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 →
There is no clear answer to the question. However, the question asks if, under normal circumstances where there are no predators of cats, it is an act of cruelty towards the cat to keep her indoors at night if she normally goes outside and the answer to that question is probably a qualified yes.
Continue reading →Compared with feral felines, are domestic cats more or less nocturnally active? This is a question asked by a person on Quora.com. It seems to presume that feral cats are nocturnal. I wouldn’t presume that necessarily. Feral cats will behave … Continue reading →
These are the ideas of the well-known Jackson Galaxy (JG) on this tricky subject. I am sure a lot of cat guardians struggle with this problem; how to sleep through the night without being woken by their cat. JG says … Continue reading →
Bobcats are primarily crepuscular. In other words they are most active in the few hours before and after sunset and sunrise. This form of activity does not apply to all bobcats all the time. There are exceptions. Some studies have … Continue reading →
The South Essex Wildlife Hospital have presented, online, a grisly photograph of birds killed, it is implied, by domestic cats. The photograph is published on this page. What they say, and the photograph that they have published, has sparked off, … Continue reading →
I can’t remember the last time I really had a good night’s sleep. It seems that the older I get, the more that sleep eludes me. To make matters even worse, there are those times – as a result of … Continue reading →
Cats like to wake us up in the morning for breakfast. I suppose a cat wakes up earlier than us; it seems that way anyway. It is probably because they are crepuscular and like to be active at dawn and … Continue reading →
Photo by Tscherno (Flickr) The answer is no but their ability to see colour is limited. The cat’s retina is made up of two types of light sensitive cells; rods and cones. The rods enable the cat to see black, … Continue reading →
