Cat Behavior / cat emotions / dominance / fear / home range / stress / submissive / territory and home range
July 23, 2023
In a suburban environment where there are houses and backyards (gardens) close together and where there are cat owners, often the backyard of one home is shared by more than one cat as each...
hormones / hormones / male cat appearance / Neutering cats / testosterone
May 4, 2023
This is a discussion about whether the neutering of male cats (castration) changes their facial appearance. It can also have an impact on their overall appearance indirectly i.e. lower metabolism leading to putting on...
Cat Aggression / cat aggression / Cat Behavior / cat body language / cat personality / cat relationships in multi-cat house / character / dominance
March 23, 2023
Both the behaviour of the dominant cat as well as that of the submissive cat are discussed here. There are two sides to this form of feline behaviour. Dominant cats will block the movement...
British Shorthair / Cat Behavior / cat personality / character / dominance / energy level / friendliness / hunting / hunting birds / Persian cat / predatory behaviour / Ragdoll Cat
March 12, 2023
In general, cat owners don’t like the fact that their domestic cat companions hunt. Clearly, I’m referring to cats allowed outside. A lot of cat owners also want their cats to go outside so...
July 5, 2022
Introduction: This article on the social function of tail up in domestic cats is based a scientific research paper of very similar title prepared by S.Cafazzo and E.Natoli. and which was published on the...
May 19, 2022
For me, this is an example of an unacceptable pet cat arrangement. This is about a Russian living in Russia who has acquired a semi-domesticated caracal, a medium-sized wild cat species and he or...
June 4, 2021
You might also ask whether domestic cats have a hierarchy with humans? Some people, even experts, think that domestic cats living in a group do have a hierarchy but it is untrue. I am...
April 6, 2021
You probably know that when the male domestic cat mates with the female he grabs her by the scruff of the neck in his jaws. The loose skin there is ideal for the purpose....
cat relationships in multi-cat house
February 14, 2019
The question must refer to a multi-cat household in which there are cats of various sizes. The question is: Do the bigger cats bully the smaller cats? That’s my interpretation of the question in...
October 22, 2018
If a cat walks over your head and sits on your shoulder is she trying to dominate you? The short answer is no. The reason why your cat walks over your head and settles...
September 13, 2018
This is a video showing a classic example of feline dominance in what is probably a multi-cat household. The dominant, grey cat is imposing his authority over the other cat by controlling access to...
November 6, 2017
In multi-cat households a hierarchy might naturally develop where the cats are unrelated and have joined the group at different times. There may be a dominant cat and some bullying to impose dominance.
