Cats

In all honesty, I have a “slap happy” cat.  She is a Russian Blue who I adopted from a shelter. This shelter specializes in unwanted feral cats who are considered unadoptable.  Hence, I knew what I’m getting myself into but I am a cat lover so proceeded. My cat of course is extreme but all …

Cat headbutting, sometimes referred to as ‘bunting,’ is when your cat firmly bangs its head against you. Typically, a cat will press its head against a part of you (bunting) or rub its cheeks on you (scenting). It’s not just humans that cats bunt. They also bunt inanimate objects such as furniture, flower pots, and …

I usually place my cat in the cattery for the weekends when I have to leave town. This past long weekend, I didn’t notice that the neighbor’s cat had snuck in to visit my cat and I accidentally locked him inside my house. Finding the obviously upset and thirsty cat upon my return, I worried …

What makes cats roll on the ground? We tend to worry about our little furballs, thinking that they do themselves a power of no-good by getting their silky coats grimy and filthy. But it seems it never crosses our minds that perhaps cats aren’t as dumb as two heavy dumbbells, and maybe they do have …

If you are just as curious as your cat, you may wonder why cats have tails. Of course, cats don’t use their tails to hang upside down as opossums do, nor do felines wag their tails as a greeting like dogs. But there’s probably some reason for cats to have tails. Maybe you have seen …