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If you know nothing else
about me from reading my blogs; you know I'm an animal lover. My hubby and I love all animals whether
domestic or wild. For this blog, I'm
going to talk about domestic cats.
Smile!
Here are ten facts about
cats:
1. Cats can reach great heights: Did you know in 1963, France
2. Felines sleep two thirds of the day: Midnight, our black cat definitely sleeps
most of her life away, but Dory, our tortie, doesn't sleep nearly as much
because she looks out the window most of the day and night.
3. Cats have human like emotions: Cats can show happiness, excitability,
playfulness, depression and anger.
There's nothing like a female cat who's angry. lol Midnight is very vocal and when she's mad she lets you know it
by saying so, or tearing up a roll of toilet paper and scattering it all over
the house. On Dory's face I've seen
love, puzzlement and fear. She hardly
ever gets angry unless a strange cat comes up on our deck.
4. Cat bites are dangerous: I didn't know this, but it's true. Peter Muller, a doctor of veterinary medicine
says a cat bite can result in a serious bacterial infection of Pasteurella
multocida. It can be treated with
penicillin, but if left unchecked it can become very serious, especially in the
elderly.
5. Cats can jump high: Cats can jump up to five times their height. We once saw our cat, Maxie, jump almost to
the ceiling one time. Believe me it was
shocking to see. Midnight can jump on the kitchen counters, but Dory can't make
it.
6. Cats can be cloned: Wow!
This one I didn't know about, but if you have $50,000 to dole out you
can replicate a favorite cat by using their DNA.
7. Cats have internal GPS systems: Yep, there are records of a lost cat finding
its way home to a favored companion.
8. Cats can use pet doors: I knew dogs could use pet doors, but had no
idea cats could to. The story passed
down over the years is that Sir Isaac Newton came up with the idea because his
favorite cat kept opening the door and disrupting his experiments, so he cut a
small hole in the door and covered it with cloth.
9. Cats have a lot of hair: A cats body is cover with approximately
130,000 hairs for each square inch.
That means a lot of cleaning, vacuuming, brushing and whatever else it
takes to keep house and clothes clean.
lol
10. Cats can use the toilet...and they can
flush: Experts have been interviewed and
they claim there's no need for kitty litter.
You can train your cat to use the toilet. (My only fear is that they would be in there
flushing the toilet just for the fun of it.)
Cats are very intelligent and
they can be taught way more than dogs.
The problem is they are independent and for that reason most owners
don't try to teach them anything. My
husband and I talk to our cats and because of that they've learned our commands
and know what's going on through our actions as well as voice.
Have a great week
everyone.