Cat tongue
We assimilate the cat's language much worse than ours by cats. Our language is more understandable to them after a certain number of years of living together, but the language of cats is much worse for us to master. But you really want to understand what your pet is telling you, and most importantly, you want to answer him.
Even a dog’s language is much easier to read, everything is more logical and understandable. And a cat’s often offensive antics can express the most tender love. But if you look closely and listen to your pet with love and at the same time try not to endow it with your human qualities, then soon understanding will come.
Mouse (for cats)
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Mouse simulator: cat game
Developer: Dmitsoft
Price: Free
Yes, this is a classic mouse catching game. This is a super simple game, the mouse runs around on a white background. The mouse sometimes eats cheese or falls asleep, but that's all it can do. That's all guys! The app is free with no in-app purchases. There are ads, but the developer should be rewarded, right? However, there is a minus - the mouse squeaks obnoxiously and the sound does not turn off. However, most of the reviews on the Play Store are positive; most probably have nerves of steel and don’t mind the nasty sound.
Be sure to check out my list of the 15 best free Android games in 2020!
How to understand a cat's love language for us
Cats often show their love for us in such ways that it doesn’t even occur to us to praise them for it. This is because the language of cats does not belong to any group of languages known to humans.
He purrs
The purring of cats expresses many states and feelings. A cat purrs when she is in pain, when she is scared, when she is worried. But at the same time, she also expresses her love by purring. Keep in mind that if an animal begins to purr just for you, in your presence, this is definitely love.
The cat rolls from side to side at your feet
The cat is lying around, exposing its belly, showing that it absolutely trusts you. After all, the stomach is the most vulnerable part of the body, and by showing it to you, the cat shows its love and complete trust.
By the way, if your pet does not lie down on its back at home or does not allow itself to be turned upside down with its stomach, you should not insist, you will aggravate the animal’s anxiety. Not all cats will lie calmly in your arms, in the pose of a human cub, belly up. This situation is unpleasant or even threatening for them, depending on the degree of trust in you.
The cat "butts"
Definitely love. Cats also show their love to other animals and to each other.
The cat sharpens its claws and damages furniture
Does your cat sharpen its claws on your furniture and ruin it, or peel off the wallpaper in the hallway with its paws? Oh, how lucky you are! J Your cat loves you with all his might, moreover, your home is a place where he feels very good. Well, there is one more thing, he leaves his scent through his claws on your furniture and walls to mark his territory, to delineate his territory just like his wild brother does on the street. But, pay attention, he sharpens his claws more readily in those places where you visit most often, that is, in your favorite places, of course, your friend. It is because of his love for you that he tears up the furniture, and not the scratching post that was specially bought for him.
Read on the website: How to make a scratching post with your own hands
From birth, cats have sharp claws that require special care.In natural conditions, it is easier for their wild fellow tribesmen - they can do a “manicure” using a tree trunk or hard rocky ground.
But domestic cats have to use their teeth to shorten at least a little their claws, as well as sofas, armchairs or other furniture of their owners. Therefore, we will make a pleasant and useful scratching post for our cats with our own hands.
trampling
If a kitten puts its paw on your lips again and again, this is not a request to remain silent, but a demonstration of a state of bliss and pleasantness, that is, in cat language, it says that it feels with you like its own mother. He shifts his paws, that is, he feels just as good when he kneaded his mother’s belly and drank milk.
The cat brings you a gift
Seals have always hunted and will hunt, this is their nature. And naturally, bringing you prey, as if they were bringing prey to their cub, is a sacred matter. You should not run away from the gift with a cry of horror or faint right there, that is, show your friend that you are neglecting his gift. Praise, it’s a tolerance training for you, and a joy for the fluffy.
Involves the game
Kittens play until exhaustion. They can scratch, bite and get real pleasure from it. While the kitten is small, it has poor control over the mechanism of releasing and hiding its claws, so the beloved family member gets the most scratches. You should not try to wean your kitten from playing; offer him toys that are away from your hands and feet.
I lay down on your lap
Cats sleep 16 hours a day and are not very relaxed during sleep. A strong and healthy animal will sleep half an ear and half an eye. Only very old individuals can sleep like the dead and not react to sounds. But still, animals choose safe places to sleep. And if your pet falls asleep in your arms, it considers you a safe haven.
