The Best Cat Training Treats By. Zazie Todd, PhD Click here for original post Whatever animal you are training, it’s necessary to find a way to motivate them. As reward-based trainers, we find something the animal loves to use as positive reinforcement. Food works to motivate cats just like for dogs, and so...
Can pet tech help your cat lose weight? By Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado Click Here for original post A newly published study is small, but promising Being overweight impact a significant number of pet cats — current estimates are that up to 60% of cats are overweight or obese....
Cat Bites: Recent Research about Cats By. Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado Click here for original post Dreaming About Cats: An Online Survey A study recently looked at the content of people’s dreams…and whether they included cats! Previous studies found that a lot of dreams about animals are reportedly negative,...
Does your cat find your scent comforting? by Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado Click here for original post Cats have an excellent sense of smell, not quite on par with that of dogs, but certainly one that greatly exceeds the sniffing abilities of humans. Cats use scent in ways that...
Do kittens recognize their mothers even after they’ve lived apart? By: Dr. Mikel Delgado Click for original post I previously reported on a study that found that mother cats can discriminate their own kittens’ smell from that of other kittens (by sniffing their butts). So mom cats recognize their kittens by...
Should Persian cats be extreme? Click here for original post By: Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado New research looks at what’s really going on with their faces. Although cats have lived with humans for thousands of years now, it hasn’t been until the last 150 years or so that humans...
If The Cat Fits, It Tells Us What They See Click here for original post By Zazie Todd, PhD. In the dark pandemic days of last summer, scientists had a fun project for people and their cats. The study takes the “If I fits, I sits” phenomenon one step...
What’s the point of the “catnip response”? By Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado Click here for original post New research suggests it helps protect cats from mosquitos! Cats who respond to olfactory stimulation via plants (e.g., catnip, silver vine) often show a classic response that usually consists of rubbing, chewing...
Problem-solving and “pawed-ness” in cats – is there a relationship? By: Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado Click Here for Original Post Most humans are right-handed (although as someone who lives with a lefty – DEFINITELY not all!); have you ever wondered if your cat also has a paw preference? I’ve previously...
Can We Keep Our Cats Warm Enough? Click Here for Original Post Reading the Wired story on cats and boxes last week I was introduced to the cat’s “thermoneutral zone.” This is the temperature range at which animals do not expend any additional energy trying to stay warm (or cool off)....
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