What affects us affects cats
By Janice I came here to see if I could find some help as I moved house yesterday. I had done all the normal things like give my two 10 month old brother and sister kitty’s their own blankets etc for the hour and a half car journey. However I stupidly put my male …
Provided the cats get along well I believe that indoor cats are better in pairs for the simple reason that they can entertain each other and keep each other company thereby providing mental stimulation. I believe that the biggest difficulty with keeping cats full time indoors is ensuring that they are entertained and stimulated. …
Yes, domestic cats do need personal space and I would suggest that the same applies to wild cats as well (I am thinking of lion prides). Male-male friendships appear to be closer than female-male and female-female relationships. A study which took place in 1999 confirms this (Barry and Crowell-Davis). The study involved observing 60 …
Dr John Bradshaw, PhD, the well-known cat behaviour expert at the University of Bristol, UK, says that with respect to the feline grandparents of domestic cats, most cats will never meet them and therefore they will never remember them. That is a good start! Dr Bradshaw goes a step further and says that: “once …
Michael (PoC) asked me a few days ago to write about our cats and the special relationships they have with each other. That’s a difficult topic. There’s so much information to be shared, and it’s going to be hard not to turn this article into book length. It’s also going to be quite unbelievable …
You’d like to get a cat. Temple Grandin says that people should definitely get two cats if they are going to be out all day and no one is at home. Another reason for keeping two cats is if a cat owner has little time to interact with her cat. This well known animal …
