What affects us affects cats
We should be aware of what our cat gets up to when alone at home. The video below is a tough one to watch. There is no violence, just nothing but transparent loneliness and obvious separation anxiety. Heartbreaking. I was reading about a British, Channel 4 television program1. It concluded that an estimated one …
By Ruth aka Kattaddorra This article was inspired by the ever constant debate as to whether spraying water at cats is cruel or not. Some people swear by it but I make no secret of the fact that yes I do think it is cruel because I hate any punishing of cats at all. …
Here is a picture of a cat that looks sad. Is (s)he sad? Are we interpreting a cat’s expressions correctly? The face is actually more “concerned-and-sad” than plain sad. I’ll tell you why I think we are encouraged to make that interpretation from looking at this kitten’s cute face. I am not saying this …
It has always interested me: how do cats see us? Do they see us as a large mother cat or as another species providing for them? I have always tended to believe that the domestic cat saw us as a cat. I think I am wrong. I stress the word, “think”. We are never …
I argue that there is no such thing as an unprovoked attack by a domestic cat. The problem is that we don’t see a reason. That does not mean there is no reason. A recent news story prompted me to write this. A man, Mr Baxter, is suing a woman, who could be his …
When you take your cat on holiday, it is your cat’s holiday. As a cat does not want a holiday, there is no point in taking your cat on holiday. What I am saying is that when you take your cat on your holiday, you have to give over so much of the holiday …
Some cats don’t climb down trees because they don’t want to. Some may be anxious about climbing down. It is possible that a few are not sure about doing it. I’ll discuss the last reason, first. The Cat Has Not Learned To Do It The idea that cats who get stuck up trees don’t …
Why does my cat lick himself where I have stroked him or petted him (I don’t like the verb “to pet”)? This happens a lot. I haven’t seen an answer listed on the internet on the first page of Google search results. Instead, Google finds answers on why cats lick their human companion. I …
