What affects us affects cats
A visitor asks: I have one cat that likes to chew on my hair while I’m sleeping; why? There are three possible reasons as I see it. Yes, one more than in the title! Grooming – specifically ‘allogrooming’ When one cat grooms another it is called allogrooming. This is an example of allogrooming. The …
This is another question on Quora.com. The answer is quite straightforward. The cat you are petting is much smaller than you. The cat regards you as another cat and she wishes to be friendly towards you by rubbing against you, merging scents, head butting your head and perhaps touching noses. These are all friendly …
I must say, for me, this is a heartrending picture to be perfectly honest. It shows what is wrong with our relationship with domestic cats and domestic dogs. There are too many unwanted domestic cats and dogs. And in developing countries no one in authority is doing anything about it. The mutual support that …
We are referring to domestic cats no doubt. What does the phrase ‘care about’ mean? To ‘care for’ someone would apply to a cat owner looking after their house cat. But the question asks whether cats have affection for their owner or other people who the cat knows because to ‘care about’ means affections …
Is it possible to bond with a lion or tiger the same way as a domesticated cat? The answer is No – 99% of the time and with respect to adult tigers and lions. I’ll provide my thinking on this. These are personal views so they are open to discussion and criticism. Putting aside …
This is such a pure act. It is hard not to decide that this sweet dog is deliberately stopping his/her cat companion from getting involved in a fight. Cats are territorial so this cat is ready to have a bust up with a stranger cat who has come onto the scene. The cat’s dog …
The Grass Valley Fire Department rescued a cat and a chicken who were together at the front door of a residence in the midst of the horrendous fires in Northern California’s Shasta County. It looks like they were keeping each other company in the doorway. The fire department took them both in the same …
No words needed. Interspecies friendships. Interspecies relationships between cats and other species are quite common.
