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Do social cats have better problem-solving skills?

Animal cognition incorporates several aspects of animal thinking: memory, concept formation, learning ability, and reasoning – such as problem solving.…

Why do some cats fetch?

Although dogs and many dog breeds have been selected for specific behaviors, the same cannot really be said of our…

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How do cats use space? Part 3: Looking at relationships

In this third post about how cats use space, we are now going to take a hyper-focused look at not…

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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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Does a supplement for cats help with joint pain?

New research points to a strong placebo effect We take our knees and other joints for granted, but over time,…

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Are cats who spray stressed out?

A new study compares cats who spray with those who urinate outside the litter box… and their feline housemates. As…

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A new study suggests breed differences in cat paw preference

Most of us are right-handed, with 9% of humans being left-handed, and about 1% leaning toward some level of ambidexterity.…