Tip from domestic cats on how humans should wash their hair
UK: This is a strange topic and a short one post but I strongly sense that the contents are true and useful to those who question the status quo and like to try new...
Tagged: cat grooming
Which cat is easiest to take care of?
In selecting a cat to adopt your main or sole criteria might be easy maintenance! ? A fair point. The question is ‘which cat?’ I guess this means either an individual cat or a...
Infographic on domestic cat coat grooming care
Here are some brief notes in the form of an infographic on human intervention in helping their cat to maintain a good and healthy coat. In terms of hygiene and keeping the coat in...
New cat meme ‘Cooked Bird’
I have never seen this before and it is very cute only it does bring to mind the wrong kind of mental image. Sorry if that upsets some people. I have a called it...
Why do cats roll in dirt? 3 reasons.
In my opinion, there are three reasons why cats roll in dirt: To clean their fur Because it feels good (because the ground is uneven and it gently massages their back) To transmit chemical...
Why do cats smack their lips?
Domestic cats do not smack their lips. They use their tongue to groom themselves around the mouth because they are fastidiously clean creatures. They need to remove food particles from around their mouth; called...
Help needed. My eight-month-old cat, Wesley, grooms my wife’s hair at 4 AM.
You will see quite a lot of this: domestic cats grooming their human caregiver not only on their hand or their arm but also on their head. It is clearly impractical because the hair...
Why do cats groom themselves after eating wet canned food?
The question implies that domestic cats groom themselves after eating wet canned food but not after eating dry food. I’m not sure that that is entirely correct. This is because it is instinctive for...
Orthodox Hindus hate the domestic cat habit of constantly licking themselves
Katherine M. Rogers in her book “Cat” informs me that the domestic cat’s habit of constantly licking themselves “is repellent to orthodox Hindus, who consider saliva unclean”. Westerners like the fact that domestic cats...
Grooming needs of purebred cats
Some cats need grooming by their human guardians and some don’t. In fact, the grooming needs, in respect of human intervention, of the purebred cats of the cat fancy could be categorised into three...
My cat is biting her nails
This is very likely to be completely normal feline behaviour. It is part of the self-grooming process. Your cat is attempting to remove the outer layer of one of her claws which they also...
Your cat is over-grooming. Here are some ideas to analyze and stop it
Your cat is losing hair, perhaps on her belly or on the inside of her legs. As these are accessible places for a cat who wants to groom she will normally start at these...
Video supports theory that cats lick where you pet them because it stimulates desire to self-groom
This video supports my theory that cats often lick their fur immediately after they are petted in the exact same spot because in petting them the cat’s owner stimulates the desire in the cat...
Why do cats lick their owners?
The obvious reason why domestic cats lick their owners is because it is a sign of affection but there may be alternative reasons, which I discuss here. I say this because scientists have not...
Tip: if your cat is not grooming something is wrong
Domestic cats are hardwired to groom themselves daily. In fact, it could be more than once daily so if you don’t see it something could be wrong which needs attention. It is a nice...
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