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00:00:01 They're independent;
00:00:04 they're loyal; they're beautiful;
00:00:07 they're sagacious; they're mysterious;
00:00:09 they're ineffable; they're inscrutable.
00:00:12 Cats are magic.
00:00:16 Probably the most mysterious
00:00:19 They're also very vicious;
00:00:21 they're very cruel things.
00:00:23 That's another thing
00:00:25 their ability to be
00:00:28 The domestic cat harbors
00:00:34 Within even the most demure pussycat
00:01:37 Even after thousands of years,
00:01:39 we still know little about
00:01:44 Now, scientists and laymen alike
00:01:47 attempt to understand them to
00:01:54 For them, the domestic cat is
00:01:58 as the lion or the tiger.
00:02:03 To share one's life with a cat is to
00:02:10 Perhaps the writer was correct
00:02:14 "God made the cat that man might have
00:03:04 Today, the Western world enjoys
00:03:08 between man and beast.
00:03:12 Cat coming through.
00:03:14 The cat now surpasses the dog
00:03:18 and annually we spend more on cat food
00:03:25 On any weekend proud owners
00:03:29 to thousands of fellow enthusiasts.
00:03:32 Some three dozen breeds
00:03:35 and some that seem to have no hair.
00:03:41 There are nearly 58 million pet cats
00:03:45 While many are common alley
00:03:49 some exotic breeds sell
00:03:57 And, although many people
00:04:00 a far greater number adore
00:04:04 Keeping cats and their owners happy
00:04:10 It's extremely durable
00:04:14 Look at the beads in the middle there.
00:04:16 Oh, yeah.
00:04:17 Okay, listen.
00:04:18 You hear that little scratchy sound?
00:04:20 Drives the cats crazy. They love it.
00:04:22 This is one of our kitty condos.
00:04:24 We have a birthing area
00:04:26 Kitty pan comes down on the bottom.
00:04:29 It's made of solid0-wood construction
00:04:33 The cat, as you can see
00:04:37 everything is in line.
00:04:40 It's got the long body
00:04:44 the long head to go with
00:04:46 Long bones.
00:04:48 The people keep it in wonderful
00:04:52 He's not skinny at all; he's just
00:05:10 Like a specter floating from the
00:05:13 into the shadows of modern times,
00:05:16 two species of wildcats still prowl
00:05:29 Presumed to be the ancestors
00:05:32 they even look like tabbies.
00:05:34 But wildcats are fierce and formidable
00:05:40 In ancient times many became tame
00:05:45 as valued rodent killers.
00:05:54 The farmers were Egyptian.
00:06:01 The cat became adored
00:06:04 Never since has the cat's honored role
00:06:11 One goddess in the form of a cat
00:06:15 fertility, and maternity.
00:06:19 Cats were also associated with the
00:06:23 on its daily course
00:06:26 and one who symbolized life itself.
00:06:33 The Brooklyn Museum maintains one of
00:06:41 Its curator is archeologist
00:06:44 He divides his time between
00:06:51 Prized in any such collection
00:06:54 embalmed as were the
00:06:58 This pussycat has been
00:07:01 well, he's hard to date,
00:07:04 but let's say
00:07:07 Now why, you might ask, did the
00:07:12 Well, because certain gods could
00:07:18 And so it could be a pious gesture
00:07:23 to present a mummified cat to place
00:07:28 or to place it in one of
00:07:36 But the heyday of the cat was to pass.
00:07:39 Once sacred, the cat would come
00:07:43 The same eyes perceived as the throne
00:07:47 became feared as the seat of the Devil
00:07:56 Believed by many to be the
00:08:00 thousands of cats were tortured.
00:08:03 burned, and hanged, as recently as
00:08:16 Veterinarian Michael Fox
00:08:18 is Vice President of the
00:08:22 He writes extensively on cat behavior
00:08:28 It is intriguing that cats have been
00:08:33 There was one pope
00:08:37 This love-hate relationship, I think,
00:08:40 reflects an aspect of the
00:08:44 We love things conditionally.
