Cats can be terrified of unknown objects even when they’ve seen them before under different circumstances
There are many more articles on scared cats at the end of this post Video showing terrified cat. I feel sorry them.
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Dog breeds that are good with cats?
I am going to go against the grain here and stick my neck out. It is the wrong starting point to ask if there are some dog breeds that are good with cats. It is branding dog breeds as having one character that is favorable to the cat-dog relationship. I am not saving that people …
Tip: allow your cat 15 mins when coming indoors to lose their ‘wild mode’ to avoid scratches
In the inimitable words of Dr. Desmond Morris in his excellent book on cat behaviour CATWATCHING the cat caregiver should be aware of the fact that their cat leads a double life. “The cat leads a double life. In the home it is an overgrown kitten gazing up at its human owners. Out on the …
You want to adopt a cat which is less likely to hunt than normal
In general, cat owners don’t like the fact that their domestic cat companions hunt. Clearly, I’m referring to cats allowed outside. A lot of cat owners also want their cats to go outside so that they are mentally stimulated and can express their natural desires. But they don’t like the fact that they kill animals. …
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Are there cat breeds that like water?
Internet articles are misleading on the topic of cat breeds liking or loving water. Is it true as the internet largely states that there are cat breeds that like or love water which means that they like to jump into water and join you in the shower and dive into baths begging to be washed! …
Cat caving, cocooning and fridging!
I have created an infographic based on Jackson Galaxy’s very personal concepts and language when describing domestic cat behavior. He hits the nail on the head. You just have to translate his unique language ??. This is about a perennial domestic cat problem: anxiety or fearfulness. A lot of cats are okay with decent levels …
Infographic on 5 aspects of domestic cat personality
This is an attempt to list in an infographic some salient points about domestic cat personality which is a big topic. I am touching on some well-known and less well-known aspects of domestic cat personality in the infographic. Assessing cat personality can be problematic. Firstly, humans are feeling their way in the dark and secondly …
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Friendliest domestic cats
Although most people choose a cat on appearance, in the long term a cat’s character is more important. The element of a cat’s character that is the most important is friendliness. You want a cat companion, not a cat enemy. This though is a complicated issue and the newspapers tend to oversimplify things to the …
Do all domestic cats like to be petted?
Individual cats will have their own response to being petted and not all domestic cats like to be petted to the same extent. I think that we have to remind ourselves that people pet their cats mainly because they want to do it as it brings them pleasure. People expect their cat to enjoy it. …
Why are Pallas’s cats mean, angry and aggressive?
It seems that observers think that the Pallas’s cat is mean, angry and aggressive (aka Pallas cat). And the reason is because of the misleading facial expression of this wild cat species which is about the size of a domestic cat. This 2-4 kg cat looks much larger than they really are because their fur …
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Ginger boy cats announce their mutual love in heart-shaped snuggle
You know that most (75%) ginger tabby domestic cats are males because the genes that dictate the ginger coat is sex-linked. Therefore, this is a very woke little video in which you can only tell it is a video when one of them moves his ear ?. In human terms this is a couple of …
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Are male cats more affectionate with humans and other cats than females?
The first point to make is that we are discussing neutered male cats and spayed female cats. That has to be a basic criteria in this discussion. There’s no point comparing unsterilised male cats against spayed female cats for instance. It is just not a comparison that makes sense. I can answer the second part …
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Cat personality linked to coat colour? Yes, but work in progress.
Can a cat’s personality be linked to their coat colour and type? Apparently, the answer is yes, although I had always thought that this was not strictly possible despite the fact that, anecdotally, many cat owners link coat colour and type to personality such as tortoiseshell cats having ‘catitude’ and red tabby cats being sensible …
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What a dog or cat looks like is not really going to tell you what they act like
It doesn’t matter whether we are discussing cats or dogs. What they look like does not tell you a lot about how they going to behave. And the way they look is dependent on their breed when it comes to dogs and cats although there are far fewer purebred cats than there are purebred dogs …
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Cats like boxes because they are reassuring
In general, domestic cats love boxes. All domestic cats have the potential to love them. And if they don’t love boxes, they like to squeeze themselves into tight spaces for a snooze such as a flowerpot. The celebrity cat Maru is the world’s leader of box-loving cats. This desire is so strong that cats will …
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