Here’s the deal: you can’t answer the question in the title in an article on the Internet. The problem is too deep and too complicated to do that. The answer depends upon observing the cat and looking at the conditions under which they behave and the circumstances of their self-mutilation plus medical diagnosis. And …
Vinyl or laminate flooring is better than carpeted flooring if you live with a domestic cat. And it is even more desirable if you have underfloor heating. I believe that there are six reasons why hard flooring is better than carpeted flooring. Inappropriate elimination You must have heard a lot about inappropriate elimination. The …
Dr. John Bradshaw in his book Cat Sense writes that if a mother is highly stressed during her pregnancy her stress hormones may cross the placenta and impair the development of her kittens’ brains and endocrine systems. The endocrine system refers to the kitten’s hormones. I wanted to check this and expand on it. …
You may have heard of John Butler. If not, I’ll briefly describe him. He is an 84-year-old former farmer who studied meditation. He has a successful YouTube channel with 125,000 subscribers. His musings have earned him fans worldwide. For example, Angela Storck from Georgia, America, said: “He’s always had a message that makes me …
Do cats like it when their human guardian sings? There’s a video on the newsflare.com website called: Connecticut cat has the sweetest reaction when its owner starts singing. This young woman has a really nice voice and her cat loves it. I can’t show you the video (can’t embed it here) but trust me …
This is a minor experience both for me and my cat but it clearly indicates the major importance in the life of domestic cats of their sense of smell. He came in yesterday with some pine tree sap on his left forepaw. He wandered around the house looking slightly befuddled. He made an attempt …
The first point to make is that it is not a good idea to think about “making” your cat happy. It implies that you are trying to force your cat to the happy. It is better if you make the environment in which she lives and your behaviour better which will lead to her …
Doors are a human concept. They are part of the human home which is divided into rooms with walls. The door allow access to the rooms. But domestic cats which inherently have the character of their wild cat ancestor don’t understand doors. They are never present in their natural habitat. THERE ARE SOME ARTICLES …
