Category: Behavior: Why do cats do that?

Cat Bites: The Danger They Pose, And How To Treat Them

Cat bites, even small ones, can be dangerous if they aren’t properly cared for. Cats’ teeth are so sharp that they can create deep puncture […]

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Encouraging Healthy Cat Scratching Behavior

Most of us have some idea of the frustration of dealing with our cats scratching up our furniture. While some respond to this by having […]

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Cats Eating In My House Results in ‘Kali Chaos Hour’

This is probably an odd story to put here, but it’s interesting, at least to me. One of our cats, Kali, has this really fun […]

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Feline Vocalization: What Chatters, Chirps, Trills Mean

Your cat has a number of different vocalizations, and if you’re like many of us, you have no idea what they all mean. She might […]

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Our moods dramatically affect our cats’ moods, health

We’ve known for a long time that babies take their emotional cues from their parents. When presented with something new, they watch their parents’ reactions […]

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Do Cats Show Love Because They Love Us, Or Because They Own Us?

It’s easy to tell whether your dog loves you, and when he’s feeling affectionate, but what about cats? Do our cats love us? We’ve heard […]

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The butt wiggle: Why do cats do this before they pounce?

We’ve all seen our cats do it: They crouch down very low, zero in on their prey, whatever it is, then wiggle their butts right […]

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Scruffing Cats – Should you EVER do it?

You may have seen a video around the Internet showing how a binder clip on a cat’s scruff will calm him down. You may have […]

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