A cute, vocal kitten plays the fool in a cardboard box with a round hole in it. I like the way the owner is telling her cat to get out of the box “otherwise you are going to hurt yourself…”. … please continue reading
Yes, I know it’s another cat in a cardboard box but it’s different
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Why do you think my cat won’t play with his toys if I put them away?
The person asking the question says that when she puts her cat toys away her cat won’t play with them. He won’t do this even when the toys can be found and got at easily. Are cat toys successful? Let’s … please continue reading
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Why do cats chase their tails?
Why do cats chase their tails? The answer is obvious but I’ll answer the question because someone’s asked it. They chase their tails to play. It is just another version of play hunting. All cat games are based on the … please continue reading
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Why does our cat always play with his toys behind our curtains?
Why does our cat always play with his toys behind our curtains? This is a very typical domestic cat play strategy. It’s because cats create challenges when play-hunting. My cat stuffs his toys under the the furniture and tries to … please continue reading
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Sphynx cat plays with bubble bath
You won’t see this sort of cat play very often or at all but it looks interesting. It looks as though the cat has just discovered the bubble bath. He is one short step away from jumping in. Some domestic … please continue reading
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Overstimulated cat (video)
The classic overstimulated cat. I am sure that the woman did this intentionally. She videoed herself at the same time. She knew her cat’s response. It varies of course. Some cats are more tolerant while others will become overstimulated quite … please continue reading
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Cat grabs horse’s tail and hangs on as horse gallops off
This cat grabs hold of a horse’s tail and hangs on even though the horse gallops off. I can understand why the wanted to do it. It was a moving object just like a cat tease and something which a … please continue reading
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Feline Vandalism (video)!
This is a bit of fun. The amount of temporary destruction and noise generated by these three young felines is astonishing but I aM sure that it is not exceptional. It is a nice vignette of exuberant kitten life at … please continue reading
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Cat love bites – what do they mean and why do they happen?
I think that “love bites” is a slightly misleading description of what is happening. There’s not a lot of love in a cat bite although it is frequently done with only a touch of aggression (play aggression) rather than as … please continue reading
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Why do cats attack sheets when you are making the bed?
Why do cats attack sheets when you are making the bed? The answer is that domestic cats are attuned through sight and sound to detect movement and noise indicative of a prey ‘item’ e.g. a mouse. Cats are able to … please continue reading
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The Holy Grail of Playing with Your Cat
The Holy Grail of playing with your cat is to achieve the situation in which your cat growls when she catches the ‘prey’ (a cat tease) telling you that her raw cat has been activated. What Jackson Galaxy advocates is … please continue reading
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White cat yobbo kicks 4 items onto floor in quick succession
This sweet little white cat takes great delight in kicking four items on a shelf onto a hard floor. It is a classic case of domestic cat yob behavior. I am only kidding but we normally see one or two … please continue reading
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Kitten carried in jacket hood plays with girl’s ponytail (video)
A girl is carrying her young cat around in what appears to be the hood of her jacket. It almost looks like a backpack but it isn’t or I don’t believe it is. It looks like the hood of a … Continue reading →
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When my cat does “Turbo Kitty” and races around, is she entertaining herself?
This is an example of what people call the “cat crazies”. Your cat is entertaining herself but primarily she is burning off energy and she’s doing it because she is not able to use that energy in a normal way … Continue reading →
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Cat to human –‘Sorry bud that’s my mouse now’
This is very typical of the domestic cat. Being serious for a minute, this is not about the cat preventing his human guardian from using their computer mouse. It’s about playtime bordering on hunting (and therefore a little bit too … Continue reading →
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Difference between cats playing and fighting
I can understand the problem in differentiating between cats playing and fighting. It can be difficult, on the face of it, to tell the difference. This is because domestic cats don’t play like humans. They don’t play Scrabble or Monopoly … Continue reading →
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What 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 opportunity to express … Continue reading →
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Domestic cats love snow and ice
Domestic cats love snow and ice because it is something different. Perhaps it isn’t something different to cats living in Canada or in the north of the US but for a lot of cats it is unusual. And something unusual … Continue reading →
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Making a bed when you have a cat
This is a nice time lapse video showing the difficulties that one can have when you have a cat and you want to make your bed. It is a perfect opportunity for a cat to have some fun which naturally … Continue reading →
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Do cats have a sense of humour?
My opinion is that domestic cats do not have a sense of humour. I explain why in this article. Firstly let’s define “sense of humour”. It is a “person’s ability to perceive humour or appreciate a joke.” Note that the … Continue reading →
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