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Stanly the Survivor 
Stanly is my Manx Cat, his mother was a half starved stray, Stanly is born with a part of his spine missing, he couldn’t use his back legs as a Kitten….
There is a white cat breed – the Khao Manee
I noticed that it is sometimes said there are no white cat breeds, but there is one — a rare breed from Thailand called the Khao Manee.
It is thought …
The population growth of people is faster than for cats
I’m sick of hearing people saying that cats /animals should stop over breeding but its OK for people to breed at the current rate. There are about 70m …
Leaving a Cat at Home Alone
Hi, I’d like to hear the views of visitor on leaving cats at home alone. The way I see it, we can leave cats alone at home but the question is for how …
All About Cats: 50 Cat Facts
Well, here are some awesome cat facts! Enjoy!!
1) The love of cats is known as Ailurophilia.
2) A cat takes 20 to 40 breaths a minute.
3) A cat’…
I Lost My Cat
Hi I just want to tell you that we can’t find our cat.My dad was driving his car and ran over something on the cat and the cat ran away.
ANY ADVICE …
Walking My Cat In The Snow
Walking on the leash is not just for dogs. Cats can learn it too and this way indoor cats can enjoy some of the sensations of the outdoors without risking …
Cats in Poetry
Cats in Poetry goes back a long, long way. It tells us a bit about how people related to the domestic cat centuries before there were purebred cats. Purebred …
Cat population as a percentage of human population
On my internet travels this morning, I bumped into a chart that set out the population of domestic cats in various countries for the years 1998 and 1996….
Finding a Lost Cat
I’ll be honest, I have never been involved in finding a lost cat, except once when my cat was run over one fateful day about 17 years ago. The whole day …
How Fast Do Cats Breed?
19th August 2010: The question, “How fast do cats breed?” is a bit of a news story. I refer to Christie Keith’s excellent story, [Damn lies and cat …
Should I enter my cat in a cat show?
I was out in the garden yesterday and saw Daniel. Daniel lives with his human companion, Pierrot. They are my neighbors. Nothing exceptional there you …
Blind Cat Rescue and Sanctuary
“The greatness of a nation can be judged in how it’s animals are treated.” Ghandi.
I was recently invited to join a group on Facebook called Blind Cats …
Walking an Old Cat on the Leash
It’s been a year and a half since we adopted Snow White, our 10+ year old moggie. As we live on the 2nd floor, her outdoor activities have been restricted …
My Cat Explosion
one day my little cat got outside and didnt come back for three months when she came back she was huge!! all she did was eat and sleep and three weeks …
The Cat in the Barrel
Now is the season of Fastelavn in Denmark and traditionally a very sad time for the black cats.
In Roman Catholic countries the days leading up to Ash …
Cats as Familiars Part 3: Advice for Beginners
There are three types of familiars recognized in the magick world. Physical, astral and spiritual. My research on cats as familiars will be solely on cats….
Cats and Familiars Part 2: Wiccans and Witches
This article and the one that follows on Satanic cults and cats are very in depth concerning Wiccans and Witches and the differences between the three….
Cats as Familiars Part 1:From Blessed to Persecuted
It is common knowledge that the house cat can be traced back to the Egyptians who considered the cat a sacred animal. Not many know there was also a cat …
The Homing Instinct of Cats
The homing instinct of cats and dogs are well known but how does it work? Here are some examples of cats finding their way home over long distances:
[Tabby …
The Cat is the Veterinarian’s Client
Veterinarians forget that the cat is the veterinarian’s client. Whenever, the word client is referred to by vets it is meant to mean the person who “owns”…
Ailurophobia
Contents
The Conventional View The Unconventional View Overlap The Conventional View Ailurophobia is the chronic and irrational fear …
Artists Like Cats Soldiers Like Dogs
This page explains the quote, Artists Like Cats Soldiers Like Dogs made by Desmond Morris. It is a quote that is well quoted on the internet. Although …
Howling cat
Here are a list of reasons for a howling cat and the various sources of that information. My cats have never yowled at night but my girl cat has on occasions …
At Feeding My Cat Bites Me
My name is christian Ortiz. I am 16 years old and live in the Bronx, New York. I have a domestic cat named Lucky. When ever [my Mom feeds him with food …
Turn the Cat in the Pan
Turn the cat in the pan is an old phrase that is interesting but it has little to do with cats unfortunately! Still, I am going to write about it nonetheless….
Facts on Animal Testing
There are facts on animal testing but they are dominated by opinion. Opinion is more important when it comes to animal testing than fact. I believe …
Three Legged Cat
I have just taken in a three legged cat. He is big, heavy and black. He shouldn’t be quite as heavy as it curtails his walking and jumping (down) skills….
