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How can you tell if your cat is bored? Do you know the signs? In this post, we will discuss some of the indications of boredom, and then we’ll talk about what we can do to help get your cat out of the doldrums. If you have an indoor cat, there’s a good chance that … Read more
The Chausie cat breed comes to us via ancient history. The name comes from “Felis chaus,” the Latin name meaning jungle/wild cat. It’s pronounced “chaw-see”. Very often the Chausie represents a mix between a wild cat and an Abyssinian. In ancient times, the cat originated in Egypt, many thousands of years ago. Though this feline … Read more
Yes, your cat can be of great help to you. Yes, there are health benefits from owning a cat. In this post, learn how cats improve mental health. Be glad you have one of those furry felines because he/she can help keep you healthy. The cat has several ways in which he/she can be beneficial … Read more
As with humans, our feline friends also have five senses. In the last three posts, you’ve learned about the cat’s senses of vision, hearing, and smell. Now let’s discuss taste and touch, the last of the five senses of the cat. Sense Of Taste First, let’s look at the sense of taste. Some cats have … Read more
The cat has a sense of smell that is far more sensitive than ours. Let’s compare: First, the inside lining of their noses, which goes by the title of the olfactory epithelium, is believed to be 20 centimeters squared. In our own noses, this inside lining is only approximately four centimeters squared. The Most Important … Read more
The cat evolved as a hunting animal. In the last post on this site, we learned how his vision has developed to allow him the ability to see well at dawn and dusk. Being crepuscular, the cat becomes most active during those times. Does his hearing help him also? How well do cats hear? Construction … Read more
Have you ever wondered what your cat sees when he looks at things through those beautiful cat eyes? How do cats see the world? Let’s learn about their vision. Vision Development Based On Instinctual Needs Think first about your cat’s vision as developed to accommodate his instincts. A cat is crepuscular, which means that kitty … Read more
Science works on a way to translate animal communication into some kind of language we can understand. In the meantime, we must make our best of things by trying to figure out what our fur baby is trying to tell us. In other words, we need to try to decode the mystery of the cat … Read more
Do cats get jealous? Since cats have an emotional center in their brains just as we do, it’s no great stretch to see that jealousy in a cat can occur easily. So, why would a cat get jealous? As you probably remember, cats are very territorial. This territory concept doesn’t just include the place where … Read more
Do you have a new cat who lacks some necessary social skills? Perhaps he never received proper training when he was a kitten, and has a few bad habits. So, you can help him break those habits by learning about socializing your new pet cat. Mocha has now lived with me for a little over … Read more