The Big Question: Why Do Cats Like to Sleep In Weird Places?

Everyone knows domestic cats love to sleep practically anywhere. I'm sure you've all seen the range of pictures that have gone viral online showing cats sleeping on various things from radiators to flower pots. Cat owners will agree that this is not just a one-off, all cats do so on a regular basis.
But the big question everyone has is why do they do it?

Well there are many reasons depending on the type of object they've chosen to lie on/in.

Let's start with the most popular object; cardboard boxes.

Boo!  ©thinkcats.com

Cats have a peculiar fascination with cardboard boxes. Bring a box into a room and guaranteed within 2 minutes the cat will investigate it and jump straight in. Anyone brave enough to try and enter the box whilst a cat is inside will usually suffer some claw marks. 

Scientists have revealed that cats feel a sense of security when inside a box or a similar object because they are shielded from anything that could hurt them and they can see anything that is approaching them before it can reach them. 

The Secret Life of Cats: All We Need to Know About Our Feline Friends

Attention all cat lovers! 

The Secret Life of... Cats ©ITV

Have you ever wondered why your cat purrs? What's the purpose of their whiskers? Why does a cat's tongue feel like sandpaper? 
So many unanswered questions.

As cats are Britain's most popular pet is is surprising that the majority of us know very little about our feline friends and the way they live.
As an owner don't you think we should know more about our pets? How to know when they're happy, angry, nervous etc?

There are so many unknown quirks to a cat's life and now ITV has revealed them.

Play with cats online via iPet Companion

Courtesy of imakeamillion.com

New site iPet Companion makes it easier than ever to play with cats; no longer do you have to take on the responsibility of owning a pet or go round your mate's to play with their new kitten. All you simply need is an internet connection and get clicking away.

This new system was developed by Idaho firm ReachIn and has been installed in several cat shelters in America, allowing on-line users around the globe to play with the cats. 

So how does it work do you ask? 

In each animal shelter some cats are left to roam a room freely filled with all the essentials. However, not everything is as normal as it looks; 3 of the toys in this room are mechanically controlled by a robot which are labelled toy 1 to 3. The user can control the movement of each toy by clicking on the relevant icons which can be seen below.

Meet the bosses of household: Squeak and Cosmo

It's about time to introduce you all to the two household pets we have here, Squeak and Cosmo, because you'll be seeing a lot more of them in the near future.
In the headline I called them the 'bosses of the household' because like all cats they think they rule the house, as I'm sure all you cat owners out there agree. Yet that's not the case, because we're the boss!

Squeak was the first to become part of the household. He is a 7-year-old male cat, his colour is known as

Squeak: too pretty to be a boy

champagne & white. He constantly gets mistaken for a female cat because he is so 'pretty' as our cattery lady says.

We took him in when he was around 6 months old. Originally he was very frantic as a kitten, running around, clawing everything in sight and chomping on your arm whenever he felt like it. The cat home we got him from was unsure of his background, but due to his wild-like behaviour we assumed he used to be a wild cat. Yet after time of love, hugs and care he eventually began to calm down and now loves nothing more than to sit on your lap (though he does still bite if you try and move him once he's comfy, he won't have any of that!)