A Michael Broad Blog
Yes and no is my answer. I don’t think the answer is straightforward. Firstly, a cat has to be fully socialised to become a domestic cat who is able to accept living in a human world with their human caretakers. Without socialisation, the cat does not trust the human. You only have to observe …
The meaning of the domestic cat’s slow blink is a signal, through body language, that the cat trusts and is relaxed in the presence of the person to whom the blink is directed. That’s my opinion and I am falling short of the anecdotal suggestion that the slow blink is a message that the …
Cat experts believe that the slow blink from a cat is a sign of trust and love towards their human companion. How do you encourage your cat to give you a slow blink? I will refer to 3 sources in answering the question. Firstly I will refer to cat behaviourist and author Anitra Frazier. …
This is a story of a rescue cat who came to her current human guardian underweight, terrified and extremely thin. Kat Rosely tells us that her rescue cat had been locked in a shed and hit with a stick. Having run this website for going on for a dozen years I can honestly say …
Can you get a feral cat’s trust without taking her or him in? I don’t actually think that it matters whether you take him in or interact with him outside. Theoretically it is easier to socialize a feral cat in your home because it’s more comfortable and you won’t have to contend with weather …
When you know that your new cat trusts you completely you get a little bit of a frisson passing through your body. If there one aspect of the cat/human relationship which can stand out it is the moment when your cat tells you through body language and vocalisation that he/she trusts you completely. This …
