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…
Tag: cat behavior
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…
cats
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…
cats companion animal research
Can you convince cats to stop hunting? A new study finds that food and play might help.
What gets cats to bring less prey home. Cats. Born to be wild, obligate carnivores and relentless predators. Folks who…
cats
What’s the point of the “catnip response”?
New research suggests it helps protect cats from mosquitos! Cats who respond to olfactory stimulation via plants (e.g., catnip, silver…
cats
Cat facial expressions are affected by breed: Why there are implications for cat welfare
People often describe cats as a bit inscrutable and hard to read; in part, this is because cats have fewer…
cats companion animal research
Should you “slow blink” at your cat?
Science says probably! In the time that we have lived together with cats (for the last four to ten thousand…