I've seen a lot of people talk about this particular cat behavioural phenomenon. Actually, I've spoken about it quite a lot on this blog before: what I call the "slow blink." It's that cute little stare-for-a-second, catch-eyes with you, essentially recognition-of-your-existence and then a slow shutting of the cats eyelids, usually settled on a tiny bit of their eyes remaining open with their ...
“Can I Vacuum a Cat?” Why It’s Dangerous & What to Remove Hair With Instead
I'm sure most of us have curiously thought about how nice it would be if we could just vacuum off all the hair from our cats. Dealing with cat hair and shedding is one of the most frustrating parts of cat ownership and the fluffy stuff gets everywhere! It goes into rooms I don't even let my cats into, it goes into my coffee mugs, I'm basically coughing up hairballs myself with three in the ...
“Why Does My Cat Stare at Me When I Cry?” Why I Think Mine Do
First off, there's absolutely no way I want to get into this topic before making a request for theories from you guys. If you have any thoughts with regards to why cats might do this, I would absolutely love to know what you think because one pet parent trying to figure out a cat behaviour is nothing in comparison to the ability for us to come together and figure out why we think our cats do ...
My Cats Hate Being Shaved, Too: How to Shave a Cat That Hates It
I shave my two Persian cats at home these days, and each time I do it I feel it gets a heck of a lot easier. I explain my process here, but there are a load of tips and tricks I've picked up along the way that has made the process easier. I also mentioned in the intro of that article that I strongly recommend if you're going to try shaving a cat at home that you use a ceramic safety blade ...
How to Shave a Cat at Home: Tips I Learned Regularly Shaving My Own Cats
I've had two cats shaved by a professional groomer, and I leant her a hand, holding the kitties down while it was happening. These poor kitties were cats who frequented my neighbourhood, and I was in the process of adopting them because they looked so shabby that I didn't have the heart to leave them to fend for themselves outdoors when they so obviously weren't cut out for being so bushy + ...
Staring at a Cat? Ever Tried It? How the Cats I Know React
Cats do some weird things, though I'm sure they think the same about us. Some of my favourite odd behaviours are when cats sit like humans or how they somehow seem to follow humans into the bathroom 9 times out of 10. To be fair, they often follow humans everywhere. And sometimes, they're the ones staring and they don't even realize it makes some humans uncomfortable. But what happens if ...
“Why Does My Cat Bite My Nose?” Mine Does Too! Why I Think So
There's a particular behaviour that not all my cats do, but that my first single cat Avery has done just a little bit over the years. He'll bite my nose. Ever so gently. And he's done it to my husband over the years, too. He really does do this quite rarely. It's not usually his jam. What's normally his jam, however, is to scent my nose, so to like rub his face alongside it. I call it ...
“Why Does My Cat Sit On My Foot” Mine Do, Here’s What I Think
I've written a couple articles already somewhat around this topic, but not quite exactly on it. There's a number of articles I wrote in a similar vein, like why cats sleep at the foot of the bed, or on human legs and this sometimes overlaps, in my opinion, with cats sleeping on or around feet. Sometimes cats also bite your feet, but I think that's for another reason entirely. For the most ...
How Often Do Cats Pee? What’s Ideal Based on My Experience with 10+ Cats
I've taken care of quite a lot of cats over the years. Some of these stayed with me in my home, others were rehomed with my brother, I've cat sat for a number of friends and family members as well. Basically, loads of cats. And while they definitely don't all pee the same number of times a day, I would say it's good to keep an eye on how much they are peeing because it can tell you a few ...