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The Psychology of Cats (Archive Episode)

March 31, 20261h 3m · 9,201 words

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The most popular episode of 2025 was about the psychology of cats 😻 Dr Claude Béata, animal behaviouralist and author of The Interpretation of Cats, emphasises cats dual role as both predator and prey and how this distinction can help us understand these most wonderful creatures. Go order a copy of Dr Béata's book, The Interpretation of Cats and Their Owners. It's a fascinating, enjoyable, and enlightening book for all cat lovers. 😻 Send us Fan Mail You can watch the video of this episode on YouTube at

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When your cat is not okay, what does it do? It do less things. It do no more things. So you have to be really vigilant.
I see they have a little red notebook, and they write down what is triggering fear or pain. And you can't erase that.
When we use the term therapy in cats, you know, the main thing, really the number one thing, is stop punishment. Stop punishment.
He just wants to be there. He just wants to be with you.

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