Posted on 09/03/2015 1:03:32 PM PDT by dennisw
Dogs and children form a 'secure attachment' to their primary caregivers
Researchers wanted to discover if cats formed the same bond
They put cats in unusual situations with strangers and recorded reactions Study found that cats don't suffer from separation anxiety like dogs do - and their wailing may instead simply be a sign of frustration
Researchers have found that cats don't see their owners as a source of safety and security in the same way dogs do, making them more independent +3
Researchers have found that cats don't see their owners as a source of safety and security in the same way dogs do, making them more independent
Dogs are well known for being loyal and devoted companions, while their feline counterparts are typically aloof and detached.
Now researchers have discovered that this is because cats don't see their owners as a source of safety and security in the same way dogs do, making them much more independent and less reliant.
In particular, they found cats don't suffer from separation anxiety and any noise they make when their owner leaves is more likely to be out of boredom or frustration.
The study was led by Daniel Mills, Professor of Veterinary Behavioural Medicine at the University of Lincoln
He explained that while it is increasingly recognised cats are more social and more capable of shared relationships than previously thought, this latest research shows adult cats are more autonomous - even in their social relationships.
This means they don't necessarily depend on others to provide a sense of protection.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Had another thought: Of course, sometimes they’re only GOOD when they’re sleeping!
(Trying to get my two to bed now. G’Nite!)
-JT
yeah, that's a sign they dont care.
Research states that although much much smaller of course, cats have brains very similar to humans.
i remember my poodle when i was a kid. had a vicious temper.
I love my cat and he loves me :)
And yes, I'm a man, and former boxer, so take that!!!!!
Disclaimer: My fiance got him for me when i was quite sick seven years ago. And I'm of Italian descent and his name is Spaghetti. Anyone got a problem :) Mom made GREAT home made Sicilian pizza way back when,.
Oh a good story there....sounds like he was pretty beat up too ....stories of need love are the best when it comes to animals.....they bring the love side out of us when we’re on our own.
I will tell you that I shared with the vet my concern about ‘Cats’ teeth gone and she laughed....said not to worry a bit about that...cats will woof it right down anyway...and it’s proved true.
I must admit “Cat” prefers the soft food most cats do I think....I buy him the ‘hard’ food that’s small bits...Friskies I think...so that he always has food to nibble on at his leisure. He gets the wet food at least twice a day usually more....he’s like me ..a grazer...eats small amounts often. So if he wants food he stands by his dish with “The Glare”. I also feed him chicken when I cook it...I scissor cut it and freeze so he always has a “snack”.
Not only that but “Cat” has brought home here field mice, baby bunnies and birds though he doesn’t get to eat them now...he just wants to show me the prize I think....but he sure does have a strong grip with his mouth despite no teeth.
Oh that’s funny!......a cat can really do a number when they buck snort!
My cat snores too.....I remember when he first decided to leap onto the bed for the night...it was a break through in his adjusting here....he snuggled up close fell asleep and promptly began to snore like a person might! I cracked right up out loud...never heard a cat snore before...it was hysterical! .........but when he buck snorts it’s horrific....either he or I must go out of the room!
“Cat” brought home a very young cat here one day which I also brought in...I really didn't want another animal but she was so very cute I couldn't resist....At any rate these two tolerated each other..with the big cat dominating most everything when he had a mind to. But bed time became an issue of who was going to win out....that too was hysterical...the little one would creep up around my neck bypassing big cat...who as soon as he noted would bat him a good one!
As the little kitty grew, and knew my habits, as soon as she noted bedtime prep she'd scoot in on the bed and stand tall on the end of it as Queen of the Mountain....just waiting til Big Kitty would come in....the worm had turned and now she would bat him if he tried to get up there!
They eventually called a truce...she opted for my feet and big kitty my side.! Ha!
Unfortunately over the summer “Isabelle” escaped and still has not come back....I decided then never to make a cat a house cat again. I miss her but really think she's adopted herself somewhere else. Another poster told me cats are notorious adulterers....they'll adopt another family and return even a year later as if nothings happened!
....”What is it with a cat’s digestive tract? nothing can keep up with a cat. They’re like walking nerve gas canisters”....
ROTFLOL.....But how about this.....
How do our cats feel when we fart?
