You've likely seen cats kneading, at least on the internet if not in your own home. It is when a cat will push out it's paws one after the other in a motion similar to a baker kneading dough. In fact, it looks so similar that many on social media have dubbed it "making biscuits". But, what's up with cats and kneading? According to PetMD, kittens start kneading while nursing from their mothers to stimulate milk flow, so it's a behavior that starts very early on in cats. I have seen some people on social media who seem to think that it's a bad thing if an adult cat is still kneading, but PetMD says that adult cats will knead because...
This article is about cats that nip or softly bite. We also have an article about catnip you can check out if that is what you are looking for. Have you ever been petting your cat and then they softly bite you? That is the most common time I've been nipped by my cats. It's not a hard bite, and not enough to break the skin, just more of a grazing of the teeth against my hand. When I've felt that, it seems to mean that they are done with being petted. I have learned to take the hint and remove my hand when this happens to keep them from having to tell me more forcefully that they don't want more...
Last week, we looked at toe beans and mentioned that in space there is cat's paw nebula. The week before that, we talked about barn cats and boat cats working in pest control, and that got me thinking... has there ever been a cat who worked as an astronaut? The answer is yes! Let's find out more about this space cat! Our intrepid astronaut cat started her days as a street cat in Paris. According to Allthatsinteresting.com cats were widely used in studies of neurophysiology in the 1960's, so French scientists thought training some cats for space missions would be a good way to study the effects of space flight, since cats were a well known animal. They rounded up 14...
Have you heard of toebeans? It's the cutest way to talk about your cat's feet! Just like your fingers and toes are called digits, cat's toes are officially called digital pads, but saying toe beans is much cuter, because if you look at a cat's paw pads, you'll notice their toes look like jelly beans! So, now let's stop pussyfooting around and dive into the world of those cute little bean toes! According to Rover.com, Cat toe beans are used as shock absorbers. Everyone has heard about how cats (almost) always land on their feet, and when they do, those cute cat beans come into play by absorbing some of the impact of their fall. LitterRobot.com points out that cat...
It's labor day here in the U.S. and that got me thinking about all those hardworking cats out there who work for a living and get paid in mice! Cats all over the world have an important job in keeping pests under control! One of the best jobs for cats is an exterminator, so anywhere there are mice, cats can offer their services as mouse catchers! One place where there could be mice is in barns! Mice like to eat the same kinds of things that horses and cows like to eat, so barn cats help out by taking out the mice and keeping the animal feed safe for the barnyard animals! Jennifer Poindexter points out on morningchores.com that cats on the...
