Don’t Ignore These 10 Cat Demandments

It’s the least you can do, according to my cats

Christine Schoenwald
Catness
Published in
5 min readMay 21, 2022

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Black and white cat sitting on leopard print blanket.
Nothing gets past Carlos. Photo by author.

Cats don’t like being told what to do.

My cats seem to feel that being ordered or commanded to do something by a human is unnecessary and offensive.

On the other paw, cats have no trouble making demands. They may not be able to speak any human language, but they make…

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Christine Schoenwald
Catness

Writer for The Los Angeles Times, Salon, Next Avenue, Business Insider, and Your Tango Christineschoenwaldwriter.com