The Cat Shrink

03/05/2024

For those looking for help- look for our private Facebook group with the same name as the page and fill out the questions. Thanks!!

06/19/2023

We shouldn’t need a study to tell us this but here it is.

Forget what Garfield the Cat has conditioned us to believe. Fat cats are actually not a good thing! According to a recent study out of the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, it proves that fat cats are becoming more common in today's society.

01/02/2023

Cat behavior is still badly understood and many of the recent studies are elementary at best. We have to start somewhere but many studies are calling out the lack of information.

Practical relevance: Cats are descended from a solitary, territorial ancestor, and while domestication has reduced their inherited tendency to be antagonistic t...

10/04/2022

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10/04/2022

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08/10/2022

How you touch your cat matters!

Self-proclaimed "cat people" might not always know what's best for their pets when it comes to showing them affection, new research suggests—and it could affect their cat's behavior during interactions.

05/17/2022

I don’t think a single cat owner is surprised…

Humans communicate with each other through language, which enables us talk about things beyond time and space. Do non-human animals learn to associate human speech with specific objects in everyday life? We examined whether cats matched familiar cats’ names and faces (Exp.1) and human family membe...

07/18/2021

Mmmhmmm

07/12/2021

It seems we need to specify that we don’t endorse the use of turmeric as a flea treatment for cats. It’s not harmful to the cat if applied correctly but it’s also not very effective. Cats can safely ingest small amounts of turmeric. There are even turmeric supplements available for cats, although their benefits remain unproven.
We just found it humourous that it turned the cat into a bumblebee.

06/19/2021

They’re all angels 😂

06/18/2021

Here’s your kitty giggle for today!