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Do cats recognise the human-given names of their cat friends?

April 16, 2022 by Michael Broad

Domestic cats understand the human-given names of other cats in a multi-cat home

SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND COMMMENT: The answer to the question in the title is YES according to a Japanese study concerning multi-cat homes. The Japanese researchers wanted to know whether domestic cats have the ability to link a name given to another cat in a multi-cat home with a specific cat. To put it another …

Quiet, subtle sounds can stress cats too

November 24, 2021 by Michael Broad

Quiet, subtle sounds can be perceived by a domestic cat as a threat, possibly the sign of a predator. It is instinctive to domestic cats to be alert to these sounds. They may be innocuous to us. We might not even hear them. My cat often picks up sounds well before me. Sometimes he …