00:08:47 We love them if we can control them
00:08:50 Or we love them
00:08:53 that they're an aspect of
00:08:56 which the cat embodies.
00:09:02 The domestic cat is but one
00:09:06 most of them astonishingly alike.
00:09:09 Take away their spots or stripes
00:09:13 disregard the differences in size
00:09:17 and a cat is a cat is a cat.
00:09:23 Few pet owners are aware that most of
00:09:28 have a parallel somewhere in the wild.
00:09:36 The cat is an enchanting combination
00:09:40 Its sinuous movements delight the eye.
00:09:43 Cats get some of their suppleness
00:09:47 which are so constructed
00:09:49 the front legs freely
00:09:53 They have almost no collar bone
00:10:06 Ever fluid and graceful cats are
00:10:16 All cats advertise their territory.
00:10:19 Spraying deposits a pungent scent.
00:10:27 Scratch marks are visual signals
00:10:29 and may also carry a scent
00:10:37 Glands on the face and tail deposit
00:10:44 Sometimes more than one signal is left.
00:10:52 Territorial fights could be
00:10:54 with such sharp teeth and claws,
00:10:58 so most disputes are settled by body
00:11:30 Friendly greetings are generally more
00:11:34 a nose touch or body rubbing.
00:11:44 Exactly how and why cats purr
00:11:53 We do know that both purring
00:11:58 first appear in infancy to stimulate
00:12:07 Being hunter, cats must conserve
00:12:16 They snooze about
00:12:19 but always remain alert to sounds;
00:12:21 hence, the term catnap.
00:12:27 In all cats ovulation
00:12:31 does not occur until
00:12:37 After gestation of two to four months
00:12:41 they give birth to one to eight young.
00:12:51 Kittens and cubs are helpless at birth
00:12:54 At first they can neither see nor hear
00:12:57 their life guided primarily
00:13:01 Amazingly, each has a preference
00:13:05 which it locates by smell.
00:13:09 In the wild this efficient behavior
00:13:12 frees the mother
00:13:20 Excellent, protective mothers,
00:13:21 cats will quickly move their offspring
00:13:33 To teach their young
00:13:36 many cat mothers bring home
00:13:48 These caracals nicknamed "desert lynx"
00:13:52 may seem to be playful or cruel,
00:13:55 but they are merely learning.
00:14:01 Striking the prey stuns it,
00:14:03 but the cubs are too inexperienced
00:14:23 Cat mothers keep their
00:14:26 The soothing sensation of
00:14:30 is duplicated each time
00:14:34 In this way a bond is formed,
00:14:36 and cats come to regard us
00:14:40 a role we hold throughout their lives.
00:14:49 In the wild, as young felines play,
00:14:51 they refine the predatory skills
00:14:59 Whether domestic cats
00:15:03 and hunting is subject to debate.
00:15:05 Many experts feel that play exists
00:15:09 simply because it's fun.
00:15:32 With indoor cats
00:15:36 affectionately called
00:15:40 when pent-up hunting instincts
00:16:10 Triggered by a prey's movements,
00:16:12 even the most well-fed cat may hunt
00:16:17 But the connection between making a
00:16:23 An inexperienced cat may
00:16:26 yet not recognize its kill as food.
00:17:04 As hunters that rely on stealth,
00:17:07 cats are always alert for cues
00:17:15 While smell is not
00:17:18 no odor escapes them.
00:17:20 They use smell mainly to find the
00:17:25 or to know if other cats
00:17:33 To gather information
00:17:36 cats use a second olfactory system
00:17:40 Inhaling the airborne scent
00:17:44 creates the grimacing look.
00:17:55 Cats move their funnel-shaped ears
00:18:00 They probably have
00:18:03 than either dogs or humans.