The cat is looking at you
Zoologist Garry Weitzman, author of How to Speak Cat, calls a long cat gaze a “cat kiss.” He says that if you compare the size of an animal's eyes relative to the size of the animal itself and the size of a person's eyes relative to the size of the person himself, and imagine a person with the same eye-height ratio as a cat, then these eyes will be 20 cm in diameter. It is this size of eyes that makes a pussy care about her eyes and in vain, just like that, she will not look into your eyes. And he will look only out of love and trust. Appreciate it.
Trying to turn his furry back to you
This is a rather unpleasant manner from childhood. The mother, returning from her visits to the kittens, checked the hygienic condition of the babies (they did not have diapers) and washed them. So showing your butt to your owner is the most wonderful thing you can think of
The cat meows at you
It must be said that cats do not meow among themselves, as they meow to their owners. They communicate with each other using a language of sounds similar to meowing, purring, and purring. But when the owner has gone to bed, and there is something urgently needed to be communicated, then hold on.\
Perhaps you forgot to pour cream, or you can see the bottom of a bowl of food, and the whole night is ahead, or maybe you didn’t turn off the computer in the next room or forgot to lock the front door, or maybe the tray is not clean enough. If you have a good relationship with your cat, then control on his part over order in the house is natural.
He licks you
It’s normal for him to lick you and himself, because you, like him, are part of the same family group. Cats live in family groups in a free state and the composition of the group can change depending on conditions.
He makes marks
Pretty bad picture, cat pee on the couch or on your shoes. But this is only a reaction to your absence. If, of course, the kitten has a good accessible toilet with suitable filler. A rare animal will urinate on the baseboard if there is a favorite clean tray with pleasant filling
Tail demonstrations
The tail is a very important part of the cat. No one should touch the tail, only those closest to you. The tail can tremble finely, finely. This is the highest delight. The tail can be held vertically up and be positioned as much as possible for play and communication. The tail can twitch sharply and hit the floor, then it is better to postpone communication until better times. A cat's tail language is varied but understandable.
Friskies CatFishing 2 (for cats)
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Friskies CatFishing 2
Developer: Nestlé Purina Petcare
Price: To be announced
Friskies Cat Fishing 2 is a fishing game for cats. It's very simple. The fish swim on the surface of the water and periodically dive. The game counts how many fish the cat has caught, each round lasting about 30 seconds. The game has three levels, with one, two and three fish if your cat likes a challenge. This is a completely free game, without in-game purchases or advertising. But this game has not been updated for a long time, it worked on my test smartphone, but it may not work on yours.
Lost in translation
Our poor or completely inadequate knowledge of the cat’s language can cause trouble. And these troubles often happen to our pets, not to us. This happens when we humanize animals.
Irina Vladimirovna, a veterinarian, always warns the owners of her patients not to humanize their pets. This attitude does not give animals what they need and it makes them unhappy.
Animal psychologist Elena Fedorovich also speaks about our misconceptions in assessing the behavior of cats.
I didn't do anything wrong
So it seems to us : we need to poke the cat’s nose into the place where she misbehaved, so that she won’t be embarrassed next time
In fact : The cat knows how to express joy, this is especially evident when you return home. She is not so good at expressing feelings of guilt. Her strong point is rather Resentment.
If you decide to punish your pet by poking her into a puddle that she made while you were away, then this is a waste of time. She won't understand what you're doing to her and this puddle of urine. It doesn't work as punishment.
And she squirted, most likely, because you can’t figure out what kind of tray and what kind of filler she needs.
The cat is not developed enough to understand the connection between what happened a few hours ago and what is happening now. She will not understand the person’s sudden discontent. All that you will be able to achieve with such “punishment” is that the next time she hears footsteps outside the door, she will simply hide. After all, she decides that as soon as the owner enters, he immediately begins to torment her, so she needs to be saved, and the puddle has nothing to do with it.
Arrogant creature
It seems to us : The cat is touchy and does not come out when strangers are in the house. So proud and independent, like a queen.
