Would You Like To Come Back As A Cat?
How often do we hear someone say: ‘If I have to be reborn on this earth I hope I come back as a cat’. Well, to me that’s the daftest wish of all to make, because cats are the most … please continue...
View ArticleOperant conditioning explains why this domestic cat always jumps over the...
This sweet black cat, aptly named Leapfrog, elegantly and athletically leaps over the same area of hard floor at a doorway every time she approaches it. She can’t walk on that area of the floor. Her...
View ArticleWhy do cats run away to die?
An alternative but similar question would be, ‘Why do cats want to be alone when they die?’. Both questions assume that cats – by which I presume we mean domestic cats – want to be alone when they are...
View ArticleWhy 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. A threatening...
View ArticleWhy do cats stretch their paws when you pet them?
This is not stretching paws. What the question is referring to is cats extending their toes and then contracting them when you pet them. It does look as if they are stretching or exercising their toes...
View ArticleDo domestic cats prefer light or dark?
The question is asking whether domestic cats prefer the amount of light encountered in daytime or at night. There is no doubt that the question has been asked because it is a well-known fact that...
View ArticleHow do I stop my cat from waking me up at 4 am?
Don’t stop her. Let her do it and learn to enjoy it but read on…The first point to make is that your cat is crepuscular by nature and therefore it is entirely normal that she’ll be active at 4 in …...
View ArticleDomestic cat paws around her food bowl. The insight it provides.
A lot has been written about why domestic cats paw around their food bowl. I expect that, by now, people know the reason why but for the sake of clarity I’ll restate it. In my experience, cats do this...
View ArticleWhat happens if I don’t play with my cat?
In general, domestic cat need to express predatory behaviour. In other words they need to hunt to feel normal. A sizeable chunk, perhaps 60% of a cat’s life would be removed from them if they had no...
View ArticleWhy do domestic cats abandon their owners?
Sometimes domestic cats gradually migrate to a new “owner”. I don’t think they “abandon” their owner in the same way that some people abandon their pet cat by dumping them by the roadside or outside a...
View ArticleCat tail quivering when spraying urine to mark territory
This is a very specific post about a feline behaviour which you may have noticed. When cats spray urine to mark territory as a calling card they back up to a vertical object such as a bush or tree and...
View ArticleAre felines carnivores and nocturnal?
I expect that you know the answer to both parts of the question, and I would also expect you to say yes to both parts. But it’s not quite as straightforward as that. Actually a fifth of UK cat owners …...
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