What affects us affects cats
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 …
Why do cats go crazy when you scratch them at the base of their tail? Some cats also go crazy when you pat them firmly at the base of their tail. It depends upon the cat. This is the main point to make. Some cats don’t respond to it or actively dislike it while …
It is useful to remind ourselves that humans are super-predators and much larger than domestic cats, who we all know are predators themselves. It is unnatural for predators of different species to live together. From the cat’s perspective they are living with a huge predator which presents a potential barrier to the human/cat relationship. …
Domestic cats lick their coat where you have petted them because you have disturbed their coat and they want to put it back to the way it was, mainly in respect of removing the scent and oils deposited on it. The fur may also be disturbed and they want it to be as it …
In countries where there is rabies, unless you are engaged in TNR work and know the cats and are an experienced feral cat handler, don’t pet stray or feral cats because they are unsocialised. They might become anxious when petted no matter how fond of them you are. No matter how sensitive you are …
Perhaps against instincts men should pet their cats with slow hand and arm movements and gently. This sort of stuff is not mentioned on the internet. As far as I can tell no one searches for information about the specifics of men handling and petting cats. I am sticking my neck out here. Quite …
LICKI Brush Kickstarter promises cat bonding without mouth fur! This will get the cat haters laughing. I am dubious about this new product. I don’t want to knock it but there is the sense that this is more about searching for new ways to make some money out of the pet market which is …
Our cat guides us as to where we should pet him. It’s a kind of reverse training. Cats do that quite a lot. A survey indicated that we enter into a sort of unwritten contract regarding social interaction. I think we can see that if we analyse our behaviour with our cat. Jackson Galaxy …
