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Learning how cats communicate using everything from tail, ears, eyes, posture, whiskers, pheromones and meows! The coolest takeaway? A cat’s purr vibrates at 20-140 Hz, which can actually help heal their bones and improve density! While the healing effect on humans is inconclusive, it's amazing how mama cats use it to bond and lull their kittens to sleep. Cats are incredible!

I highly recommend reading this book if you have cats 😻😻

Learned cats thrive on the 3 Rs (Routine, Ritual, Rhythm) & the HCKEGS (Hunt, Catch, Kill, Eat, Groom, Sleep) is the anchoring foundation that roots them to their ancestors. Cats are extremely sensitive to touch (Merkel cells) even out-of-place fur bothers them! They prefer small rodents (smaller than a pigeon) & can hunt 10-30x a day. Finally, they aren't nocturnal; they're crepuscular (active at dawn/dusk).

Queen Victoria's love for her cats helped popularize the shift of cats from outdoor predators to indoor companions. Even though cats live indoors with us, this doesn’t mean their “Raw Cat” instincts are gone. I’m not a fan of the breeding industry… but I’m definitely thankful for Ed Lowe inventing kitty litter! Shoutout to West Hollywood for being the first U.S. city to ban declawing in 2003! 🐾

Happy to be learning about cat body language from the tips of their ears down to the tip of their tails! Very helpful!