We need a good grasp of cat senses to understand the process by which our cat knows it is us when we walk into a room.
While their hearing is far keener than ours, both high and low, their vision does not work the way ours does. While we can easily recognize a person’s face near [...]
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How do cats recognize us?
Cats Who Get Fascinated
It can be terribly exasperating when we have a cat who won’t let go of an object or an idea. No matter how we try to let them know climbing the drapes or knocking knickknacks down makes us sad and unhappy, they just won’t stop.
We shouldn’t get angry at the cat. Despite how it looks, [...]
Pretending
I was thrilled the first time RJ pretended he had nothing to do with waking me up for breakfast. It was great to see him getting a more expressive face. But it’s also great to see evidence he is also tapping into creative thinking.
We might not realize it, but cats pretend all the time. And [...]
The 3 AM Problem
Why do some cats tend to start wailing and walking on us at three in the morning?
Because their sleep cycle is faster than our own. We can all go to bed perfectly happy, but they are not designed to sleep as long as we are. So, in the middle of our night, they wake up [...]
