Archive for May 30th, 2008
If the tail is curved gently downward, then curved up again at the tip: The cat is relaxed and comfortable.
If the the tail is slightly raised and softly curved:The cat is beginning to get interested in something.
If the tail is erect, but tip is tilted over, either forward or back: The cat is very interested and feeling friendly.
If the tail is fully erect and tip is vertical: The cat is offering a friendly, cheerful greeting.
If the tail is erect with whole length or tip quivering gently: The cat is showing affection.
If the tail is still, but the tip is twitching occasionally: The cat is slightly irritated or pensive.
If the tail is still, but tip is twitching intensely: The cat is very annoyed.
If the tail is swishing vigorously from side to side: The cat is angry.
If the tail is straight up and fully bristled: The cat is showing aggression.
If the tail is arched and bristled: The cat may attack if further provoked.
If the tail is lowered and fluffed out: The cat is afraid.
If the tail is raised and fluffed out (the “Big Tail”): The cat is probably happily chasing around.
If the tail is fully lowered, perhaps tucked between hind legs: The cat is showing defeat or submissiveness (toward another cat).
If the tail is held to one side, and the cat is crouched or with rump in air: This female cat is ready to mate.
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Why does a cat frequently demand attention when you’re on the telephone?
The cat, since it can’t see the person you are talking to, presumes you are talking to him, and is responding to what he perceives is your conversation with him.
Why does a cat scratch the furniture or a scratching post?
While some people think a cat scratches to sharpen its claws, that is probably inaccurate. There are typically two reasons for scratching: the cat is marking its territory (cats have sweat glands between their paw pads, and scratching leaves their scent on the clawed object); or, the cat is “filing down” its nails and removing the outer layer
Why do some cats insist on drinking from a dripping faucet?
Cats - like most other animals - prefer their food and water fresh, and running water is most appealing for that reason. Too, the motion of water coming out of a faucet is probably appealing to their sense of hearing and sight. Some cats will even put their paw into their water dish and “swirl” it around so they can drinking “running” water.
The only time we really suffer is when we’re very very hungry, but any cat who owns a family doesn’t ever get that hungry, and street cats - well the smart ones get along.
Want to know why we don’t suffer? Because we don’t resist. Resisting is what causes suffering, and resistance is generated in our minds, so suffering is really mind generated and hasn’t got much to do with external circumstances. How does that work? well if we’re tired - we go to sleep. And when we’re up we’re up. If we’re hungry we walk over to our bowl and eat, and when we’re full we stop. If a dog starts chasing us and barking at us we either stop, stare him in the eye and hiss (which confuses him and makes go away) or climb a tree (which really drives it crazy). Either way - within a minute th crisis is behind us. Gone. We don’t obsess about it, worry about the next time or fall in love with our victimness. We took care of it. Its over.
I know i’ve said it before, and at the risk of repeating myself - Ahhh, if only humans were half as smart as we are!!
