A Michael Broad Blog
Intro: This is a guest post from Albert Schepis who has a vast amount of experience in living with domestic cats. I completely agree with Albert on this. Dog talk? How do you communicate with your cat? Pretty much like you would a dog, right? Wrong, sorry, or rather they read us a little …
The domestic cat’s slow blink when directed at a person it is a signal of friendly intentions. Some cat owners say that it is a sign that your cat loves you. I think that is an exaggeration. It’s more functional than that. It’s about telling the recipient that the cat is friendly and does …
There is a special cat purr combined with a distress cry which triggers humans to give food. A study about the cat’s self-trained special baby-cry purr was published in 2009. At the time a lot was spoken about it. It is a special purr superimposed with a baby’s distress cry. It evolved in the …
In November 2020 I wrote about the development of this software. It is now on the market on Google Play as a downloadable smartphone app called Meow Talk. In summary, you will be able to translate your cat’s sounds using your smartphone which is the Holy Grail of translation services. I’m not sure that …
Yes, you can teach a domestic cat sign language. You can teach a cat almost anything if you have the time and patience. This very well known video clearly shows that this cat has been taught a specific sign in the sign language lexicon which requests a food treat. It looks super-cool and extremely …
It’s talked about a lot amongst cat lovers and guardians; the feline slow-blink, which signals friendliness and contentedness and even love in a cat when they direct it at us. Humans should do it for their cats because it supports and confirms the friendly bond between them. A scientific study has confirmed that the …
Domestic cats don’t understand “No”. However, they will understand that you are making a certain sound in a stern voice. You’re using a stern voice because you want your cat to stop doing something which displeases you. You may even shout or raise your voice. You want to drill the message home into your …
I am sure that you have your signals which you deliver to your cat which are designed to elicit a specific response. If you haven’t your should have. Cats reiprocate and have their signals to which we respond which reinforces the cat’s willingness to go on making those signals. They can be sounds and/or …
