Mikel Maria Delgado, PhD
@mikeldelgado.bsky.social
Cat behavior expert, Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, author of Play With Your Cat! (2024, Tarcher Perigee). Vegetarian. Punk. Californian. She/her. Covid conscious.
So excited to learn about Scratch Again in Sac! They clean and repair cat trees & scratching posts! They cleaned up this gross cat condo and put new sisal on a post in our catio. WHO WANTS THIS SERVICE IN THEIR TOWN? So happy to support this small company doing good for cats!!! scratchagain.com
Here is a very good book about playing by @mikeldelgado.bsky.social! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714477...
Play With Your Cat! by Mikel Maria Delgado. PhD: 9780593541333 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fun, comprehensive guide to the key to cat happiness—play! Millions of households in the United States have at least one cat as part of their family. Yet despite their popularity, cats continue...
penguinrandomhouse.com
Omg. Some of you need to buy this book and learn how to play with your cats. You should NEVER use hands as toys. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714477...
Play With Your Cat! by Mikel Maria Delgado. PhD: 9780593541333 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fun, comprehensive guide to the key to cat happiness—play! Millions of households in the United States have at least one cat as part of their family. Yet despite their popularity, cats continue...
penguinrandomhouse.com
I feel uncool saying this but I could not finish dungeon crawler Carl
You can celebrate #sharkweek without dressing your cat in a shark costume. Just sayin
Once I was in trader joes and a kid was begging his mom for some dessert thing in the freezer case. "it looks a lot better than it really is," she told him. Which is exactly how I feel about my @theatlantic.com subscription.
Larry laid his mouse in front of the press to be photographed. Lest you ask, this is a real photograph via the Press Association.
Hi I know things are hard for a lot of us right now, but things are extra hard for our long-time pal Muddy Cat @muddycat.bsky.social But I know my brother-in-heart is in need of help to get through this challenging time. #FuckCancer
Donate to Support Muddy Cat’s Fight Against Cancer, organized by Marianne Denton
We all know & love our good friend known as Muddy Cat on social media but Mik… Marianne Denton needs your support for Support Muddy Cat’s Fight Against Cancer
gofund.me
I mean, I'm not *fluent* in Western Gray Squirrel - but this withering look Mama Squirrel shot me really isn't hard to translate.🤣 I mean I too usually just want to snack on my peanuts in private. #becurious #mammals
Marcel has been enjoying lots of quiet enrichment activity suggestions this past week from cat behaviorist (and wonderful human) @mikeldelgado.bsky.social! This is one of his busy boxes where we scattered toys and treats in crumpled up tissue paper inside a big box from the grocery store. 📦
Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
Researchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along – it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globally
theguardian.com
left clean clothes on the couch while I took a shower. violence ensued
It’s weird to be clearly living through exactly what was warned about with global warming and still have the concept treated as a future event or hypothetical.
An American just got sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for moving “Antifa” zines and there’s about 1000x as much media coverage of Trump’s reflecting pool 👍
dear scientists! what is your current favorite way to make high-quality graphs for publication? ggplot2 still the way to go? other options? #academicsky
You may have heard that allogrooming (grooming another cat) is a sign of friendship between cats. New research suggests it's not that simple! New blog post today summarizing the research: whatyourcatwants.com/are-cats-who-groom-each-other-friends Learn more!! Subscribe and never miss a post!
Are cats who groom each other friends? -
Are cats who groom each other friends? Learn more about new research suggesting that cat relationships are more complex than you may think!
whatyourcatwants.com
Some solicitor kid just knocked on my door to ask if we wanted to sign up for a program to add a Tesla powerwall to our solar system. Me "not interested" Him "is it because you hate Elon Musk?" Me "yes"
I recently spoke with Dr. Carra at the Paws and Effect podcast about all things cat! Tune in here or wherever you listen to podcasts!! youtu.be/NUEFVtKpILs
Your Cat Isn’t Aloof, You’re Just Not Listening
YouTube video by Dr Carra
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Happy gotcha day to Ruby, Professor Scribbles and Coriander!! (Now and then) I suppose we didn't know what we were getting into when we adopted this little family 6 years ago, maybe it's a good thing we didn't know they had 2 more sisters or we might have 5 torbies right now 🤣
your pet curling up next to you because they just want to be near you is one of life's greatest honors
I was in Vancouver for work recently and got to spend some time with my friend Rose Melberg, who is an amazing musician (Tiger Trap, Softies, Go Sailor) AND owns a cat-ONLY pet supply shop. If you love cats and are in Vancouver, Happy Cat Feline Essentials is VERY MUCH worth the visit!!!!
