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.
Tagged: cat personality types
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...
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...
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...
Help needed: got two new boy cats yesterday, very scared babies hiding all the time
You adopt a couple of rescue cats. And if they are siblings and if they get along well, you’ve done well. They can entertain themselves which takes a certain amount of responsibility away from...
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...
Do cats like snow? Yes and No.
I’m asking whether domestic cats like snow. There must be two factors which influence the answer, namely whether an individual domestic cat has seen snow before or often and secondly the character of that...
What sort of human personality does a domestic cat prefer?
I want to try and get into the head of domestic cats and ask what sort of human personality type they prefer in a caregiver. There’s been quite a lot of discussion about the...
Feline Temperament Profile (FTP) test to evaluate shelter cats before adoption
The Feline Temperament Profile (FTP) test has been around for quite a long time. Its purpose is to evaluate the temperament, personality and character of shelter cats before adoption. FTP rates cats on aggressiveness,...
3 cat breeds which are the calmest
As per a Finnish study, and on my reading of the findings, the Siberian, American Curl and Korat are the 3 calmest cat breeds. Please read on. Once again people searching for information about...
Kittens: bold and friendly compared to timid and less friendly
Kittens who inherit a personality which is bold or confident are more likely to be perceived as friendly. Relatively bold kittens are more likely to interact with new objects and occurrences. This gives the...
Two thirds of domestic cats can form secure attachments to their human caregiver; the remainder cannot.
This is a study about the variation in the bond between domestic cats and their human caregiver. That’s my interpretation. And it has to be interpreted because out of convention scientists who conduct studies...
Cat lover discovers rescue cat is not aggressive but scared
I think this video is instructional. I also like the woman who has a YouTube channel (MeloCat). She loves cats and I guess you might say that she has too many cats in a...
Do domestic cats have their own personalities?
People who know domestic cats feel strongly that each has their own individual personality but it is nice to refer to some science rather than anecdotal evidence. Dr. Bradshaw in his book Cat Sense:...
All domestic cats suffer from Asperger’s syndrome? Discuss.
The idea that all domestic cats suffer from Asperger’s syndrome is based on their character. The domestic cat character is like that of a child diagnosed with Asperger’s which is an umbrella diagnosis of...
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