I've looked everywhere I can think of online for accounts of cats winking rather than blinking and what it means to no avail. The difference? A wink is when one eye is open and the other eye closes either slowly or quickly. A blink is when both eyes close (usually quickly in humans, though in cats, slow blinks are most common). While there …
Why Does My Cat Sleep on My Legs? Between Them? 16 Explanations
If you've stumbled across this article, it's likely because you let your cat(s) sleep with you at night, and he or she (or they!) really seem to favour your legs as a sleeping spot over all the other options on the bed. If you're wondering if this is normal: let me cut to the chase and give you my own personal opinion on this one - yes, cats …
“My Cat Won’t Let Me Cut Her Nails!” Why Cats Hate Claw Trims & How To Do It
For those of you who understand how you're supposed to clip cats nails, but just can't for the life of you manage to do it on your cat as he or she seems to hate getting his or her nails cut, this article is for you. On my last article on how to give medicine to cats, I received not one, but two commenters, Jean and Olivia, who requested an …
How to Give Medicine to a Cat (Liquid or Solid): 6 Easy Tricks
I received an email today from a concerned pet parent, Lizzie, who's got two 5-month-old kittens in need of taking oral medication for deworming for the next week. The issue? Pretty obvious as I'm sure you all could guess - even if you hadn't read the title of this post: these cats really don't want to take the medication. All this led to a …
Hot Weather? How to Cool Cats Down in the Summer (Indoors & Outdoors)
I've learned a thing or two about keeping cats cool this summer, making sure overheating wasn't a problem with both short hairs and long hairs under my care. Nothing like heatwaves in an already hot climate to teach you a trick or two. Luckily, we've had our hottest days for the summer this year. I'm glad they've passed, as we had a long spell - …
Is It Ok to Leave a Cat in a Cage All Day or at Night? (+Alternative Solutions)
There's quite a wide variety of situations you could be in with a cat that might lead you to feel caging a cat for prolonged periods of time is a potentially viable solution to your problem. Off the top of my head, I can quite honestly think of many very different reasons you might think to place a cat in a cage all day, all night, or for long …
Do Cats Curse? Some Think So; What Do You Think?
If you're wondering whether cats curse, you could be wondering about cursing in one (or two!) of two distinct ways, since the word itself has two different meanings: 1. A solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.2. An offensive word or phrase used to express anger or …