The Bunny-Kick: Why Cats Kick With Their Back Legs During Petting Your cat kicks you with their back legs during petting not as an attack, but as a complex social grooming ritual. Here is how to read the difference between affection and overload.
Cats Fail the Pointing Test Because They Were Never Designed to Take It Cats fail the pointing test because the test measures dog compliance, not feline cognition. Here is what the Miklósí study actually proves, and why AI pet tech misses the mark.
Why Cats Sleep on Your Head: What the 2019 Attachment Study Found Your cat sleeps on your head not just for warmth, but to reinforce their social bond through scent mapping and secure attachment. Here is the behavioral science behind this intimate feline habit.
Cat Bunting: The Cheek Gland That Maps Your Home Cat bunting is not just affection. It is a biological transaction using cheek glands to deposit pheromones. Learn how cats build their social world through invisible scent maps.
Your Cat Isn't Being Aggressive. The Play-Fight Feedback Loop Is. Your cat isn't being aggressive. It's stuck in a cat play-fight feedback loop. Here is how to break the cycle and stop the bites without punishment.
Why Cats Knead: The Nest-Making Theory Doesn't Survive the Evidence The nest-making theory for cat kneading is wrong. Research shows it is a self-soothing mechanism and social bonding signal that persists into adulthood. Here is the evidence.
Why Cats Knock Things Off Tables: The Hunting Rehearsal Theory Doesn't Hold Up Your cat knocks things off tables to test its reach and learn about space, not to rehearse a hunting strike. Here's what the research actually shows about the behavior.
Cats Tail Flick Is a Warning, Not a Mood. Reading the Signal Before the Bite Cats tail flick signals rising arousal, not happiness, yet most owners miss it entirely. Reading this one signal can prevent almost every petting-related bite before it happens.
Cats Follow You to the Bathroom Because Solitude Makes Them Anxious Why cats follow you to the bathroom, into every room, and back again isn't cute clinginess, it's a window into feline attachment and anxiety that most owners misread entirely.
Cats Sit in Boxes Because the Walls Do Something Real to Their Nervous System Why cats sit in boxes turns out to be about stress regulation, not quirkiness. The walls serve a specific neurological function, and the research proves it works.
