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Intro 15th Aug 2017: this was written around 8 years ago when Charlie was in my life. He has now passed. People ask: Why do cats stick their bum in the air when you pet them? This page is my …
Why do cats do things that seem mystifying? Nothing that a cat does is mystifying to the cat. It is all natural behavior. A lot of what people do is truly mystifying! The answer as to why a cat does …
by Linda (Bullhead City, AZ) My cat ‘George’ will sit and look out the window and begin scratching on the glass with both paws (one then the other). At first I thought he was seeing his reflection, but he also …
My cat has a very sensitive lower back by DARCIE (ST.PETE FLORIDA ) I scratch my cat on her back right before her tail, she reacts really funny. She will squint her eyes and her head goes up and kind …
by Michael (London, UK) For me the answer to the question, “why does my cat lick me?” comes from personal observation. My cat looks upon me as a mother cat. All domestic cats do the same. Our cats are kept …
Why Does My Cat Lick by Michael (London, UK) Photo by Muffet (Flickr – creative commons license) People ask, “why does my cat lick” and we see it so often that we don’t think of it as behaviour that is, …
by c salzano (columbia, md) Our cat has been getting into our bed and kneading the comforter and hissing at the same time, sometimes when we are in it. Do you know what this means? Thanks! c salzano Hi… thanks …
I had believed that the answer to the question, “Why do cats knead?” was well known. But a keyword search tells me that there are few websites answering this exact question. But I may and probably am wrong! Kneading is …
by Michael (London, UK) To the question, “why do cats purr”, the answer seems obvious because we have all heard a cat purr when he or she is content. You stroke a cat and it purrs. Your cat jumps up …
American Ringtail Cat – how does this tail wag? Why do cats wag their tail? When my girl cat wants to go out I open the door for her (she is too fat to get through the cat flap!). If …
Why does a cat bury its feces? Well the answer is that they don’t always bury their feces. The question was posed by the well known zoologist Desmond Morris because by and large most domestic cats do bury their feces …
Why does a feral cat rub itself against sticks, frames etc on my allotment? by Betty (Birmingham UK) Keith the feral cat at the allotments One of ‘my’ feral cats knows me and comes very close and keeps rubbing herself …
by Maggie (Cincinnati, OH) Photo added by Michael (Admin) – photo by Mike Cohen (Flickr) My black and white long haired cat LOVES to lay on dark colored clothes especially black stuff. I was just wondering why she seeks out …
This is the answer to the question, “Why do cats’ eyes glow in the dark”? Cat have excellent night vision and are able to see things that we cannot. This is thanks to an image intensifying device behind the retina …
