A Michael Broad Blog
A definition of touch might be: To cause or permit a part of the body, especially the hand or fingers, to come in contact with (something) so as to feel..”1. Touch is not confined to touching an object with our hands. And it is not confined to people – of course. Cats can and …
For me this is a new way for cats to form a heart shape! Big deal. Yes, I know it is trivia but there is almost a meme online for two cats forming a heart shape. Now the big question is whether this was staged. The answer is apparently, yes if I am not …
The Michelangelo technique for humans greeting cats is Jackson Galaxy’s. I’d rather use his inimitable words than mine as I don’t want to in any way misdescribe it. As the cat approaches, I will allow my hand to relax, palm down, extend my pointed finger – not extended rigid, but relaxed, so that it …
This is a cat-to-human friendly nose touch greeting. Cats who are friendly with each do it a lot combined with the tail up and scent exchange rubbing including head butting. It’s very hard for a domestic cat to greet us with the classic feline ‘nose touch greeting’ for the obvious reason that we are …
Why do humans and dogs smile but cats don’t? Firstly, I am not sure that dogs do smile but I’ll concentrate on humans and cats, two species that I know well. Note: these are my thoughts because the experts don’t talk about cat smiles. If you have different ideas please leave a comment – …
Cats don’t sniff each other’s noses as a greeting; they touch or near-touch instead. It is the same as the human handshake. It is a friendly gesture which enhances the relationship between cats or cat and other species of animal including humans.
This is the first time that I have seen this sort of behavior. The video (animated .gif file, actually) is a bit peculiar and I hope it plays for you. Below the video is a still image in case the video disappears. If you click the object in the middle you get music and …
