Cat attachment style impacts behavior and hormone levels, study finds: Secure, anxious, or avoidant attachment style in cats is linked to how they behave around their owners, and fluctuations in their levels of oxytocin
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PsyPost
Cat attachment style impacts behavior and hormone levels, study finds
New research reveals that a cat's attachment style influences its behavior, problematic actions, and oxytocin levels during owner interactions, highlighting the importance of nurturing human–cat relationships.
Some cats "thrive" as therapy animals, study reveals: A new study by Washington State University professor Patricia Pendry and colleaguesin Belgium found that some cats have behavioral traits that make them naturally suitable for service roles.
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Newsweek
Some cats "thrive" as therapy animals, study reveals
While dogs have long been the first choice when it comes to service animals, it turns out that cats may actually enjoy therapy work.
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Cats respond more reliably to silver vine than to catnip, despite catnip’s abundant active compounds | Free-Roaming and Captive Cats Prefer Silver Vine to Catnip for Self-Anointing
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Silver vine or catnip? When cats can choose, silver vine wins
What plant do cats love most? In Europe and North America, many people would say catnip, while in Japan the answer would more likely be silver vine (matatabi in Japanese). A research team from Iwate University and Nagoya University found that domestic cats…
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A new study finds that sometimes cats groom each other specifically to be annoying
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Nytimes
Your Cat Is Being Nice? Think Again.
A new study finds that sometimes cats groom each other specifically to be annoying.
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