Women have "more intense relationships" with cats Feb 25, 2011 A
new study from the University of Vienna shows that cats have
control over their human-cat relationships, much in the same way
as human children have a say in how parents take care of them,
according to Discovery News. "Both cat and human infant are, at
least in part, in control of when and what they are fed," Jon
Day, a co-author in the study, told the news source. The study,
published in Behavioural Processes, looked at owner
personalities and videotaped humans interacting with their cats
over extended periods of time. The research concluded that cats'
influence goes beyond food to physical affection as well. Women
pet owners seem to be more in tune with their feline companion's
desire compared to men who own cats. A simple act, such as cat
pointing his or her tail up, will signal to "extroverted women"
owners that the cat wants to play. "[T]he cats approach female
owners more frequently, and initiate contact more frequently
...[and] female own