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safe and sleep comfortably, although it may not
look comfortable to us sometimes,” she says.
Dr Jo adds that most animals curl up to keep
warm and cats like to have something solid
against their backs. “Hence their love of boxes,”
she explains.WHY DOES MY CAT ...
RUB HIS FACE ON
EVERYTHING?
Why does your cat feel the need to rub his
face up against just about every new object
or surface he comes in contact with? This
behaviour is your cat’s way of leaving her scent.
“Cats have scent glands on their faces and
rubbing against objects and surfaces ensures
they leave their scent on these objects, making
them belong to the cat. It feels and smells like
home to your cat,” Dr Jo says.WHY DOES MY CAT ...
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Some cats are prone to random bouts of intense activity.Oreo’s mirror madnessOreo’s mirror madness
When night falls, Oreo, a 19-month-
old Shorthair/Persian cross, loves
nothing more than jumping up on
the dressing table and scratching
the mirror. “It wakes me up every
night,” explains Oreo’s owner, Jessica
Cartwright. “I pull him off or he will
keep going. Then he moves onto the
glass shower screen, the bathroom
mirror over the sink or even the TV
screen. It’s never during the day,
only in the middle of the night.”
Just like Totoro, the Maine Coon who
likes scratching the shower door, Dr Jo
says Oreo’s behaviour has most likely
developed because he uses the mirror
as a litter substitute or scratching post
alternative. “He may also enjoy seeing
the refl ection of a cat,” she says.PLF071_pg034-038_Why Does My Cat.indd 36PLF071_pg034-038_Why Does My Cat.indd 36 8/22/2017 10:21:12 AM8/22/2017 10:21:12 AM