Domestic cats sometimes lick and eat plastic bags because they are made of cornstarch

Maine Coon licks and chews plastic bag full of potatoes

Sometimes domestic cats like to chew or lick plastic bags. It looks troublesome but the more likely reason is that the bag is made of cornstarch which is edible. The bag is also biodegradable. Nowadays they even make bags which are fit for human consumption and they can be broken down into a liquid …

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Two thirds of domestic cats can form secure attachments to their human caregiver; the remainder cannot.

Working out the degree of attachment cats have towards their human caregivers

This is a study about the variation in the bond between domestic cats and their human caregiver. That’s my interpretation. And it has to be interpreted because out of convention scientists who conduct studies about animals, including cats, use impenetrable language. I’m not joking! Fortunately, I’m used to reading the studies so I think …

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Interpreting the way your cat walks

Cat walking normally

A cat’s gait is one way of interpreting your cat’s mood, her health and mentality. What you can interpret is quite limited but it’s a diagnostic tool which may come in handy from time to time. You probably know, by the way, that domestic cats walk on their toes which means they are digitigrades. …

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Presenting the back of your hand when greeting a domestic cat

Presenting the back of the hand when greeting a cat

There are advantages to presenting the back of your hand when greeting a domestic cat, including your own cat. I always do it. This may be because my cat is a former feral cat and is perhaps a little twitchier than your average domestic cat. However, I have found that if I inadvertently wave …

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Cat scratches washing machine glass while clothes whirl around

Cat wants to play with the swirling contents of a washing machine or get inside the machine to investigate

The title is a bit silly, really, but it is taken, more or less, direct from the website holding the video (Daily Motion). First, I’d doubt that the cat is scratching the ‘glass’ and I don’t believe it is glass but some sort of strong glass substitute. If fact I don’t believe that the …

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Why do cats bite to show affection?

Cat love bite

A different version of the question in the title is: Cat Love Bites: What Do They Mean? You will see various and numerous answers to this question and I think some of them are incorrect. “Cat love bites” are gentle bites which don’t break the skin in contrast to those bites which are made …

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Feline fridge burglars

Tabby cat is an excellent fridge burglar seen here climbing the inside of the door

Burglary is defined as “the illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft”. Quite a few domestic cats are feline fridge burglars although, of course, they are not committing a crime. Cats can’t commit crimes. It is natural behaviour. They are simply exercising their intelligence, challenging themselves, and hunting …

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