#understanding cat behavior

[thecattitudecentral]

The Ultimate Guide to Best Cat Care Practices: Keep Your Feline Friend Happy and Healthy

Cats are more than just pets—they’re family members who bring joy, companionship, and a touch of mischief to our lives. As a cat owner, you want to ensure your feline friend lives a long, healthy, and happy life. But with so much conflicting advice online, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. That’s where this guide comes in. In this comprehensive article, we’ll dive deep into the best…

[thetitizpets]

10 Cat Behaviors to Understand For Better Communication With Your Cat

1/ Purring: Cats often purr when they're content, relaxed, or seeking attention. It can also indicate pain or stress in some situations, so pay attention to the context.

2/ Kneading: Kneading is when cats push their paws in and out against a soft surface. It's a behavior they learn as kittens when nursing and can indicate contentment or a desire for comfort.

3/ Meowing: Cats use meowing to communicate with humans. It can indicate various needs, such as hunger, thirst, attention, or a desire to go outside. Context and accompanying body language can help decipher the specific message.

4/ Rubbing Against Objects/People: Cats rub against objects or people to mark them with their scent. This behavior is a way of claiming territory and expressing comfort and familiarity.

5/ Tail Language: A cat's tail can convey different emotions. A relaxed, straight tail indicates a calm and content cat, while a puffed-up or thrashing tail may signal fear, aggression, or overstimulation.

6/ Hissing or Growling: Hissing or growling is a defensive behavior cats use when they feel threatened or stressed. It's a warning sign that they want to be left alone and may escalate to aggression if not respected.

7/ Bringing Gifts (e.g., Dead Animals): Cats are natural hunters, and bringing their owners "gifts" like dead animals is an instinctual behavior. It's a display of their hunting prowess and a way of showing affection.

8/ Playful Behavior: Cats engage in play to exercise, practice hunting skills, and bond with their owners. Playful behaviors include chasing toys, pouncing, and engaging in interactive games.

9/ Scratching Furniture: Cats scratch to mark territory, stretch their muscles, and maintain healthy claws. Providing appropriate scratching surfaces and redirecting their behavior can help protect your furniture.

10/ Slow Blinking: When a cat gives you a slow blink, it's a sign of trust and affection. It's known as a "cat kiss" and can be reciprocated with a slow blink back to strengthen the bond.

[yikes-ajax]

Was eating and put my hand out as a peace offering to my cat. She expected food in the hand. There was no food in the hand. She releases noxious fumes in retaliation.

[ssruis]

Kamiyama headcanon of the day: being on c broadcasting committee An has this thing on fast dial whenever she's on air which she only uses when Rui is about to do something illegal and Tsukasa is trying to stop him. It's deeply embarrassing for both Tsukasa and Nene

STOPPP she would… help… I think I’ve mentioned before that that’s also the theme song of tsukasa trying to catch emu when she breaks into Kamiyama. An has mizuki on tsukasa watch & anytime he’s chasing emu or rui down Mizuki gives her a heads up and that starts blasting on the intercom. Nene hears it and knows to hide behind her book at her desk so no one looks at her. This is what tsukasa deserves for tormenting an for a year straight.

[ceruleanvulpine]

she's basically the head of the company.

[bonefall]

the clans use salt for healing and cooking if i remember correctly. im only saying this because would someone ever name their kid "saltkit"

Yes! Saltkit is a valid prefix in BB, but only after moving to the Lake.

Before then, they make a sort-of-salt out of burning dandelion root. They consider this material a kind of soot, fine ashes produced by burning something. The rough translation of this spice is "soot-salty-taste."

Salty (taste) = Byyle (Comes from blood-taste)

Soot (ashes produced by finely burning something) = Keybo (Used alone in artsy contexts, usually describes bistre, a pigment made from soot and water.)

Plant Salt (of coltsfoot or dandelion) = Keybyy

To specify if it comes from Dandelion or Coltsfoot, you'd say Keybyy Raerra or Keybyy Hakprru. There aren't two dedicated words for the difference; these are both considered "types of dandelions" by Clan cats.

Dandelion = Awpo Any flowering ground plant with fluffy yellow petals.

This is why they didn't previously have a word for salt itself! They would only ever encounter raw salt as an animal lick, which they'd call Byylebon. Salty-useful-rock. Because it was associated with humans, they wouldn't steal them or interact with them much.

