If Your Cat Could Talk, Here Are 5 Urgent Messages He'd Say

© Jonas Jurgella 1 © Jonas Jurgella © Jonas Jurgella Dear cat parent, Most cats are smarter than human babies. MUCH smarter. $QG DV D ORYLQJ SDUHQW RI D IRXU OHJJHG FKLOG , EHW \RX DOUHDG\ NQHZ WKDW GLGQ¶W \RX" My name is Jonas Jurgella, animal researcher. Along with my PhD in Animal Studies, I have 14 years researching these incredible animals in a clinical setting next to their caregivers. ,¶YH WDONHG WR KXQGUHGV RI FDW RZQHUV DFURVV WKH FRXQWU\ DQG KHDUGincredible stories ranging from humorous to tear-jerking. In our research circle, we like to compare cats to a higher level human being. We often say cats have a brain about as developed as an adolescent teenager. This explains their wide range of emotions, for example. :KLFK EULQJV PH WR WKH WRSLF ,¶G OLNH WR DGGUHVV ZLWK \RX WRGD\ WKH RQH TXHVWLRQ , JHW IURP FDW owners more than anything else: Do our cats think about us? My team and I have taken this question quite seriously. People care about their cats as much as their children. So this is a very important topic for us as researchers and fellow cat lovers. The answer isyes, they absolutely do. Once a bond is formed between parent and child, it is not easily broken. And indeed cats really do see you as their caregiver and personal leader. There is a very real bond that extends beyond just protection and food.