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Is there a research-based book that discusses feline social interactions and cues?
Cats have some surprisingly subtle nuances in the ways that they express themselves. From the way they hold their tail, to how they make eye contact, or even how loudly they meow, there are a wide ...
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Why does my cat hold his tail forward over his body?
I've got a fair amount of experience with cats, but I've never seen this posture in another cat.
My one cat holds his tail forward, arching over his back, with the tip just a few inches behind the ...
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Why doesn't my cat eat if I don't keep him company?
My cat will never eat if I'm not with him, keeping him company.
If I put food in his bowl and then leave, he will eat a couple bites and then leave.
Why does he do that?
P.S: I don't mind keeping ...
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Is it true that cats show their emotions through their tail?
A friend of mine told me that cats show their emotions through their tail.
I have cats that are angry 'shake' their tails, but is it true for all their emotions?
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Would our indoor cat be less demanding if we could let her outside?
We live together with a cat in a flat in the second floor (one above the ground). She has been an indoor cat all the time so far. When she was at my girlfriend's parent's house she could have gone ...
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Can cats be "picky" about the brand of food they eat?
The cat I had growing up was very picky about the kind of food we gave him. He had a thing for Meow Mix dry cat food. If we bought him any different brand, it seemed as though he wouldn't eat it as ...
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Why does my cat shake a paw after jumping?
When my American Short Hair (7 years old, slightly underweight if anything) jumps up into her cage (about 70 cm or so off the floor, or leaping over a metre from the adjacent cat tree) when she knows ...
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Is it normal for cats to eat grass?
A lot of times, when my cat is in the garden, I've seen him eating blades of grass (maybe just chewing them, I'm not sure if he swallows).
Why does this happen? Is it normal?
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Why do cats like catnip?
Pretty much every cat I have ever owned has always liked catnip; so much so that they go nuts whenever I give them a catnip-related toy to play with. Why do some cats love it so much? What's in that ...
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How should I react to two fighting cats?
Several questions have addressed how to get cats to get along together.
How to stop two male cats from fighting
How can I encourage two cats to get along?
How do we handle two female cats in the ...
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Why is my cat meowing so much?
Our cat is about two years old and we got her from a shelter. Recently has been meowing almost non-stop as soon as she sees us, unless she's relaxed, like when we're petting or brushing her. I feel ...
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Getting a shy dog to like a cat
I have a very nice, well-behaved cat who seems to like one of my dogs very much (probably because she does not get up in his face like the others). He likes to sit with her, but she is very nervous ...
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Why do cats enjoy playing in cardboard boxes?
Whenever I bring a box home, or I get a package in the mail, both of my cats immediately have to inspect it thoroughly. As soon as it's empty, they'll be playing games with it: jumping in and out, ...
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How can I train a dog to behave with a cat?
I have witnessed my neighbor's Golden Retriever misbehave with their Persian Cat. He puts the cat's tail in his mouth like a toy, removes much of the cat's hair with his mouth; essentially, he ...
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What is the best way to manage a half-wild cat as a pet?
We have two spayed cats, Alice and Kesha. We took Alice in as a kitten born from a wild cat in a private house backyard. We received Kesha from her previous owners, who discovered they were allergic ...
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Can cats get depressed?
I had three cats, and two of them were the best friends. They used to eat together, sleep together, etc. But, unfortunately, one of them died recently.
I believe that if my best friend died, I would ...
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How can I teach my kitten not to steal the other kitten's food?
I have two kittens, not from the same litter. The older kitten is 5 months old, and I have had her for 3 months. The younger kitten (not even half the size) is 3 months old and I have had her for 2 ...
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Why is my cat suddenly urinating outside of the litter box? [duplicate]
We have an 8 year old cat that recently started peeing in one spot in the hallway. During the summer months she spends most of her time outside but during the cold winter she stays inside mostly, ...
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What research is there on the long term effects of pinch-induced behavioral inhibition conditioning on cats?
There have been studies using "clipnosis" a.k.a. pinch-induced behavioral inhibition (PIBI) as a technique to immobilize a variety of animals. The following study examines the use of such a technique ...
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Calming a cat down after being told no
Whenever we say "no" to our cat he gets hyper and starts running around the house knocking things over. What are some techniques to calm down a cat?
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Is there a correlation between water bowl and litter box placement?
Historically, my cat's water bowl has always been in the vicinity of his litter box. Not adjacent to it, but close by and in the same room. He has recently adopted the habit of jumping up on the ...
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How do I know if my toddler is making a cat dangerously uncomfortable?
My son loves a cat in our building. The cat rolls on its back and stretches out, and my son strokes his fur. But then he tries holding the cat with both hands, sometimes around the waist (the cat ...
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Spray bottle becoming ineffective
I have two cats, both under 6 months old (I guess you could call them kittens). I have used a spray bottle in the past as negative reinforcement, which worked great on one of them (the one that's ...
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How can I teach my cat to claw his scratching post instead of the curtains?
We're getting more and more scratch marks on our curtains. What would be the best way to make our cat scratch his scratching post instead?
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Cats and string: will a toy make this better or worse?
My current cats are both fascinated by shoelaces. (I've never had this problem before.) For shoes not currently being worn, if I don't keep them hidden away behind a closed door the cats will bat ...
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Why does my cat meow less than I expect it to?
My 1-year-old cat only meows when he wants food or when he wants to play. However, I have observed other cats meowing and purring much more often than my cat.
Is there something wrong with my cat's ...
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How can I encourage two cats to get along? [duplicate]
In three days my friend is dropping off his cat so I can watch it for a week while he is on vacation. However, the last time I watched his cat my cat attacked him. These two cats hate each other and ...
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Cat sometimes becomes aggressive
My cat is almost always nice and calm, but sometimes his pupils delate, he stares at me intently, then raises on his back legs to reach my arms while I'm sitting in a chair and strikes me with his paw....
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