was scaring her …
There is no such thing as strange cat behaviour. It is simply behaviour that we do not understand. When people search for “strange cat behaviour” they should be searching for, “cat behaviour explained” or some such term. Why am I being so pedantic? Well, searching for behavior that is strange puts the onus on …
My Cat From Hell by Michael (London, UK) My Cat From Hell is featured on the Animal Planet website. They are a series of videos of badly behaved cats featuring Jackson Galaxy, an animal behaviourist. He knows cats; there is no doubt about that. He knows cats because he respects the cat. Almost everything …
by Michael (London, UK) It’s a jazzy headline that I just made up but it is about a serious topic; how the domestic cat can really and truly contribute to society. To all those idiots who say that cats are useless and that they should be shot or “euthanized” or whatever else you would …
Kitten Tied Up To A Pole by Anna (Long Island, NY) Kitten tied up to a pole – photo copyright www.picturescloset.com Hope you can see that picture of a beautiful blue-eyed kitten tied by the rope to a pole. As I’ve understood this is what they do to cats in Vietnam. While dogs are …
How Does Your Cat Get Your Attention? by Michael (London, UK) Poll results from Dr. Jon’s PetPlace.com Thank you Dr. Jon for this poll. I have provided a link back to the poll results. This page is intended to promote a discussion on the poll results. I think the answer to the question depends …
