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Teaching kittens what we’re like

An essential part of kitten raising is teaching kittens what to expect from people. We want to make it all good things. Because they’re new in town, and they don’t know anything. see more Lolcats and funny pictures After several thousand years of people choosing the cutest, cuddliest kittens, finding them is easy. For most [...]

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State of Mind, State of Heart

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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Dear Pammy, My cat is like Jekyll and Hyde

A reader writes: I have had a feral cat for 2 months now. I used to be able to pet her and she seemed to enjoy it. Now I pet her for a short period of time, then she seems to “freak out” and hiss and swat at me. Dear Reader, It can be very [...]

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Cat Friendly Holidays

How can we get our cats to be in safe places during the holidays, and not so likely to be underfoot? How can we get them to join in the fun while not making anyone unhappy? Do we have a cat who would like to mingle? Maybe? see more Lolcats and funny pictures We can [...]

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Cats and the Door Fascination

Why do cats paw at a closed door? To get to the other side. see more Lolcats and funny pictures Cats are incurably curious because they can imagine both good and bad outcomes from their explorations. And they can’t stand not knowing which one it might be. This requires higher brain functions. So having curiosity [...]

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