Mary Allen
Cats are little secret-mongers on velvet paws, their behavior often remains a mystery to us. But now we reveal their hidden thoughts. Your cat has these 10 secrets in front of you.
Everyone has secrets, including our cats. Many would also tell us, that we don’t always understand the language of our cats correctly. That’s why we’ve uncovered the 10 biggest secrets of our cats for you here.
I Only Meow So You Can Dance To My Tune.
Cats understand each other without words, but we humans sometimes need a loud cue or two. That’s why they prefer to meow in our presence and get our attention! Meowing in different pitches is essential for cat-human communication. The frequencies are in the same range as human baby cries.
I Also Purr When I’m Not Feeling So Well.
Purring can mean many things. The cat does not always express satisfaction and well-being with it. The gentle, even vibrations also calm you down in anxiety and stressful situations, alleviate your pain, and ensure that broken bones heal faster. Even when cats have a lot of cabbage, they purr, usually in connection with a meow, so that we can fill up their bowl quickly.
I’m A Control Freak And I Value My Routines.
It may seem to us that a cat’s life consists only of sleeping, eating, playing, and grooming, but in reality, their daily routine is well structured. Routines are important to cats and they want to know what to expect. Please do not change the cat’s structures overnight – for example by moving her litter box or putting a strange cat in front of her. Cats need time to get used to new circumstances.
I Don’t Want To Annoy You If I Pee On The Carpet.
When cats do their business somewhere other than the litter box, they have a good reason to do so. It can be down to very banal things, for example, because the toilet smelt or the litter pricked the paws uncomfortably. Perhaps the quiet place is in a place that is much too noisy or is it too small for the cat? The wrong litter box can cause a lot of stress on the cat. Or the cat has caught a bladder infection and does not associate the toilet with pain and the soft carpet. In the event of uncleanliness, always find out the cause!
Scratching And Claw Sharpening Is Not Just A Pastime For Me.
Scratching rough surfaces not only maintains a cat’s most important tool – its claws – it also marks its territory. Scratching is very important for cats and a natural behavior! If you don’t provide her with a suitable scratching post, she’ll look for one herself – the sofa, for example.
My Food Bowl Can’t Just Stand Anywhere.
Cats attach great importance to etiquette and cleanliness, including when it comes to their meals. Your food bowl does not belong near the litter box and should also be a few meters away from the water bowl. The ancestors of our cats were desert dwellers and rarely cleaned their prey near water sources so as not to contaminate them. Our cats have retained this instinct to this day.
I Hop On The Table As Soon As You Leave The House.
Whenever the door slams behind us, the cat does everything we normally forbid it to do: it hops on the table, walks across the shelves, climbs around on the dresser, and nibbles a little on the indoor plants. Unfortunately, we cannot prevent that! Therefore, we should keep all poisonous plants, fragile decorative objects, and expensive dishes out of their reach.
Staring Is A No-Go For Me, Blinking Is A Token Of Love.
Staring is really rude among cats! Staring at each other is a silent showdown in cat language that cats use to resolve disputes among themselves. Whoever looks away first loses. Even if we only want to show our affection for our cat, it is very uncomfortable for them. We’d better blink slowly at her – she likes that better and might even wink back. A real token of love!
I Like Being Alone Sometimes.
Not every cat likes the hustle and bustle of a multi-cat household. Sure, it’s great to have a playmate, but we all need some alone time and a safe haven. And – very important – the undivided attention of your favorite person. So if we open a shared cat community, we should give each purring roommate the same amount of time to play and cuddle, so that there are no jealousies in the multi-cat household.
To Me, You Are A Large, Scattered Cat On Two Legs.
Our cats quickly notice that we have not caught a single mouse, even though we are big and strong. But that’s not a problem, the cat is happy to show us how it’s done. In other words: she brings us one hunting trophy after the other and puts them on the doormat or our pillow until even a clumsy giant cat-like us has learned to hunt. Until then, in return, we can continue to open the food cans and scratch our cats. A great deal, isn’t it?