And we all must be prepared. Every spring planet Earth says hello to millions of new kittens. Their adorable faces can melt human hearts and I know that a lot of you work really hard to give them a good home; but sadly not all of them will live the fairy […]
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Whiskers are my co-pilots
The last installment in our “Cat Senses Study” is the one that covers more ground: touch. Our bodies are covered in shiny hair coats that serve as natural warm jackets in the cold weather and as sun deterrents during the summer months. Some humans assume that because we seem to […]
Did you hear that? Explaining your cat’s sense of hearing
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). […]
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 […]