Believe it or not, your cat might actually like the smell of your farts (gross!). You may notice that your cat starts sniffing the air after you fart. If your cat runs away after you fart, the noise may have scared him — or, your farts are really really stinky! If your farts are that stinky, you probably should not be complaining about your cats farts!
A tidbit about cats farting.....
“Cats are carnivores and are generally on a diet rich in protein. Protein-rich diets produce small amounts of ‘intensely stinky gas’ because proteins contain lots of sulfur... Because there is only a small amount of gas, your cat’s farts are probably silent most of the time... Silent but deadly, of course!”
...cats don’t feel embarrassed about farting so they just let it rip (like kids do!)
...the amount of gas produced is extremely potent, even though it is a small amount
...the gas is released more slowly when cats fart due to the horizontal orientation of their gastrointestinal system
http://whydoesmycat.com/articles/9
we had a siamese & boy did she yak! She also like to sit with her back to the fireplace when we burned wood (this is in a heated home of course-the fireplace was in the living room. we never could figure out what her fascination with the fireplace was.
it’s been a long road of healing for him. He has got back some cat behaviors that had been long hidden.
I could go & on .......
thanks for your comment :)
I was viewing some cat pages and found this...thought you might find interesting regarding that precious moment with your cat head bumping you....
When your cat head butts you he is extremely content. It is also a way for your cat to greet you with love and affection....Also when your cat head butts you, he is marking you as his property... pheromones are secreted from his forehead and send out messages to other members of the species that your his property.
Head butting is usually a pretty clear indication that your cat wants to be pet! Cats very often head butt people when they want affection and love. Your cat will often purr when he starts to head butt you. Sometimes a cat will start with head butting and then rub his whole body along your leg. If your cat is doing this, you should give him lots of pets and affection. Pet him, scratch his head, and snuggle with him. He will love you even more!
Too funny...now is this cat enjoying water on his head or discovering a new way to drink? The longer I watched this the funnier it got....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KswnjMa-MQ#t=105
oh my gosh yes,that’s true. The other two do headbunting ,too-& he purrs,of course doing this. but here’s the funny part-he’ll be purring but many times he’ll change to a higher octave in purring and I’m talking to him & ask him....”are you singing”? lol....
Cats, like butterflies, need no excuse for being. - Heinlein
‘Cats are evil. And stupid.’
Beware of people who dislike cats. - Irish Proverb
Untrue.
Our cats are affectionate, and are happy to see us when we return after an absence.
I love my Stellllllllllllllllla......and yes she escorts me to the kitchen when I get home.
Cats, like butterflies, need no excuse for being. - Heinlein
God made the cat to give man the pleasure of stroking a tiger. – François-Joseph Mery
The smallest feline is a masterpiece. - Leonardo Da Vinci
A loving cat can mend a wounded heart. - Anonymous
'No Heaven will not ever Heaven be; Unless my cats are there to welcome me'.- Epitaph on an ancient tombstone in England
< One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.- Pam Brown
What greater gift than the love of a cat? - Charles Dickens
Time spent with cats is never wasted. ~ Colette
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. - Albert Schweitzer
It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can’t see. ~ Eleanor Farjeon
Of all God’s creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat. - Mark Twain Notebook, 1894 The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must.” — Carl Van Vechten
To respect the cat is the beginning of the Aesthetic sense. — Erasmus Darwin
For a man to truly understand rejection, he must first be ignored by a cat. - Anon
I love cats because I love my home and after a while they become its visible soul. - Jean Cocteau
There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat. - Tay Hohoff
With the qualities of cleanliness, affection, patience, dignity, and courage that cats have, how many of us, I ask you, would be capable of becoming cats? - Fernand Mery
Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons. ~ Robertson Davies
There are many intelligent species in the universe. They are all owned by cats- unknown
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. - Winston Churchill
There is the little matter of disposal of droppings in which the cat is far ahead of its rivals. The dog is somehow thrilled by what he or any of his friends have produced, hates to leave it, adores smelling it, and sometimes eats it...The cat covers it up if he can... - Paul Gallico
Beware of people who dislike cats. - Irish Proverb
(See our collection of cat owners on my profile page. Scroll about 3/4 of the way down :) )
He doesn’t want you to stop! :)
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