What affects us affects cats
Why Do Cats Lick Themselves After Being Stroked? A Closer Look at a Curious Behavior Cat owners often notice a peculiar and consistent behavior: after you stroke your cat, especially in certain areas like the back or head, they immediately lick themselves where your hand just was. At a glance, this might seem like …
Why Your Cat Might Like to Lie Under the Duvet With You in the Morning If you share your bed with a cat, you may enjoy – like me – a charming ritual: each morning, your cat burrows under the duvet and settles beside you. I hold the duvet off his slightly and the …
The study titled “Behavioral responses of domestic cats to human odor,” published in PLOS ONE on May 28, 2025, investigates how domestic cats utilize their sense of smell to differentiate between familiar and unfamiliar humans. Conducted by researchers from the Tokyo University of Agriculture, the research aims to elucidate the role of olfaction in …
The infographic summarises and the text expands on the topic of the scent glands of the domestic cat. I hope it is useful to visitors. Cat behaviour is often seen in marking with scent when the product of the glands is deposited on us, other cats and on objects. The depositing of scent on …
I will keep this very short. It is a follow up to an early article on a very similar topic. Why does my cat want attention when I get out of the shower? Well, these are the reasons: That’s it. Your cat waits for your to get out and then wants to interact – …
The main reason why a domestic cat might sleep in their litter box – as shown in the photograph below – is because it strongly smells of their scent due to the presence of poop residue (after it has been cleaned) which means that it is a reassuring place to them. This will be …
This is a question asked on social media and it’s a good one. I think the answer will be quite short. I have seen, as have others, domestic cats licking plastic bags which also appears to be mystifying. It is my belief that corn fibre or cornstarch fibre is being used a lot more …
I believe that we can dispense with one possible reason why a cat might like to jump into a fridge when the door is opened and that is because it’s cold. It would be highly unlikely if a domestic cat likes to jump into the fridge to keep cool or to cool down if …
