A Michael Broad Blog
I’m going to refer to a study which starts off with the words, “Receiving touch is of critical importance”. The words at the end of the study are as follows: “In conclusion, we show clear evidence that such interventions are beneficial across a large number of both physical and mental health outcomes”. This applies …
A definition of touch might be: To cause or permit a part of the body, especially the hand or fingers, to come in contact with (something) so as to feel..”1. Touch is not confined to touching an object with our hands. And it is not confined to people – of course. Cats can and …
I think it useful to remind ourselves of the sort of human behaviour that is beneficial to our cat. Perhaps it is common sense but even commonsense thoughts need to be reinforced. Generally aversive human behaviors With respect to livestock, research has identified that the most aversive human behaviours towards domestic animals includes: hits, …
For me this is a new way for cats to form a heart shape! Big deal. Yes, I know it is trivia but there is almost a meme online for two cats forming a heart shape. Now the big question is whether this was staged. The answer is apparently, yes if I am not …
What do cat cuddles mean? Should they be similar to human cuddles? Remember there are two sentient beings involved in the cat cuddle; you and your cat and physically they are very different. Both have got to be satisfied and take benefit from it. The key player is your cat. They decide how it …
There is quite a lot of discussion on the Internet about whether domestic cats are or are not sociable. The debate is valid because the wildcat ancestor of the domestic, the Near Eastern wildcat, is not sociable. We are told that they are solitary creatures. However, you will find that the experts agree that …
Why do cats dislike their front paws being held? I have experienced this so it’s of interest to me. I’ll try and answer it using common sense principles. While I was writing this (in bed!) my cat, who likes to interfere with my ‘work’, placed his paw on my left hand as I was …
My cat likes to touch me. The interesting part of this is that he just likes to place his paw against my hand. I feel sure that my hand or arm has to be bare so that he can feel the warmth of it and achieve a genuine touch, a connection, flesh to flesh. …
