Can domestic cats become spoilt and difficult?
Is it possible to spoil a cat as you can with a human? I believe it is. And if I’m correct it normally affects their eating habits. This is how you might spoil your...
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What sort of human personality does a domestic cat prefer?
I want to try and get into the head of domestic cats and ask what sort of human personality type they prefer in a caregiver. There’s been quite a lot of discussion about the...
Human behaviour beneficial to cats
I think it useful to remind ourselves of the sort of human behaviour that is beneficial to our cat. Perhaps it is common sense but even commonsense thoughts need to be reinforced. Generally aversive...
Infecting your cat with stress through pandemic upheaval
The Covid pandemic caused upheaval in the lives of cat caregivers; both at the beginning, during it and at the transition coming out of it. Each stage of the pandemic resulted in change to...
Someone asked: why does my cat sulk when I scold him?
I’d like to discuss the question, “Why does my cat sulk when I scold him?” I think that the question is full of misconceptions and is wrong in many ways. Firstly, in my experience...
Working at home with your cat? Anxious about returning to the office?
You’ve had more time than you could ever imagine sitting at your desk in your home office doing the work that you would have done at ‘the office’, and with you a lot of...
Live the life that your cat wants with consistency and routines
Retired people who are concerned cat owners are perhaps potentially the ideal in terms of creating an environment for a cat which is the most likely to please them. This is because retired people...
Are cats sensitive to human emotions?
Are cats sensitive to human emotions? Insofar as human emotions affect body language, “most cats are extraordinarily sensitive to human body language, much more so than they usually receive credit for”. The quote comes...
Synchrony in human hand and feline paw
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...
One reason why cats ask for food but don’t eat it sometimes
Sometimes domestic cats pester their owners for food. They then become picky and don’t eat it. The request for food can be quite distinct as can the rejection of it when it is served...
Are you in sync with your cat?
Being in sync with your cat is good for him/her. I’ll use ‘him’ to mean him or her. It is good for both of you especially your cat because it is reassuring which promotes...
Routines can set up unhelpful domestic cat habits
I was reminded today that a cat guardian can inadvertently set up, through routines, unhelpful habits that affect their domestic cat companion. This is a short note and no more. I’ll provide a personal...
Does your cat predict your next move? Mine does. It’s about routines.
When a cat guardian’s lifestyle is meshed with the lifestyle of their domestic cat companion you create routines which are merged and bound together. This is one of the Holy Grails of cat “ownership”....
Do cats have a sense of time passing?
The question is specific, do cats feel time passing? Do they reflect on it? We have to start with whether they have a sense of time. Domestic cat’s sense of time Do cats have...
Why do cats hate tin foil?
Why do cats hate tin foil? Well, we shouldn’t generalise because some domestic cats are not fazed by tin foil (or only slightly so) but typically they are. The reason is that tin foil...
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