Tagged: cat bowls

Raised food bowl advantages?

Are raised cat feeding stations a good idea?

A social media user posted the picture below and ask whether the feeding station was too high. I thought that it was just about acceptable. I was prompted to ask myself whether raised cat...

Domestic cat uses an interactive puzzle feeder

Contrafreeloading and the domestic cat

“Contrafreeloading” is a made-up word. It was created by animal psychologist Glenn Jensen in 1963. Scientists like to make their use of language harder to understand. It means behaviour which is against “contra” freeloading...

Cat whisker fatigue bowl

Is cat whisker fatigue real?

Cat whisker fatigue is real according to a lady, Miss Gardner, who owns a black domestic short hair cat that she calls Moon. She found that her cat was having eating issues. He became...

Why Do Cats Flick Their Water Bowls?

Why do cats flick their water bowls? Because (a) it interests them (see the video immediately below) (b) they are unsure of it so they test it with their paw or (c) they prefer...


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