Why does my cat bite me while I caress it?

Have you ever been bitten by your beloved cat while you were petting it?

It happens much more often than we might think. We may be relaxing on the couch with our cat purring on our lap and enjoying our strokes, when suddenly, without any apparent reason, he turns around and bites our hand with all his strength.

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Until death do us part: living with the cat during its last days of life

When we decide to share our life with a cat, we usually never think about the inevitable moment when the cat arrives at the end of his life. We prefer to hide this thought in the recesses of our mind, almost for fear that just thinking it can turn it into a reality. We should, however, learn to embrace this thought, to make it part of our cohabitation, because as much as we can try to deny it, the truth is that in most cases our beloved cat will die before us and then we will be witnesses, if we want to or not, of this event.

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The cat that bites

There may be several reasons behind a bite given by a cat to its human. Let’s understand why by looking at the context: on what occasions did the cat bite? What was happening when he bit?

Before bringing some examples, it is important to clarify that a cat does not bite without a reason and that there is no cat that is born aggressive; there is always a cause behind every behavior, and biting does not necessarily represent a cat’s tendency to aggression.

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Moving with your cat

Moving to a new house is a very important event in a person's life, but it is even more so in the life of a cat.

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An FIV+ cat is not a B-series cat

Receiving a positive result on their cat’s FIV test scares many owners, just as many people avoid considering the adoption of an FIV+ cat because they are frightened by the condition. Let’s understand a little better what it is and above all understand a very important thing: an FIV+ cat can still live many years of a fully satisfying and happy life; FIV+ does not necessarily mean "dead" or "dying"!

WHAT IS FIV?

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