{"id":1873,"date":"2017-03-30T03:47:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T11:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1873"},"modified":"2017-03-30T03:47:58","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T11:47:58","slug":"thoughts-for-thursday-can-your-cat-predict-the-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1873","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts for Thursday \u2013 Can Your Cat Predict the Weather?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_465\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-465\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/img_0537-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/img_0537-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/img_0537-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The boys checking out a bunny&#8211;on Christmas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For centuries, people have relied on their farm animals to predict the weather. Some astute pet owners claim that their cat or dog shows very definite shifts in their behavior or mood when the weather is about to change\u2014cats, in particular. Have you noticed changes in your cats before a weather event? It could be that your cat is telling you something. Here\u2019s what some of the cat behavior people have noticed over the years: A cat will lay with all four paws under her when cold weather is coming. When a cat stares at a window for a long time, it could mean rain. When a cat scratches for a long time, it could mean warm weather is coming. When a cat sniffs the air for a long time, rain is on the way. When a lovable cat suddenly bites or hisses, it could mean that a storm is coming.<\/p>\n<p>The concept of cats predicting weather dates back in history. In some cultures they even <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-93\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/lillyday4-014-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/lillyday4-014-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/lillyday4-014-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>believed that cats could influence the weather. Sailors, in particular, studied the shipboard cats\u2019 demeanor and actions in order to predict the weather.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an interesting site showing some of the ways that cats might predict weather and stories about cats and catastrophic weather conditions and other natural disasters. <a href=\"https:\/\/pethelpful.com\/cats\/Can-Your-Cat-Predict-The-Weather\">https:\/\/pethelpful.com\/cats\/Can-Your-Cat-Predict-The-Weather<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just when you think you\u2019ve seen every conceivable cat involvement\u2026did you know there are cat weather forecasters? Yes. You can download apps and get your weather from cats. At Weather Whiskers, for example, you get the complete furrcast. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weatherwhiskers.com\">http:\/\/www.weatherwhiskers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like cute kitties with your weather, download Weather Kitty <a href=\"http:\/\/weatherkittyapp.com\/\">http:\/\/weatherkittyapp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For centuries, people have relied on their farm animals to predict the weather. Some astute pet owners claim that their cat or dog shows very definite shifts in their behavior or mood when the weather is about to change\u2014cats, in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1873\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1873"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1873"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1874,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1873\/revisions\/1874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}