What affects us affects cats
The best human-to-cat relationships have a lot of synchrony in their rhythms and routines. In this instance the synchronicity between feline paws and human hand. And the trigger, as we can see, is the belly rub. Domestic cats tend to dislike being petted on the belly but it depends on the individual. In …
I have my own answer on this but before I put pen to paper I decided to do a bit of research but couldn’t find a decent answer. Lots of words written but no clarity and really no definitive answer. These are my thoughts, for right or for wrong. The first and perhaps fundamental …
You should pet your cat with sensitivity, respect and in a limited way. Although domestic cats generally like the same areas to be petted, each individual has their natural limit to how much they will enjoy or tolerate it. You can’t automatically presume that a domestic cat will always enjoy being petted for as …
This is a little tip that occurred to me this morning, on Christmas Day 2020. Happy Christmas by the way (an odd Christmas due to the pandemic). Try stroking your cat with the back of your hand. This is something that I do. It is an alternative to the conventional way of petting a …
The best way to communicate with domestic cats is through your entire body language coupled with touch. Body language and gentle petting (stroking normally) is a language which domestic cats understand very well. Speaking to cats can also help but the sounds we make are only an adjunct to the more important body language …
Nothing new or enlightening in the video but I was surprised to see the UK government providing advice on Twitter. There is a lot of talk about this though such as whether companion animals can be reservoirs for the virus. But the video does state that we should wash our hands before and after …
This is interesting and quite cute in a way but it has caused marital stress in the household. A wife wrote to Richard Madeley (an English television personality) who is playing at being an agony aunt. She said that her husband likes to nuzzle their cuddly, fluffy family cat when he comes into the …
Some moms are concerned that their cat is aggressive towards their child. They are looking for answers. The key point is that domestic cats don’t randomly attack people in the home for no reason. And it unlikely that a cat will make an unprovoked attack on a person in the home or outside. It …
