Picture of a cat trying to mate with the family dog is priceless
I love the photo although I doubt whether the owners of this cat and dog are as delighted. Or perhaps they are. It is completely benign (unharmful) despite the fact that it looks as...
Tagged: strange cat behavior
Infographic on ‘strange cat behavior’
Here is an infographic on strange cat behaviour. Due to its size, it is limited to six forms of strange behaviour. There are more. You can read about more about cat behaviour in general...
Ticklish cats!
Cats can be ticklish. Discuss. We see this quite a lot in videos. Cat owners think that their cat is “broken” because the reaction is strange. I’m talking about scratching along the spine of...
My cat refuses to get on the couch or bed unless paper is provided to sit on. Why?
This is an interesting phenomenon which is discussed on the Reddit.com website. One of the users says that their cat refuses to go on the couch or bed unless there is a piece of...
My cat eats bird seed
My cat eats birdseed. Here is the proof in a video! Although, it is important to note that he only nibbles a small amount. This is what I’d expect. It would be highly peculiar...
Cat says “Are you coming?” – I explain how and why.
In this TikTok video the cat says: “Are you coming?”. How did this happen? Can a domestic cat speak like a human in the English language? It seems highly improbable! Indeed, it is impossible;...
5 ‘weird cat behaviors’ in a TikTok video explained
In this TikTok video the cat owner thinks that her cat behaves weirdly. The video shows 5 different types of ‘weird’ feline behaviour. I thought I would try and explain them so that they...
5 reasons why mother cats kill their kittens
People ask why mother cats kill their kittens. Here are five possible reasons. The first general point to make is that inexperienced mothers are more likely to kill her kittens. And stress plays a...
Fabric eating and pedigree Oriental cats
It’s become quite well known that the family of Oriental cat breeds which includes the Siamese, Javanese and Oriental shorthair and longhair (and other breeds), are susceptible to developing eating non-nutritious substances, which is...
Domestic cats circling the food bowl as if approaching dead prey when scavenging
I feel sure that many domestic cats do this. My cat approaches his food bowl as if he’s scavenging a dead animal in the wild. He will circle it and approach it from a...
Going in the opposite direction can encourage a cat to go through a door or gate
Sometimes we need to encourage a cat to come into the house, or for whatever reason go through a gate or door opening. You don’t want to be aggressive when you do this. And...
Are cats manipulative?
Domestic cats might seem to be manipulative sometimes to some people. However, if they get their way it is only because their human companions and providers want them to. The human caregiver is a...
Why does my cat stare at me?
I don’t think cats stare at their owners. I prefer to say that they look with intent when they are asking for something which is entirely acceptable.
Why is my cat hissing at me all of a sudden?
The question implies that your cat has not hissed at you before and therefore the relationship is good. Despite this, at the time that she hissed at you, she perceived you as a predator....
How did this cat get a claw in her eye?
NEWS/OPINION-COVENTRY, UK: Coventry veterinarian Simon Pudsey had never seen it before he said; a one-year-old cat with an ‘entire’ claw stuck in one of her eyes. The cat, Rey, was at the veterinary clinic...
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