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Two lactating queens in a defensive posture moments before attacking a third cat, the silhouette of a household dog in the background — a moment of panic in a cattery

Behavior · Lead✦ NEW

Years of Friendship Shattered in a Single Afternoon. Redirected Aggression in Cats

A textbook case from a cattery: two friendly queen cats turn on the father of their kittens after one alarm from outside. What happened inside their brains, and why that one specific relationship never recovered — explained with surgical precision from peer-reviewed research.

18 min·4 days ago

An obese cat lying on a couch with a bowl of treats beside its owner — the perception gap and normalization of feline obesity

When Love Overfeeds — The Feline Obesity We Don't Want to See

Bjørnvad 2026: stronger owner attachment correlates with feline obesity. 32% of owners of obese cats consider their cat 'normal'. Neutering, perception, environment — the scientific picture of an epidemic we don't want to see.

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Nutrition

Nutrition. BARF, RMB, supplements. What cats actually need to eat.

A mother cat eating from a bowl with three kittens copying her as they learn to eat — the critical 5-8 week window of life

Food neophobia in cats — why your cat "won't eat that" and how to change it

11 min · 2 weeks ago

An anatomical cross-section of a cat showing the liver and muscle fibers — a visualization of gluconeogenesis and muscle breakdown under protein deficiency

Why Does Your Cat Digest Its Own Muscle When It Runs Short on Protein? Enzymes Stuck on "Always Max"

7 min · 4 weeks ago

A cat sniffing a steaming bowl of meat, contrasted with a bowl straight from the fridge

Why Does Your Cat Prefer Warm Food? 37°C and the Chemistry of Smell

9 min · May 11, 2026

Health

Health. Senses, diseases, prevention. Research-backed.

A cat sniffing a piece of meat in a bowl, against a backdrop of supermarket trays of MAP-packaged meat

Why your cat rejects store-bought meat — feline senses vs. the supermarket

11 min · May 4, 2026

A cat beside a bowl of raw meat — an illustration of the feline sense of taste, salty and sour

Salty and Sour — Your Cat's Two Forgotten Tastes

15 min · April 27, 2026

An overweight cat on a scale, an infographic of BARF macronutrients versus dry food — visualizing the feline obesity problem

Does BARF Help With Feline Weight Loss — What the Science Says

11 min · April 6, 2026

Behavior

Behavior. Body language, evolution, everyday rituals.

A cat sniffing tuna — the feline umami receptor responds most strongly to histidine, which tuna has hundreds of times more of than other meats

Why cats can't taste sweetness — the evolution of taste buds

10 min · April 13, 2026

A cat nibbling a blade of grass from a pot — a natural predator instinct, not a symptom of illness

Why cats eat grass — it's not illness, it's evolution

9 min · March 23, 2026

A cat looking into the lens with slightly narrowed pupils and ears pointed forward — a signal of curiosity

Cat body language — what your cat is telling you

9 min · January 31, 2026

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