00:18:09 The function of a cat's whiskers
00:18:13 But if they are severed,
00:18:15 the animal may lose its equilibrium
00:18:21 It may even be unable
00:18:25 Whiskers also transmit
00:18:32 To remove all traces of food,
00:18:37 Fastidiousness is one of
00:18:41 Coarse and abrasive liken sandpaper,
00:18:44 the tongue is covered with
00:18:47 that can even tear flesh
00:18:57 To writers, artists, and poets,
00:18:59 cat's eyes have embodied all
00:19:08 The scientist knows that vision
00:19:12 the key to its success as a hunter.
00:19:19 At Florida State University,
00:19:21 the question of how cats see the world
00:19:24 has been studied for
00:19:28 Professor of Neuroscience
00:19:31 Dr. Mark Berkley defied cynics
00:19:35 never make a good laboratory subject.
00:19:39 He designed a system that not only
00:19:50 Banking on the animal's
00:19:52 Berkley built a box
00:19:56 And when it responds correctly,
00:20:04 Generated by a computer,
00:20:06 an image will appear in front of the
00:20:11 The cat must tell the researchers,
00:20:15 It does so by poking the
00:20:19 when the image appears on the right,
00:20:21 and the other side when the
00:20:30 From the work of Berkley and others,
00:20:32 we know cats cannot distinguish
00:20:36 have poor color vision, and like us,
00:20:41 But perhaps most noteworthy
00:20:45 Under low light levels
00:20:49 the cat is anywhere
00:20:54 That is, at a light level
00:20:59 he still sees, not very will,
00:21:02 but certainly better than we do.
00:21:04 I suppose it might be
00:21:07 a starless night and a moonlit night,
00:21:10 where under a starless night that
00:21:17 but to the cat it might look
00:21:24 Able to pierce the darkness with
00:21:29 sensitive than our own,
00:22:03 The cat's earliest ancestors
00:22:05 probably hunted both
00:22:10 To survive, they needed not only claws
00:22:15 an aptitude all cats retain
00:22:23 In keeping with its reputation,
00:22:28 And scientists
00:22:36 Slow-motion photography
00:22:38 reveals that cats always
00:22:45 The head rotates first,
00:22:46 based on messages
00:22:50 Then the spine twists
00:22:54 At the same time the cat arches
00:23:12 Despite its agility,
00:23:13 the cat faces particular dangers
00:23:19 Here, although hundreds of
00:23:22 the indoor cat is just as attracted
00:23:31 If anything, it may be a
00:23:36 So many cats actually careen through
00:23:41 that the phenomenon now has a name
00:23:47 At the Animal Medical Center
00:23:50 doctors were perplexed when they found
00:23:54 often had less severs injuries than
00:23:59 Good morning, Miss Pizano,
00:24:00 Fine, thanks.
00:24:02 Dr. Michael Garvey is medical director.
00:24:04 Hello, Harry.
00:24:06 Harry is recovering
00:24:08 after falling just a few stories.
00:24:13 We'd been puzzled by the
00:24:16 the name that we give for
00:24:20 Our clinical impression is that
00:24:24 stories are hurt much worse than cats
00:24:29 That seemed to defy our logic
00:24:31 that cats that would fall
00:24:35 So we undertook a study to examine
00:24:39 that had been admitted here
00:24:42 And it actually confirmed that our
00:24:46 It seems that cats that fall
00:24:50 and have enough time to reach free-fall
00:24:54 And when you experience trauma
00:24:57 you will probably avoid injury.
00:25:01 When you experience trauma when you
00:25:05 you will tend to maximize injury.
00:25:09 The cat may not have nine lives,
00:25:12 but its uncanny ability
00:25:16 is almost certainly responsible
00:25:32 Throughout its history,
00:25:34 myth and folklore
00:25:38 Near Oxford, England,
00:25:42 whether the legendary solitude
00:25:46 or can cats adapt successfully
00:25:51 Puss. Puss.
00:25:54 Puss.
