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Cat and dog diets vary significantly, so cats should continue to eat foods formulated for their species. But what happens if a cat eats dog food? Is it dangerous?
Is cheese beneficial or harmful for cats? Which types of cheese allowed or not allowed? Is safe to feed our cats with cheese?
Is chocolate good or bad for cats? Which types of chocolate or sweets allowed? Are the ingredients of chocolate dangerous for a cat?
These days it seems that an ancient habit of cats has come to the surface. I am constantly receiving messages from desperate humans begging me to help them find an effective solution to the problem “how to make my cat not climb on the kitchen counter”.
Very often in your messages, I receive the question “Chicho, why is my cat always hungry?” or “my cat eats a lot but still keeps asking for more food”. It is very likely that the cat will develop mechanical, repetitive behavior begging for its next meal, often demanding it even though it is not as focused as the dogs on this behavior.
The body of the cat, like all mammals, is consisted of a very large amount of water. The cat’s body is consisted of 67% water and that alone is an indication of how important water is for the life and general health of the cat!
Although it is almost an instinctive reaction to punish your cat for its “bad” behavior, this will only create more problems. Here are six reasons why it’s worth encouraging your cat to switch to “good” behavior rather than punishing it for the “bad ones.”
What? Do you want to preserve your furniture? The truth is that we should not even pay attention to you, but for the sake of the relationship we’ve been having for millennia we will do something for you as well!
Our cats are predatory animals and have high levels of energy. Out in nature it would be hunting during the day but also at night, it would eat its prey and then sleep. So, its energy would be used up in its search for food! Do not forget that the younger the animal, the higher its energy levels are. As they grow, they decrease!
If you ask me, there’s no greater blessing than your cat doing you the honor of going up to your bed, sleeping with you – even if it means that every morning you wake up sore and numb! But the moments of affection with it are undoubtedly priceless!
Cats begin their lives with a diet that consists solely of their mothers’ milk, as is the case with all mammals. But neither cats nor the rest of the mammals need milk during the rest of their lives (after weaning).
Very often you send me messages telling me that you give your cat salami, bacon, turkey and other cold cuts in the form of a treat! Have you ever wondered if it is right for your cat to eat stuff like that?
There is no way you haven’t even noticed THAT! We, cats adore the sun. In fact, very often I hear you wondering “it’s way too hot here, why is my kitten sitting in the boiling sun?”.
Many of you are familiar with the image of finding a big fluffy ball sitting inside the bathroom sink when you are going to wash your hands.
You often ask me, “Why is my cat digging the floor next to her its food? Is it a sign that something’s wrong?” Admittedly, this is one of our most bizarre behaviors of us cats in people’s eyes...
Cats can spend up to 23 hours aa day sleeping, deeper or lighter. After all their basic mottos are two: “When in doubt, wash yourselves” and “if you are bored, go to sleep”. Cats are undoubtedly masters of the art of sleep!
What are the reasons of this seemingly bizarre behavior? After telling you that cats are predators by nature, I will reveal some of the reasons behind this archetypal cat behavior!
Why is it a problem that we love laptops and we lay on them? Let it be, since it bothers you, let’s at least find out the reasons why laptops are so irresistible for a kitten!
We’ve watched videos online of kittens trembling before a seemingly harmless enemy... cucumbers. These videos have gone viral and cause a lot of laughter, but we’re yet to answer the question, “Why are cats afraid of cucumbers?”
One of the cat’s behaviors that it’s impossible not to have noticed is the diligent and zealous covering of its feces when using the toilet. In fact, the zeal can exceed all limits, leading to explosions of the cat in the toilet.
Just like humans, one of the most important problems cats have to deal with is anxiety. Anxiety is something you can do a lot about!
The second most important thing in my life is plastic bags I absolutely adore plastic bags, but I’m not sure I can tell why.
Cats are perfectly capable of concealing their pain, disguising all the symptoms that betray they suffer from some (minor or major) illness.
Cats are demanding creatures! When they want something, they openly ask for it. Jim Davis, the cartoonist who created Garfield, says, “Cats have the courage to live by their urges.” And that’s true because they often demand our complete and undivided attention.
Every cat has its own personality, with some being more extroverted than others, but when a generally social cat suddenly seems wary and alarmingly quiet, something is quite possibly wrong.
A question I get frequently asked from cat parents is “how can I understand that my cat is angry?”
First of all, you need to know that it’s essential to avoid going down that road. Constant worrying complicates things really fast, and aside from the fact that anxiety is not a wise counsel, your cat senses that, and it can’t relax and enjoy its life.
Do cats really get jealous or are they externalizing behavior that humans see as jealousy? Is there really in a cat’s world what humans call jealousy?
You all know how cool we cats are. But what you might not know is that we’re so cool that we can hide from you, ignorant humans, that we’re in pain, even when it’s unbearable.