Many of us can’t resist using baby talk on our cats. Is there a reason we do this? Or are we just being silly? see more Lolcats and funny pictures As discussed in this Psychology Today article, we seem to have an instinct for speaking to infants in ways they will respond to: Baby talk [...]
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In our house, it is a daily occurrence to have shared conversation between we humans, and all the cats. We may feel silly talking to our cat. But how else are they going to learn? see more Lolcats and funny pictures While cats in the wild use vocalization to find their kittens or intimidate dangerous [...]
Give Them a Birthday
All my cats have birthdays. Whether they are accurate, or not. see more Lolcats and funny pictures Olwyn’s is pretty close; the vet who examined her at the shelter was working with a kitten who was too young to leave her mother. When we got Reverend Jim, he had likewise been examined by a vet [...]
Using That Tone With Them
The good news is that cats do not need to know the exact meanings of the words we are saying, because they pick up so much from our voice inflection. But this can also be the bad news. see more Lolcats and funny pictures This can happen with cats because of stressful events which are [...]
Dear Pammy, My Cat is Complaining
A friend of mine had a problem: We went away on vacation for a week, and I got a nice cat sitter. But now that we are back, Mischa is doing her same routine, but she seems to cry and complain all the time. It’s been going on for weeks! When will she get over [...]