00:25:57 Bert Parker has kept farm cats
00:26:01 as many as 80 at a time.
00:26:03 Puss, puss, puss. Come on.
00:26:07 Puss. Puss, puss, puss, puss.
00:26:10 A good cat is worth a lot.
00:26:12 She's a valuable asset to any farm.
00:26:17 Our cats have increased.
00:26:19 There's few more than
00:26:22 but what do you do?
00:26:25 They do keep the rats
00:26:28 I don't say they have every one,
00:26:31 but they do catch up
00:26:39 But what happens when this usually
00:26:42 lives in close quarters
00:26:52 Oxford University Professor
00:26:54 David Macdonald has studied
00:26:59 Why is it that people have tended
00:27:02 as anti-social, as solitary creatures?
00:27:06 I think there's two reasons.
00:27:07 Once of them could be that the sorts
00:27:12 are not the sorts of things that
00:27:16 when they though
00:27:18 And I think that's
00:27:20 a rather subtle, covert language.
00:27:24 And the sorts of signals
00:27:27 and the one I personally think
00:27:29 of rubbing where one individual rubs
00:27:32 another individual happen very quickly,
00:27:34 they happen very rarely, and if you're
00:27:38 you just don't see it.
00:27:39 So I think people have spent their
00:27:42 and formed an impression
00:27:44 the subtlety of the relationships
00:27:49 It turns out that they are
00:27:51 And, therefore,
00:27:54 that one hears so many people saying,
00:27:56 Oh, the only sociable felids,
00:27:58 the only sociable members of the cat
00:28:02 That having been said,
00:28:06 between these barnyard lions
00:28:08 and the lions that we are ever more
00:28:12 and researches about the African lions
00:28:17 Lions are the only wild cats
00:28:20 that normally live in a group,
00:28:23 At its core are the adult females,
00:28:29 Researchers have discovered
00:28:32 the females look after
00:28:37 Here, three different females
00:28:50 Though a lioness gives preference to
00:28:55 at times she will allow younger
00:28:59 or grandchildren to join in too.
00:29:09 David Macdonald was intrigued
00:29:11 that among farm cats the same
00:29:16 It comes and spends a bit of time...
00:29:18 A student, Warner Passanisi,
00:29:23 just as naturalists do in the wild.
00:29:25 ...their litters together.
00:29:27 So we have, generally,
00:29:29 to suckle these kittens,
00:29:32 Any kitten that is there is suckled.
00:29:39 Although unrelated females may
00:29:43 generally the behavior
00:29:47 Mothers, daughters,
00:29:51 but it is quite possible
00:29:54 will also nurse
00:29:57 much like an extended family.
00:30:06 Six weeks old, this kitten has begun
00:30:14 Today, he has accidentally
00:30:21 Out of hearing range, she knows
00:30:27 A related female
00:30:34 He starts back uncertainly.
00:30:45 Out in the barnyard and still
00:30:57 He comes upon the related female,
00:31:15 Hungry, tired, the kitten is willing
00:31:35 In the end, she accepts the tiny,
00:31:43 Why should the females
00:31:47 Once more the behavior
00:31:51 a behavior not of care and comfort,
00:31:58 In this graphic film footage,
00:32:01 the cameraman bears horrified witness
00:32:07 As three terrified cubs huddle nearby,
00:32:10 a male lion prepares to brutally
00:32:36 When there is a
00:32:39 the new dominant male kills
00:32:44 Thus, the female will
00:32:47 the new male can then mate with her,
00:32:49 and thereby perpetuate his own genes.
