Some notes on the child-domestic cat relationship

Which gender of domestic cat is better with kids?

An interesting study published in 2018 titled Compatibility of Cats with Children in the Family and published on Frontiers in Veterinary Science helps us understand the child-cat relationship. It is an important relationship because it can affect how a child relates to cats and going forward how they relate to domestic cats when they …

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10 facts about using hands as play toys for your cat

Man invites his Bengal cat to use his hand as a play toy

Here are 10 pretty obvious facts about using your hands as a play toy for your cat. It is a definite no-no. The man in the video is being silly because he wants to create an interesting video. It’s a kind of masochism to titillate viewers and frankly it is very stupid because you …

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Why have a pet cat?

Mom & Pete

Intro: this is another guest post by Albert Schepis, an experienced cat caregiver of many years. Thanks Albert. I learned answers to the question in the title long after I even thought to ask it. They present themselves after you’ve known your cat(s) awhile.  I think most people are the same and that everyone should …

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Why do cats put their butt in your face? Conventional versus unconventional answer.

Cat butt in face

Humans are squeamish about butts. Cats aren’t. We have created a narrative to explain animal behavior when they put their butt in human faces. I don’t believe there is a clean and clear answer to the question in the title. There is an overlap between my unconventional answer and the conventional one by amateur …

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Cat slow blink is a signal of friendly intentions

Cat slow blink is more about reciprocal friendship than intense mutual love

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 …

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If someone has Covid they have a high chance of passing it on to their cat or dog

Cat sleeps on bed where they can get Covid

The research presented by Dorothee Bienzle, a professor of veterinary pathology at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases regarding the transmission of Covid from owners to their pets is surprising to me. The professor and her colleagues studied 48 cats and 54 dogs from …

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