Cat intelligence leads to their love of plotting and planning. But they are equally emotionally sensitive. Science suggests that most of their decisions are made with their heart, not their head. This makes sense in the wild, when they don’t have time to think things through; they only have time to react. This also makes [...]
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Helping the overwhelmed cat
Too much stress, for any cat, can bring on withdrawn behavior. It’s especially puzzling for people whose cat had always seemed so confident and resilient. Then a move, more or fewer people in the house, or a radical schedule revamp creates big changes in the cat’s personality. Becoming either withdrawn or aggressive can be a [...]
Why cats puff up their fur
Our cat’s fur is like a pressure gauge of their emotional moods. The higher it rises, the more pressure our cat is feeling. We invoke this, or ignore this, at our peril. see more Lolcats and funny pictures Fur puffing is a survival instinct designed to make our cat look bigger to whatever is threatening [...]
Dear Pammy, My cat came back crazy
I often get questions like this: My cat came back (from the vet/from being lost/from staying with someone else) and now it’s like the poor cat’s gone crazy. How do I get my old cat back? Dear Readers, They may have been to the vet/lost/with that person before, even many times. But this time, something [...]
Helping Cats Cope with Redecorating
We used the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to get some serious living room rearranging done. We made a considerable dent in what we want to be a more useful room. Would it surprise anyone if we also considered the cat’s needs throughout? Not if they know me. Because in addition to creating a room we can [...]
