As I write this, Christmas is fast approaching and so I started thinking about Christmas cat legends! Probably the most famous Xmas cat is NOT one of your cute Christmas cats, but rather a giant feline monster! Enter Jólakötturinn the yule cat! The AtlasObscura says this Christmas cat of Iceland was a black cat the size of a house, who would eat children who weren't wearing new clothes on Christmas! The origins of the story of the yule cat are hazy, but the Reykjavik Grapevine says written records of Jólakötturinn go back to the 19th century. Much like we might say "Santa's watching" to a misbehaving child to get them to behave, children in Iceland might have been warned to be good...
Did you ever hear your cat make a sound like the peep of a bird? It's a common noise for cats to make and since it sounds like a bird chirping can be known as a cat chirp or cat trill. Let's look into chirping in cats! How do cats chirp? Cats.com notes that cats make the chirping sound by pushing air across their vocal cords while keeping their mouth shut. PetMD explains that a series of cat chirps will be called cat chirrups, but I seem to see cat chirrups and cat chirps used interchangably. Either way it's a common cat sound, so you may hear it often...or not at all, depending on your particular cat. Why do cats trill? If...
Last year I did an article about Thanksgiving and cats, but it ended up focusing on things not to give your cats, so this year, I thought I'd try to focus on things that would make nice Thanksgiving treats for cats! Some of these might not be your traditional Thanksgiving foods, but they are foods you might have around that would make a safe Thanksgiving treat for your cat! So, what are some good Thanksgiving meals for cats? If you are making apple pie for Thanksgiving, apples are fine for cats, so while you're cutting up the apples into slices or cubes, your cat can indulge in slice or two! Catster.com says apples have vitiamans C and K, along with calcium...
Did you ever look at your fuzzy little feline friend with stars in your eyes and wonder: Does my cat like me? Or maybe I'm just a heating pad/can opener that they put up with until they can one day get out the door to start their plan for world domination. How can I tell if my cat likes me? All cats are individuals and have their own ways of showing affection, which can be hard to interpret, especially if you are just starting out as a cat parent, but if you are wondering how can you tell if your cat loves you, Rover.com offers some ways that cats show affection that you can look for. Not all cats will do all of these,...
If your familiy includes a cat, you may have noticed that your cat seems to have a closer bond with one person in the family compared to the others. They follow that person around, hang out in the same room as them, go to that one person for pets or playtime, or maybe want to sit or snuggle with them instead of anyone else in the house. So that makes you think, do cats have favorite people? And, how do cats choose their favorite person? Of course all cats are individuals with their own likes and dislikes, but a big factor on why cats choose one person is that person's personality, and how well it meshes with the cat's personality. PangoVet.com gives...
