Does Your Cat Have a Paw-Preference?
Can cats be left or right-handed? Scientists have recently discovered that many pets can show a preference for their right or left paw while walking down stairs, reaching for food or stepping over objects. They say that these preferences also differ by sex, much like how for us humans, left-handedness is more common with men than with women.
Male cats tend to prefer their left paws while females are more likely to be righties!
Deborah Wells, a psychologist at Queen's University Belfast, says that they think the difference is likely to be linked to sex hormones, although researchers don't know why or how this happens as of yet.
These results can also help researchers gain more insight into how cats deal with stress. If you would like to know if your feline friend is a lefty or a righty, just be observant. Watch them and see which paw they use first going up or down the stairs or into their litter box. Over time you should notice if they have a paw preference (although not all cats have one!).
Read the full article from YummyPet here.
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