Dogs are famous for their keen sense of hearing. But do you know who can hear at a higher frequency than them? Cats. Our ears are so powerful they even move in different directions like a satellite to locate the prey (or the can opener depending on your hunting grounds). […]
Author: gatoavocado
Cats love the holiday decorations (but do they love them back?)
A little parenthesis here on the “Introduction to Cat’s Senses” sessions to bring you a short – but very poignant – excerpt from my Ebook: “Prepare Your Cat for Winter (Including the Holidays)” on the subject of holiday decorations. Chapter 2: DECORATIONS So what you’re telling me is that everything […]
Cat eyes: superior vision
Continuing our study of all the feline’s senses, we now explore the most stylish and elegant of them all: cat eyes. Positioned deep in the face and looking straight to the front to help us calculate the distance between us and prey, while not being so obvious to predator’s searches. […]
Smelling the air: adventures of a cat’s nose
Dr. Avocado, what does it mean when my cat starts “smiling” to the air? Is it catnip induced? Oh no that is not catnip fun time, your feline is making use of her vomeronasal organ, better knows as the Jacobson’s organ, a powerful tool that allows us to figure out […]
Catify to Satisfy: New book helps the kitty at home and those waiting for one.
They did it again. Because when the mission is this big, one book is not enough. Catification opened all cat-friendly humans’ eyes to some basic understanding about living with a feline: you want her in the house ? (yes you do) then you have to make the space appealing to […]
A shout-out to black felines this Halloween
Oh yes, Halloween is here filled with all the things cats don’t like: lots of people, candy, loud noises, spooky characters, pumpkins – though these ones can be friendly. And all this action is even worse for our beautiful black felines. Now these guys have a tough time this time […]