In fact : Royal grandeur has nothing to do with it. For normal, trusting communication between a cat and a person, timely, that is, early socialization is needed.
A kitten that is separated from its mother too early, or that spends the early days of its life away from human contact, for example in a breeder's enclosure, will avoid people for the rest of its life. Normal, close and trusting relationships with people are hardly possible for such cats.
Let the cats become friends
It seems to us : If you take another cat into a house where a cat already lives, the animals will become friends and they will not be bored.
In fact:
The relationship between unrelated animals - the old one and the new one - will most likely cause stress for both, but since we don’t see any tension in their behavior, it seems to us that everything is fine.
The owner needs to take steps to reduce stress. To begin with, for example, separate feeding points and trays. Are neighbors or neighbors able to “make friends”? This rarely happens, but if you once see them sleeping next to each other, you can say that their relationship has reached a detente.
Communicating with body movements
Now let's look at the habits of cats and their meaning. The tail is particularly expressive. If it is raised up, then the animal is friendly. Remember how kittens' tails stand. Of course, upward, because they are just learning about the world, they are interested in everything new. If a cat is scared, its tail is between its paws. Fluffy is a symbol of an aggressive attitude.
Dominant cats have their tails held high, while subordinate cats have their tails lowered. If a pet knocks on the floor with it, then it becomes angry. When the tail moves quickly from side to side, this is a sign of severe aggression. Lightly waving the tip of the tail means the cat is relaxed.
Collar translator
I don't think there's any point in using computer apps or listening to cat-to-human translators. Cats have an incredibly labile hearing system; we are physiologically unable to hear the way they hear.
Cat ears detect sounds over a wider frequency and dynamic range than humans. And also, with the help of their perfect hearing aid, they are able to very accurately determine the location of the sound source.
It is known for sure that the pussy can differentiate two sound sources at a distance of one meter from itself, located at a distance of 8 cm from each other. And he begins to hear the rustling of rodents from a distance of 20m.
At the same time, the cat sleeps completely calmly with the TV on or graciously tolerates the voice of the owner whispering words to her directly next to her head. Unless he turns his ear away or presses it. She cannot tolerate loud, sharp sounds at all.
The auricle is a funnel-shaped fold of skin, and 20 muscles are responsible for the movements of this funnel. When recognizing sounds, the ears do not rotate synchronously, but each one captures its own part of the information.
With such a complex hearing aid, the vocal apparatus is correspondingly not simple. The cat's vocal apparatus produces sounds in a range of 10 octaves. It is clear that when communicating with us, she does not even try to tell us anything, using all her vocabulary. She condescendingly limits herself to sounds similar to variations of “meow.”
There is information about the existence of collars that convert cat “words” into English words. The Temptations cat food company has created a translator collar as part of an advertising campaign for its products. I filmed and launched a demo video with a translator collar, solely for the purpose of advertising food. Such a collar cannot actually transmit information from a cat to a person.
Currently, there is no reliable information about devices that can convert meows into human language.
However, there are several entertainment applications that use a certain set of cat sounds that supposedly make up the entire cat language, creating the illusion of translation.
Why is humanization dangerous?
“Pets in the city compensate for the lack of social connections that are important for human well-being. We are ready to humanize not only funny cats and loyal dogs, but also robots and gadgets. Gadgets and robots don’t care, but attributing non-existent emotions to animals is fraught with serious danger. We often ignore their real needs and don't even try to understand. It's good for us, but bad for them. Author: Elena Fedorovich Candidate of Psychological Sciences, senior researcher, head of the zoopsychology group of the Faculty of Psychology, Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov"
Pay attention to the cat's ears
If a cat has its ears flattened and its whiskers pointed forward, it is afraid of something and is deciding whether to stay or run away. Ears raised and turned forward indicate alertness, but for now relaxation.
If she turns them back, she warns. By flattening her ears, she shows combat readiness. And pressing his ears back and turning them back, he declares war. Taking his ears to the side, he shows a careful study of what is happening.
By placing its ears upright and pointing them back, the animal expresses indignation to the point of aggression. Ears turned back and pressed to the head mean fear and submission, threatening to turn into aggression.
By placing its ears upright and pointing them back, the animal expresses indignation to the point of aggression.
