Summary: Domestic cats might, exceptionally and unusually, be temporarily scared of the dark despite being strongly predisposed to venturing out in the dark because they are crepuscular by nature. It is a strange question because cats can see well in … Continue reading →
Domestic cats are polyphasic sleepers. Humans normally engage in monophasic sleep – sleeping once at night for about 8 hours. Sometimes humans sleep in 2 periods over the course of 24 hours: once at night and once at siesta. This … Continue reading →
I’m going to offer the pet food manufacturers a money-spinning idea which has just occurred to me. It may please them because the pet food manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to expand their range. An expanded range is likely … Continue reading →
It is because he is switched on at night. It is as if someone switched him over from domestic to wild. This is because he is programmed to be active at dawn and dusk (crepuscular) and throughout the night, depending … Continue reading →
Don’t stop her. Let her do it and learn to enjoy it but read on…The first point to make is that your cat is crepuscular by nature and therefore it is entirely normal that she’ll be active at 4 in … Continue reading →
The question is asking whether domestic cats prefer the amount of light encountered in daytime or at night. There is no doubt that the question has been asked because it is a well-known fact that domestic cats have retinas containing … Continue reading →
Should I keep my cat in at night? This is a very often quoted question. There are millions of answers. It’s useful to ask why a domestic cat should be kept at night. Are they good reasons and is the … Continue reading →
People are looking for ideas when they type into a Google search bar ‘cat runs around at night’. They’re really asking what can I do to get some sleep because my cat is too active at night which keeps me … Continue reading →
Most of us realise that humans are out of step with their domestic cat companions. Domestic cats, although highly adaptable, are crepuscular animals at least. Some are distinctly nocturnal and they are also active in the daytime but I suspect … Continue reading →
There is a clash of cultures between felines and humans and it’s been used to generate an amusing Twitter thread started by a guy whose name is Christopher Ingramham. He claimed that his cat was the world’s worst. Christopher has … Continue reading →
