cats companion animal research
Does your cat like to watch tv?
I recently did some consulting for a pet food company who was designing advertising…for pets. In order to do so,…
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cats companion animal research
Do people know how to pet cats?
A lot of people love cats, and those same people also usually love petting cats. What’s not to love? Cats…
cats companion animal research
Do kittens have purr-sonality?
Animal personality can be defined as consistency in behavior across different contexts (hey, that’s kind of how we define it…
cats companion animal research
Can science help us give behavior advice more effectively?
As a cat behavior consultant, I’m always looking for ways to improve the effectiveness of the services I provide for…
cats companion animal research
Do food toys improve cats’ quality of life?
You know I love feline food puzzles (aka food toys, foraging toys) – I use them with my own cats…
cats companion animal research
No, your cat isn’t a psychopath
A new study takes a biased look at cats I really hemmed and hawed about whether to comment on this…
cats companion animal research
Does your cat find your scent comforting?
Cats have an excellent sense of smell, not quite on par with that of dogs, but certainly one that greatly…
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Do kittens recognize their mothers even after they’ve lived apart?
I previously reported on a study that found that mother cats can discriminate their own kittens’ smell from that of…
cats companion animal research
Cats, once again, fail to contrafreeload
What is contrafreeloading? In the 1960s scientists discovered that laboratory rats liked to work for food. Rather than eat food…
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Is your cat’s butt touching everything in your house? This young scientist tried to find out
Last week, a story about Kaeden, who did his school science project on whether cat butts touch the surfaces of…