Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Offbeat way to stop your two cats from fighting | by Paulette Cooper & Paul Noble


O sole me-ow. Music may prevent two cats from fighting! What kind works best?

One woman with two constantly bickering cats kept classical music on for them all day while she was away and found it was the only thing that stopped them from fighting.

Another cat owner, who also also found that music diminished her cat's aggressiveness, found that classical harp music worked the best.

Here are some more off-beat facts about music and your cat.

A certain key may make kittens defecate and older cats become sexually aroused. (We'll tell you the note if you promise not to test it out for yourself: It's E in the fourth octave. Don't write us about the results. We don't want to know.)

Cats may respond to some music, for example, becoming happy when they hear the theme song of a TV show. (Some cats are also attracted to mice who sing offkey. Bet you didn't even know that they sang on key.)

And if you start singing off key, your cat may meow in distress. (As will other people around you.)


From 277 Secrets Your Cat Wants You to Know by Paulette Cooper and Paul Noble.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Muezza

Muezza (or Muʿizza) (Arabic: معزة‎) is said to have been the Islamic prophet Muhammad's favorite cat.

According to the legend, Muhammad awoke one day to the sounds of the Adhan, the Muslim daily call to prayer. Preparing to attend, he began to dress himself; however, he soon discovered his cat Muezza sleeping on the sleeve of his prayer robe. Rather than wake her, he used a pair of scissors to cut the sleeve off, leaving the cat undisturbed. When he returned from the Mosque, Muhammad received a bow from Muezza in gratitude. He then stroked his beloved cat three times. The accuracy of this story is not clear, as no references to it are made in the Quran or the Hadith, but rather by historical sources not considered religious text in Islam.