Sniffing Out the Truth: Can Cats Really Smell Mice Through Walls? With their keen sense of smell, cats can detect odors unnoticeable to humans from remarkable distances. A cat’s nose boasts up to 200 million odor-sensitive cells, compared to a human’s measly 5 million. This grants cats an otherworldly ability to sniff out prey and …
Both cats and snakes are popular pets worldwide. In the U.S. alone, 25% of households own a cat while an estimated 5 million households keep snakes as pets [https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/reports-statistics/us-pet-ownership-statistics]. With many households owning one or both of these animals, their interactions are important to understand. Cats are natural predators of snakes, often viewing them as …
Many cat owners wonder if their feline companions are able to recognize their own name. This is an important question, as a cat’s ability to learn their name impacts the bond and communication between owner and pet. Recent research suggests that cats are in fact capable of learning to recognize their own name, even amongst …
There has been an ongoing debate about whether cats form emotional attachments to their human caregivers in the same way as dogs or human infants. Some argue that cats are aloof and independent, only interacting with humans for food and shelter, while others believe cats form meaningful social bonds and display attachment behavior. This article …
Cats Feel Safe and Secure at the Foot of the Bed One reason cats like to sleep at the foot of the bed is because it makes them feel safe and secure. Cats are prey animals, so they have an instinct to find places to rest where they are protected. According to experts, the confined …
Cats and snakes have shared an adversarial relationship for millennia. Though house cats no longer need to hunt snakes for survival, they still exhibit an instinctive wariness and fear when encountering serpents. This is because snakes pose a potential threat that cats are evolutionarily programmed to avoid. From their senses to their body language, cats …
Typical Sleep Patterns for Cats Cats are known to sleep a lot, with the average amount of sleep for an adult cat being 12-16 hours per day 1. They alternate between light sleep and deeper REM (rapid eye movement) sleep throughout the day and night in what are known as polyphasic sleep patterns 2. Kittens …
Assess the Situation The first step is to look at where your cat is stuck and try to understand how they got up there. Cats are natural climbers and will often seek out high vantage points, sometimes climbing higher than they can safely get back down from (source). Consider the surface they are on and …
Does Handling a Kitten Cause Its Mother to Reject It? Bringing a new kitten into your home is an exciting experience. As you watch the mother cat care for her litter, you may be tempted to pick up and cuddle the adorable kittens. However, a common myth is that handling newborn kittens will cause the …
It’s common for cat owners to notice that their feline friends seem more affectionate and attentive when they are feeling under the weather. Many cat lovers have stories of their cats snuggling up extra close or being more insistent for attention when the human companion is sick. This often leads cat owners to wonder – …