00:32:54 The barnyard, again, was to prove
00:32:59 Macdonald recalls the events
00:33:04 As I watched at the communal den with
00:33:09 nine kittens in total, the scene was
00:33:13 The kittens were, as you can imagine,
00:33:15 a chocolate box scene
00:33:18 Their nest was built in
00:33:20 and a narrow passageway
00:33:22 And they were all just
00:33:25 And each mother would come
00:33:28 each suckling the
00:33:29 On this occasion I was watching this
00:33:48 And within just a few seconds
00:33:50 this commotion brought the
00:33:53 Because by the time the mothers came
00:33:56 in that communal den to start with,
00:34:09 So I think we've come up
00:34:12 both of them perhaps
00:34:15 benefit individually
00:34:17 One of them is that they can
00:34:20 by sharing the load of nursing,
00:34:22 and the other is that females may be
00:34:27 Thus, cooperative care by a number of
00:34:32 that more kittens even orphans will be
00:34:43 What other unexpected parallels may
00:34:48 and their wild cousins
00:34:59 In another English village,
00:35:00 the image of cats as ruthless killers
00:35:07 It began with a local teacher.
00:35:10 Peter Churcher has taught biology
00:35:17 Those two have started before that one.
00:35:19 And of course it's important
00:35:22 isn't it? Right.
00:35:25 A cat owner himself,
00:35:28 his scientific training
00:35:32 of the house cat on the prowl.
00:35:39 Throughout England,
00:35:43 cats are let outdoors to roam
00:36:07 How much impact on wildlife,
00:36:09 Churcher wondered,
00:36:15 Unable to follow the cats,
00:36:17 he did the next best thing and
00:36:22 Well, the first thing was
00:36:24 and just find out who had cats.
00:36:26 And so I knocked on
00:36:30 Have you got a cat and were you
00:36:32 And surprisingly enough, virtually
00:36:35 And that meant that I had something
00:36:39 which was a good number.
00:36:51 Oh, hello, Peter.
00:36:52 Good morning, Marjorie.
00:36:53 Have the cats caught
00:36:54 Yes, I have a body
00:36:57 Thanks very much. Well, that's nice.
00:37:00 Yeah, that's field vole.
00:37:02 Eccles.
00:37:04 Eccles again?
00:37:06 Yes, the black-and-white one.
00:37:08 Quite a good hunter for us, isn't he?
00:37:09 Yes. The others don't seem to
00:37:12 Laziness, I would say.
00:37:13 Here you are, Peter.
00:37:16 I think it's a wood mouse,
00:37:19 I was very surprised at how cooperative
00:37:23 I think a lot of people don't like the
00:37:26 and putting them in polythene bags.
00:37:28 But most of the people in the village
00:37:31 And some even went as far as
00:37:33 which was nice, because,
00:37:36 at the end of a week in the summer,
00:37:38 often the dead bodies
00:37:40 And it was pleasant to have them put
00:37:43 before I got hold of them.
00:37:45 ...take it to work and look at
00:37:46 That's Wednesday.
00:37:48 When the specimens were labeled and
00:37:52 Churcher and cats of
00:37:57 if the cats in Felmersham caught
00:37:59 14 animals each during
00:38:02 we know there are about
00:38:05 domestic cats, in Britain.
00:38:07 So that means that 70 million
00:38:09 small mammals and birds
00:38:13 And so, domestic cats,
00:38:15 in spite of their reliance on man for
00:38:19 are still remarkably independent.
00:38:22 And I think what our survey has shown
00:38:26 as predators on the ecological stage.
00:38:33 Churcher does not propose
00:38:37 Others insist it is essential,
00:38:41 but for the safety of
00:38:45 While debate continues,
00:38:48 In every well-fed cat by the fire
00:38:52 for the thrill of the hunt.
00:39:01 Because cats are seen
00:39:05 many people feel no qualms
00:39:09 Nationwide, millions
00:39:23 Near Oxnard, California,
00:39:25 animal welfare activist Leo Grillo
00:39:29 to trap two cats living in this jetty.
