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…
cats Cats eating humans redux: a clowder will devour It was almost a year ago that I reported on a study revealing scavenging patterns of feral cats outside of…
cats companion animal research Problem-solving and “pawed-ness” in cats – is there a relationship? Most humans are right-handed (although as someone who lives with a lefty – DEFINITELY not all!); have you ever wondered…
cats Whisker stress: Science asks if it is real About three years ago, a NY Times article drew attention to a problem plaguing cats around the world – a…
cats dogs Is it time to ditch the “cone of shame”? Has your cat or dog ever had to wear a “cone of shame”? Also known as an Elizabethan collar (or…