The supposition that a domestic cat picks up the regional dialect of his owner sounds plausible but is currently under investigation in a Swedish study. We know cats learn through observation and cat owners in different parts of the world … Continue reading →
This is a very simple question but I think it is an interesting question and it is one that we cannot accurately answer. I also don’t think it is worth looking for answers in books or on the Internet. It … Continue reading →
A women says that one of her cats sometimes hisses when he is over his water bowl. He hisses and then drinks from it. He shares a large water bowl with another cat in the kitchen and a small glass … Continue reading →
It is sad but true: animals “grieve” for lost relatives. They also grieve for friends who have passed on. In one instance we are told a Siamese cat howled for days and would not eat after her sister died. It … Continue reading →
This black cat says the word “no” as near perfectly as it can be said by a domestic cat. Only he’s not saying “no” and we know it! He is simply vocalising his unhappiness and anxiety. This is the way … Continue reading →
A person emailed me with the above question. My initial response was to tell him that you have got to know how much your cat meows normally before you can decide whether he is meowing more than normal and therefore … Continue reading →
Bradshaw in his book “Cat Sense: The Feline Enigma Revealed” writes that cats can modify their meows to suit different situations. Some meows he says coax us to do something while others are more demanding and urgent. These variations of … Continue reading →
Do you get into serious conversations with your cats? If so, do you ever suspect that they actually do understand what you are saying to them? I realize that some of our readers may think that these two questions I … Continue reading →
There are some singing cats on YouTube. The star, ‘signing cat’ is the one in the video below. https://youtu.be/9fSde2DD8YQ It is by pure chance that the sound this cat makes has hints of the sound of a person signing. All … Continue reading →
I suppose it is pretty obvious what this Bengal cat mother is saying to her offspring. It will be the same sort of words and sounds that a human uses to reassure her young child. It must be about providing … Continue reading →
