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The Paranoid Cat: Support

It doesn’t matter how our cat became paranoid; they have a tendency to be born that way. What matters is what we can do about it. Lack of support is the real pivot between a cat getting on with their life… or not. Obviously, an upsetting incident where the cat winds up on the street [...]

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Cats Love Music

In our house, James Bond is a folkie and RJ is a prog-rocker; Olwyn, naturally, loves Celtic. How do we know this? Because they tell us so. see more Lolcats and funny pictures We recently watched an BBC documentary called Prog Rock Brittania. Reverend Jim spent most of it curled up in my lap. Now, [...]

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Dear Pammy, My cat shows no emotion.

A reader writes: No matter what I do, my cat just stares at me. Why does my cat show no emotion? Dear Reader, The less a cat trusts their environment, the less they will give away. Facial expression, body language, their next action; all will become hidden when a cat feels threatened. see more Lolcats [...]

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There will be moods

Our cat is not an unvarying machine. Our cat can have moods. We especially need to pay attention when our cat’s mood shifts into something low or unhappy. While cats work very hard at not showing their moods, they are more likely to show them to those they trust. In turn, being close to our [...]

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Cats Who Sacrifice

I find it highly ironic that I can be accused of anthropomorphism because I am acting like a scientist. By which I mean I am simply reporting my observations and drawing conclusions from them. However, to many people and their professional organizations, I should not attribute human emotions to my pet cats. If someone goes [...]

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