What affects us affects cats
In a recent study published in the journal Ethology, researchers investigated how domestic cats (Felis catus) adjust their vocal behaviour when greeting their human caregivers, and found a notable difference depending on whether the returning person was male or female. (Phys.org) The study, led by a team including Yasemin Salgirli Demirbas at Ankara University, …
Cats, like humans, can be influenced by their early experiences. If a cat has positive experiences with a male owner or caregiver at a young age, it may develop a strong preference for males later in life. Conversely, if a cat has negative experiences with males, such as being hit or abused, it may develop a lifelong fear or distrust …
There is actually a main reason why some men genuinely don’t like cats and a different reason why men don’t want to admit that they like cats. Although, to be clear, in this article I’m taking a stereotypical view of men. That’s slightly dangerous to put it mildly because as is the case for …
There was a time when you could ask this question, “Why do some cats hate men?” Around 20 years ago that question would have been applicable and the suggested reason is this. There was a great preponderance of men in the veterinary profession. The argument is that because some domestic cats associated men with …
