What affects us affects cats
A secondary question would be to ask how Australians count the number of feral cats in Australia. To this question there is no answer. And therefore, the guesstimate that there are about 2.7 million feral cats in Australia is simply that, a guesstimate. It has probably been worked out by extrapolating the numbers from …
The reason why the relatively diminutive domestic cat can run as fast as the fastest human i.e. almost 30 mph (45 km/h) is because they have four legs. They can gallop, and they can use their trunk muscles to help propel them forwards. Humans use their legs primarily, which limits their top speed. Researchers …
I am picking up on a study that I have written about before which genetically analysed the Chinese mountain cat to confirm (1) that it is a subspecies of wildcat and not species in its own right and (2) that it was not domesticated at the time the African wildcat was domesticated about 10,000 …
Young male cats either entire or neutered are far more likely to be involved in road traffic accidents compared to older cats. Specifically, for every one-year increase in age the odds of a domestic cat being involved in a road accident decreased by 16%. The odds for males being in a road traffic accident …
This is a surprising result but I am referring to one study and it goes without saying that we should be cautious about jumping to firm conclusions from one scientific study. That said, a study published on the Taylor & Francis Online website, dated 03 Aug 2017 and titled: “A propensity-score-weighted population-based study of …
I have decided that I am in a codependent relationship with my cat and I like it. It feels completely right to me but what does it mean? I’ve made the assessment based upon a University of Lincoln study which analysed the various relationships that people have with their domestic cat companions. They formulated …
The big question today should be which companion animal, between cats and dogs, is more environmentally friendly? After all, environmental issues are gradually rising to the top of the priority list. And it seems to me that there are two major factors which help us gauge which animal is more environmentally friendly. These are …
I have always believed that we don’t give enough credence to the possibility that the size difference between humans and domestic cats can make them feel vulnerable and potentially fearful depending on their confidence levels. I believe that this size difference is a major underlying factor in the quality of our relationship. It’s a …
