My name is Phyllis Meyer. I am interested in understanding and working with cats. Cats are not small dogs and they certainly are not little people in fur suits, like a lot of Internet memes would have you believe. I started the blog, The Feline Purrspective, to share what I have learned from working as a veterinary technician in a cats-only veterinary practice, being a life-long cat guardian, and studying feline behavior.
IS THAT KITTEN A FRAIDY CAT? FEAR BEHAVIORS IN KITTENS
It’s hard to resist those cute little balls of fur. If you are smitten with a kitten, how do you know if that kitten is a fraidy cat? What can you do?
#fearfulkittens #kittens #safeplacecats #scaredkittens
https://www.felinepurrspective.com/is-that-kitten-a-fraidy-cat-fear-behaviors-in-kittens/
Predatory play is an essential part of a cat-friendly home: experts recommend that cats have 10 minutes of predatory play daily.
When is cats playing with toys predatory play? The play should allow the cat to carry out a hunt on a toy - locating prey, chasing, pouncing, and capturing it.
#catsplayingwithtoys #catspredatoryplay #catfriendlyhome
https://youtu.be/ONeOPvLP6cE
Cats Playing with Toys - Predatory Play?
A healthy feline environment includes the opportunity for predatory play. When are cats playing with toys - predatory play? How do we stimulate this behavior?
#catsplayingwithtoys #predatoryplay #catwelfare
https://www.felinepurrspective.com/cats-playing-with-toys-predatory-play/
Touching cats is hard to resist -after all they are sooo soft and furry. Touch can help strengthen your relationship with your cat if you give them the choice to accept stroking or not.
#touchingcats #touchingcatsnose #touchingcatsback #teachingcatstobetouched
Do Cats have Emotions? Do Cats Have Feelings?
Do cats have emotions? Do cats have feelings? Emotions are neurological responses to an event, but feelings are a conscious recognition of those sensations.
#cats #catbehavior #emotions #feelings #sentience #cathumanbond
https://www.felinepurrspective.com/do-cats-have-emotions-do-cats-have-feelings/
Cats not getting along? If fighting has not broken out, supervised play sessions followed by relaxing on a blanket may help.
#Catsnotgettingalong,#catsdontgetalong,#catsdontgetalongwitheachother,#teachcatstoplaynice,#catsnotgettingalongwithnewcat
What are the pros and cons of owning a robotic cat? Are robotic cats part of our future? With rapid development of AI, robotic pets are now for sale.
#AI #roboticcats #catsaresentient
https://www.felinepurrspective.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-owning-a-robotic-cat-are-robotic-cats-part-of-our-future/
You will see cats sniffing for food when they hunt. Give your cat some nosework to do with a snuffle mat. Turn your cat loose and watch her sniffing for food while she hunts down those treats!
#catssniffingforfood #catsmellingfood #catshuntusingsmell #catfoodpuzzles #snufflemats
The pet food industry sees the cat food market as a place for potential growth. How will trends in the pet food market affect feeding your cat in 2025?
#feedingcats #foodpuzzle #catfoodtrends
https://www.felinepurrspective.com/feeding-your-cat-in-2025-trends-in-feeding-cats/
Your cat lives in a noisy world. What do cats hear? Cats have one of the broadest hearing ranges of all the land mammals, hearing sounds from 50Hz to 80kHz.
#catshearing #catshearingthings #ultrasonicnoise #ultrasonicnoises #catcaretips #catfriendlyhome
https://www.felinepurrspective.com/your-cat-lives-in-a-noisy-world-what-do-cats-hear/
The companion VIDEO to last week's post, "Picking Up Your Cat" has been published! Visit The Feline Purrspecitve (link below) on YouTube and take a look!
#Pickingupyourcat,#Howtopickupyourcat
https://youtu.be/jb6lXcTR_Gc
Picking up Your Cat - Ask First - Don’t get Scratched!
Picking up your cat can be frightening for him. Imagine being snatched up from your favorite chair by a giant. Avoid the fear - train your cat to be picked up!
#pickingupyourcat #trainingcats #cattraining
https://www.felinepurrspective.com/picking-up-your-cat/
Cats Grooming Other Cats - How and Why They Do It
Cats not only groom themselves, they will groom toys, people and other cats. Cats grooming other cats can help cats that live close together form and maintain relationships with each other.
#catsgroomingothercats #catslickingothercats #catsgroomingeachother
Cats not only groom themselves, they will groom (lick) catnip toys, people and other cats. Cats grooming other cats or allogrooming is a friendly behavior.
#cats #catsgroomingcats #catbehavior #catsocializing
https://www.felinepurrspective.com/cats-grooming-other-cats-allogrooming/
The social lives of domestic cats can be that of a solitary hunter, limited to mating and raising kittens, or include life with cats, humans, and other species.
#cats #catbehavior #catsocializing
https://www.felinepurrspective.com/the-social-lives-of-domestic-cats/
It’s fun to watch cats at play – pouncing on each other, wrestling and chasing after one another. But some of these behaviors are similar to fighting – how do you know when cats are playing or fighting? Join The Feline Purrspective on YouTube for "A Guide to Cats at Play".
#cats #catsplayingtogether #catsplaying
Cats with asthma can benefit from inhaled medications. Compared to oral pills and subcutaneous injections, the side effects are greatly reduced. In this video, we are going to share some tips for acclimating a cat to inhaled medication.
https://youtu.be/gf3CVqRx-nU?si=FFM_buA0VFrnwwSb
Does your cat cough? Pay your vet a visit. The coughing cat with asthma who is not being treated can end up at the ER , panting and struggling to breathe.
#cats #felineasthma #catcare #veterinary care
https://www.felinepurrspective.com/caring-for-the-coughing-cat-with-asthma/
Tricky Treats - A Halloween Cat Party
Many cats enjoy food puzzles and are good at manipulating the puzzles to get treats. In this video, Gus, Miso and Zelda try some Halloween themed food puzzles, including one where they "bob" for freeze-dried rabbit treats.
https://youtu.be/IG1uvXzSXEs
Cats see a different world than we humans do. They have some color vision, see well in low light and can recognize human facial expressions.
#cats #vision #cathumanbond #catsenses
https://www.felinepurrspective.com/what-my-cat-see