The influence of the full moon on cats

Our furry are very influential with the full moon to the point of altering your mood. Cats, especially, feel crazier and wandering around like real zombies when there is a full moon. The force of the moon on the cats is very powerful and it can even lead them to vary their habits during the time that their influx lasts.

Really nothing is proven that cats are actually influenced by the full moon, rather it is about data without verification. Yet when doctors at the Bradford Roya Infirmary in the north of England examined two years of medical records, found twice as many patients admitted for cat attacks when there was a full moon than when there was a new moon.

Although science has not found convincing data For certain behaviors of cats on nights with a full moon, many people do not doubt that their furry cats (especially dogs and cats) have extraordinary perceptual abilities that can be seen affected by the powerful influence of the moon.

Everything is really due to ancient myths that ensure that lunar cycles influence the behavior of our four-legged friends, data that we they date back to the time of the ancient Greeks. Since then they have related the behaviors of strange felines (and more animals) with people.

It can also happen that simply match cat behavior changes When there is a change in the lunar cycle, actually even humans are blamed for behavioral changes with the moon, therefore, nothing can make us think that theories are not true, even if they do not have a scientific basis.

How does the full moon affect cats?

Well, not all cats are affected, not to the same degree. But those who do experience some change may become, for example, more curious. You have to know that these animals are very curious about everything and everyone around them; However, during those days when the moon is full they can be even more curious, so much so that we will have to be more alert to the possible dangers that we bring to the house or that we already have in it, such as cleaning products, sharp objects , tapes or the like, etc.

Another thing we can detect is that become somewhat irritable, being able to become aggressive. If it happens, we simply have to do is try to play with them so that they discharge all their energy, always making subtle movements, avoiding abruptness and loud noises. During those times, we must turn the toy -ball, rope, stuffed animal- into a prey, and make it 'behave' as such.

What relationship do cats have with the moon?

It has long been believed that different phases of the moon affect cats. But beyond the changes they may have during the full moon, it is not yet clear how it really affects them. What is known is that these animals They look much better at dusk and on nights with a full moon, thanks to tapetum lucidum, which is a cell membrane that what it does is allow the eye to receive more light, and therefore it can take advantage of it much better.

That is why feline eyes are more sensitive to light, so no human beats them to see in situations where there is little light. But there is still more: the eyes of cats at dusk or when there is a full moon shine, which is why when you take pictures of them in low light conditions, the photos come out with two white dots, which are nothing more than the reflection of the light from the camera's flash.

What do you think? Does your cat have strange behaviors with lunar cycles?