Rraash is a Townmew loanword, a word they adopted for raw, powdered salt during their time trading with BloodClan. At the Lake, they now collect raw sea salt during "Salt Patrols," which are beach trips where a big collection of apprentices are brought to the ocean to learn how to collect and process salt.

So, depending on how the parents would like to name their child, those translations could be;

Byylemew = Saltykit The taste of salt. Could refer to the flavor of blood, the taste of the ocean, or the spice made from burned dandelion roots. Has a very food-y connotation, probably named by gourmands.

Keybyymew = Saltkit, Spicekit, Seasoningkit, Rubkit This is a very ThunderClan sort of name. They traditionally used a lot of keybyy in their recipes, as it's very important for a good marinade and making ham. Though, it wouldn't be too surprising to see it used in WindClan too.

Rraashmew = Saltkit, Brinekit Raw salt. Made from boiling ocean water during large expeditions to the sea called a "Salt Patrol." Used as a medicine AND as a spice, important in controlling parasite infestations, fighting infection, and preserving food. Could just be referring to an off-white colored pelt, food, or even strength in battle for its association with treating wounds.

[plusthreerabbits]

When I say that Chewie is stupid I mean like dangerously so. Today I was trying to pick up the litter box from over 7ft from the ground (I set it on top of Shion's crate when I pick up the big buns to go out), and there was no Chewie in it.

Chewie was on the ground because he jumped out of the litter box as I was picking it up. If I leave him alone for THREE SECONDS, he tries to destroy himself. What kind of reverse instinct preservation tomfoolery was installed on my son???

[grimtoucher]

I wish Erin Hunter would hire me not because I particularly care about Warrior Cats anymore but because I know a lot about cat behavior and it makes me really really irritated seeing people draw cat body language so incorrectly

[thecattitudecentral]

Paws and Bonds: Unraveling the Fascinating World of Cat Bonding Behaviors

Cats have long captivated our hearts with their mysterious charm, independent spirits, and subtle ways of showing affection. Unlike dogs, whose love is often overt and enthusiastic, cats express their feelings in nuanced, sometimes puzzling ways. Understanding cat bonding behaviors is the key to unlocking a deeper, more meaningful relationship with your feline companion. Whether you’re a seasoned…

[elloras]

do you ever see such a blatantly incorrect and downright stupid + insulting reading of your favorite character that you want to snarl like an angry cat

[noccolibroccoli]

me: man I talk to myself a lot when I'm alone, more than I used to. Wonder why

me just now, out loud: Man, I gotta go to bed.

My cat: Mrrp!!! :3

[solongavalon]

he hsould meow again but whil e im fucking him hold on i just almost posted this to ag updates how unprofessional of me

[lightspren]

Ok so I keep freaking out about if I can actually do this dog thing, if I’m actually enough. I love this dog dearly but i’m so exhausted all the time and that’s made worse this weekend by being sick. and I know that love is not enough to give a dog what she needs to be happy and healthy.

however. look. my big concerns are not being able to give her the exercise and stimulation she needs and wanting to be able to just Chill and cuddle my spouse and cats in calmness. and like. she’s almost certainly a great pyrenees mix. Relatively (as in, relative to other dogs I like, aka shepherds), she doesn’t need that much exercise. A good run in the yard a few times a day should do her, especially once she’s not so much of a puppy. And that’s the thing too— she’s a puppy. She’s excitable and chewy and a Lot because she’s 12mos old and still growing up. that takes time. and the cats are unhappy and won’t come cuddle— because she’s been here four days! they’re still adjusting!

i really need to take a step back and calm down. four days is not long enough to throw in the towel on this. she’s a puppy and we’re all adjusting but there is room in our lives for her. we can do this. i just need to fucking chill for maybe like five minutes and understand that this is an adjustment for the humans too, and that’s okay. I just need to chill.

[ghost-is-haunting-you]

[clonerightsagenda]

Obviously the skull was very reminiscent of Bartimaeus to the point that you could probably give me some of his dialog and tell me it was from the previous trilogy and I'd believe you, but he was reminding me of something else I couldn't put my finger on and, duh, Mogget. I am reiterating my stance that if you keep someone magically bound and make them do jobs for you any amount of rampaging on their part is justified.

Also in retrospect I should have been suspicious of the Fittes Agency even sooner considering they kept human beings (notoriously murderous ghosts, but still) stuck in glass columns as museum pieces and cool light fixtures. Did their families know about that.

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