00:39:33 Such brutal conditions are a death
00:39:36 and he devotes his life
00:39:40 When the winter hits, these rocks
00:39:44 are cold and the mist is cold
00:39:49 And everybody thinks they have
00:39:52 And it's always like this,
00:39:54 and when it's a bad winter especially,
00:39:59 Here, at the farthest tip of the rocks
00:40:01 the cats have retreated
00:40:04 and bottle throwing
00:40:06 But they are also completely cut off
00:40:10 So Leo baits his traps with it.
00:40:15 Hi, Jet.
00:40:16 He has named the cats
00:40:20 because of where he found them.
00:40:22 Come on, Jet. Com on,
00:40:33 It is not uncommon for Leo
00:40:37 to return to the same spot week
00:40:41 Marina
00:40:45 To Grillo,
00:40:49 Clearly, they were not born wild,
00:40:51 but raised in the
00:40:54 But these same humans abandoned them.
00:40:57 The cats no longer trust.
00:41:00 For Leo it is always a waiting game to
00:41:17 Attaboy. I'm coming down.
00:41:21 All right, Jet, all right. Here you go.
00:41:23 When I get a cat,
00:41:26 and I get a cat to go in the trap
00:41:30 that is the most exciting feeling.
00:41:32 And that little saga,
00:41:34 the trips to this one
00:41:36 one little cat is now over.
00:41:40 After weeks of failed attempts
00:41:47 Tired but exultant, Leo would trap
00:41:51 and bring them back to a
00:41:59 Grillo runs four licensed
00:42:02 But they are only for animals
00:42:09 An ever-changing number of cats
00:42:14 If it gets too crowded, he says,
00:42:20 Leo and family live
00:42:24 This ranch house is home to
00:42:35 Dry food seven tons a year
00:42:40 Canned food is fed twice daily,
00:42:43 totaling more than
00:42:46 All of this is paid
00:42:51 There we go. Come see Jetty and Marina.
00:42:54 After a trip to the vet for shots
00:42:59 Marina and Jetty are
00:43:03 But only from the
00:43:06 J.J., Junkyard, come on.
00:43:11 Come see your friends. Come on.
00:43:24 This cat is in ecstasy just
00:43:28 real food.
00:43:31 Yeah, look at that.
00:43:34 Beautiful thing is they were
00:43:39 tame down together, comfort each other
00:43:48 For many people the cat is all
00:43:51 soothing and calming just to behold.
00:43:54 Through the ages,
00:43:56 an uncounted number graceful,
00:44:00 have captivated the human mind and eye
00:44:04 Scientists learned that simply petting
00:44:10 Now, some go further and suggest cats
00:44:22 In a small town on Long Island,
00:44:27 in the sweeping changes in health care.
00:44:30 When her cats helped her
00:44:33 Joan Bernstein was inspired
00:44:37 I became ill.
00:44:40 at that time not knowing what it was.
00:44:44 The disease was not
00:44:46 And there were days
00:44:48 I felt like getting out of bed,
00:44:50 crawling out of bed literally in pain,
00:44:56 changing litter pans,
00:44:57 and doing everything else
00:45:00 But I did it because the cats
00:45:05 Sometimes they'd just by my
00:45:08 Whatever I needed them to be,
00:45:12 So I became very aware of the
00:45:24 Lonely, often forgotten,
00:45:26 the institutionalized elderly
00:45:29 lifetime of friends and memories.
00:45:43 Ladies and gentlemen,
00:45:44 one of the most beautiful
00:45:47 champagne mink Tonkinese...
00:45:48 At the Brookhaven Health Care Facility
00:45:52 are eagerly awaited every month.
00:45:54 Bred for their stable temperament
00:45:58 they offer therapy at many levels.
00:46:02 The warmth of the cat
00:46:06 Just holding the cat in her arms.
00:46:09 First of all,
00:46:12 she's utilizing the muscles
00:46:16 So we have the physical aspect of it.
00:46:18 Look what I brought you.
00:46:21 You think she's trying
00:46:26 Come on. Okay.
