A team of behavior researchers at Tokyo University has discovered that cats respond to their caretakers’ voices. Not only that, but they typically ignore the voices of strangers. Of course, this finding comes as no surprise to anyone who’s ever lived with a cat. Every cat I’ve ever known and loved has responded to my …
Does Your Cat Listen to You? Does She Care What You Say? Read More »
Cat-ear headbands became a trend last year, and I wasn’t sure they would last. Sure, it’s fine to wear a pair for dress-up, but would the public really adopt them as a legitimate fashion accessory? To my surprise, instead of the ears being a novelty item never to be seen again, they’ve been cropping up …
Be the Cat of Your Dreams: Wear a Cat-Ears Headband Read More »
In January, our vet called and said five words that I hope you never hear: “Your cat has breast cancer." My stomach went into knots. My worst fears about the lump I had discovered in the “armpit” of our Sugar’s right front leg had just been confirmed. I was devastated. When we adopted Sugar from …
Feline Breast Cancer Is Real — And My Cat Is Fighting It Read More »
All right, Catsters, place your imaginary bets — we’ve got a series of videos of cats and dogs (playfully) duking it out. Who’s gonna win? (Well, you probably know who wins — this is Catster, so, um, yeah.) Training in dog face boxing starts young. Here’s Nikita the kitten versus a toy dog. Nikita proves …
Catster Fight Night: 3 Rounds of Cats vs. Dogs on Video Read More »
A look is worth a thousand words, right? When I was a kid, my mom would sometimes shoot me The Look when she meant business. You know the look I’m talking about — the “You better knock it off right now if you ever want to see the light of day again” look, also known …
We Decode the Facial Expressions of These 10 Cats Read More »