00:46:29 She'll stay right
00:46:32 Patients who have
00:46:37 with recall of the present, okay,
00:46:41 the present from now to tomorrow,
00:46:43 or now to a month from now,
00:46:48 She's a lot like the one
00:46:50 who was sitting on your shoulder.
00:46:52 Yeah.
00:46:53 And I took a picture of you with the
00:46:57 and only half the picture came out.
00:47:03 She really is a good guy.
00:47:05 So soft and so pretty, isn't she?
00:47:07 Some scientists believe cats touch
00:47:12 literally and figuratively.
00:47:14 Their lithe and graceful movements
00:47:18 And the cat's shape and size are
00:47:23 for most people, an automatic
00:47:28 She is beautiful.
00:47:31 Aw. I'd love to hold you call
00:47:37 I really would.
00:47:41 Another world touched
00:47:43 is a residential school
00:47:48 The cause of autism is not fully
00:47:52 there is no known cure.
00:48:05 Locked largely in a world of their own
00:48:08 the children are
00:48:22 Some, like John, erupt uncontrollably.
00:48:26 Easily frustrated,
00:48:36 While no one pretends the cats
00:48:40 they regularly bring about
00:48:43 How can you tell me what color
00:48:46 For John, the cats open a
00:48:50 ...game with me.
00:48:51 I know.
00:48:52 I think you're playing a game.
00:48:55 John, if she's red, then I'm from Mars
00:49:00 Do I look like I'm from Mars?
00:49:02 No.
00:49:03 No! She's brown.
00:49:08 And what color are her eyes again?
00:49:10 Blue.
00:49:11 That's right.
00:49:14 How about looking at them? Oh, okay.
00:49:17 Did you want to give her a kiss? Okay.
00:49:21 Etta
00:49:23 Etta, what have I got?
00:49:26 Etta becomes very agitated
00:49:30 rocking back and forth,
00:49:34 And the more she rocks, of course,
00:49:39 I can take the cat over to her,
00:49:43 But if I'm persistent,
00:49:45 sometimes I have to withdraw a
00:49:49 But if I'm persistent,
00:49:53 Later, Joan will try again.
00:49:56 What have I got?
00:49:57 Cat.
00:49:58 Is this a nice cat?
00:50:01 Do you like this cat?
00:50:02 I see them relating to the cat so much
00:50:08 than they do to other people.
00:50:11 They can trust the animal.
00:50:14 With every individual I've worked with
00:50:19 and I think it's
00:50:24 communication the says,
00:50:31 Is she saying give her a kiss?
00:50:33 Do you want to? Okay.
00:50:37 Do you want me to turn her around this
00:50:40 A little closer. Good. Okay!
00:50:44 Joan senses she can
00:50:48 By holding the cat and focusing
00:50:52 she will stay still,
00:50:56 She's with us for
00:51:00 How about saying, 'Hi, kitty.'
00:51:02 Hi, kitty.
00:51:04 Good!
00:51:05 Hi, kitty.
00:51:05 Good! Okay!
00:51:11 We're talking about therapy.
00:51:14 We're talking about hands-on,
00:51:16 and we're talking
00:51:19 We're also talking about cats
00:51:24 interaction or curling up
00:51:29 I'm all yours.
00:51:34 You're special to me and I love you.
00:51:51 It was said that a long time ago,
00:51:53 probably in our own Golden Age
00:51:56 that we could talk to the animals
00:51:59 And I think part of understanding
00:52:03 the cat's repertoire
00:52:06 and communion with our cats.
00:52:11 Love for cats is part of a universal
00:52:15 which impels us toward
00:52:22 Subtle, amusing, enigmatic... regal
00:52:27 cats remain ultimately independent
00:52:32 They move among us as
00:52:36 the only domestic animal man
00:52:44 Plain or fancy,
00:52:48 they have fired our imagination.
00:52:51 But, we wonder, did we adopt the cat
00:52:54 or did tabby simply deign to share
00:52:59 In the end,
00:53:02 one that we, being mere humans,