Class B Cat Dealers
I think we have a duty to go behind the veneer of the cat world, the fancy world of show cats and the cosy world of well cared for domestic cats and look …
Polydactyl Cats
Polydactyl cats have more than the usual number of toes. The normal number is five on each of the paws of the front limbs and four on each of the paws …
Cat’s Tail
I’d like to discuss one function of the cat’s tail that I am yet to see mentioned on any webpage or in any book. The tail has many functions. It is well …
Into the Mind of a Cat
I’d like to try and get into the mind of a cat. To go beyond understanding my cat and to try and understand what she feels, senses and thinks. And I don’…
How tabby cats got their “M” marking
As you’ll know most tabby cats carry a distinctive “M” marking in their foreheads. In Lorraine Chittock’s book ‘Cairo Cats – Egypt’s Enduring Legacy’…
Cats Are Not In The Food Chain
A person said on the radio that as cats are not in the food chain they are of no use to people and can be killed. A number of others agreed. What he meant …
Cats Deserve Love
This story is all about my new kitten, “White”. He’s about 3 months old already now. He has a sibling named, “Snow”. When White was about a month old he …
Water Fountains For Cats
Fresh water is vital for cats and water fountains for cats are, on the face of it, an excellent way of supplying it (but see update in comments). Before …
Organic Cat Food
I don’t buy organic cat food. Why not? When I thought hard about this my first thoughts were that I wasn’t sure it really was organic cat food – who …
Crying Cat?
I adopted our beautiful American Shorthair tabby cat from our local animal shelter one month ago. The first tree weeks were great. He was playing with …
Cat Poo Coffee
Cat Poo Coffee – see the cat, see the coffee, smell the aroma…umhh…..ahhh……argh. Late in the day, I’ve just spotted cat poo coffee , the most …
The Way My Cat Walks
Hi, I just noticed the way my cat walks and I had never thought about it before. She always walks on her toes. I know this is normal for cats but when …
Cat Under Stress
Something that can put a cat under stress and which can be totally avoided is multi or combo veterinarian treatment.
Cats are vaccinated. Cats are neutered….
Free Vet Advice
This is a personal appraisal of, and a commentary about, free vet advice .
This is the kind of advice we’d love to get free. Some lawyers give free …
Smells That Cats Hate
It is not that difficult to list the smells that cats hate. I am guessing that people who search for this phrase are doing so to repel their cat from entering …
The Cat Drugs of Catnip and Matatabi
This is a look at the cat drugs of catnip and matatabi from a slightly scientific point of view. Catnip is well known and the Japanese matatabi hardly …
Funny Cats Photos
Funny Cats Photos is a search term. People are looking for the classic photos of funny cats. And there was a time, perhaps it still exists, when funny …
Non Shedding Cat Breeds
Non shedding cat breeds don’t exist full stop, period. It is natural for a cat to shed its fur. But some cat breeds shed less than others because of …
My Cat Sleeps Too Long
Does my cat sleep too long? She seems to sleep all the time. She only wakes up for food and a bit of a walk. Then she goes back to sleep again. I am …
Cat Safe Garden
When I saw this video (I bumped into it by accident) I was prompted into writing about a cat safe garden. The concept is excellent, I think. There is …
Build Your Own Cat Tree?
Is it sensible and/or financially viable to build your own cat tree ? I ask because contrary to the views of people who run build-you-own-stuff websites,…
Do Cats Refuse Dog Food?
Can cats tell the difference between cat food and dog food and do cats refuse dog food ?
On the face of it cat and dog food looks and smells similar….
Touching a Cat
Once I saw a cat it didn’t have an owner. So I saw my friend pick it up and held it and then she brought it home. The next morning I called her but her …
Dog Temperament Testing Not rated yet
I am learning and exploring dog temperament testing. I expect similar methods apply to cats. I am concerned with the assessment of a dog’s temperament …
Spotted Cats Not rated yet
What breeds are the spotted cats? People like spotted cats. They have become very popular. Perhaps this is because they look like wild cats. In some cases …
Understanding Cat Coat Types Not rated yet
This might be the first of several pages on understanding cat coat types. I need help in fully understanding them. I know them pretty well, perhaps very …
Japanese Bobtail Cats Not rated yet
The conventional view states that Japanese Bobtail cats have a very long history. Perhaps a thousand year history. And by that I mean this type of cat …
Pictures of Cats Mobile Not rated yet
Pictures of Cats Mobile: If you would like to view this site on a mobile phone, please click on this link and follow the links from there: Pictures …
Creative Cat Names Not rated yet
By their very nature, creative cat names, have to be created. And this is best done by people nearest the cat emotionally because only people living with …
Environmentally Friendly Cat Litter Not rated yet
There are two types of cat litter (a) Clay based, (b) Plant based. Which one is the environmentally friendly cat litter? Both are to different degrees …
Sense of Smell of a Cat Not rated yet
The sense of smell of a cat is firmly fixed in the memory. It is a something that goes into the data bank of a cat’s brain as a means of recognition of …
Cats Raise Risk of Child Eczema Not rated yet
Cats raise the risk of child eczema , so says research carried out about 3 years ago. In more recent research it has been suggested that Cats can …
People and Cats Not rated yet
People and cats make a wonderful combination because both parties gain immeasurably, or should. There are so many benefits for people but one of the …
My Dog Chases Cats Not rated yet
I’ve got a problem, my dog chases cats and I don’t like it. I would like it if my dog didn’t do this. I am think she might attack a cat one day and cause …
Fear Of Cats Not rated yet
Fear of cats is due to an underlying admiration of the effectiveness of the cat as a hunter and survivor. This admiration has resulted in the cat being …vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
I learned a lot about cat’s behavior in your site. Keep the good work !
Thanks for that, Andrea. I think this might be a typo! However, the information comes from Cat Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook. To quote:
Diameter is the distance across the eye. I think the complication is this. The vet authors are referring to the size of the eye in relation to the size of the head and face. However, I believe they are wrong and you are nearer the truth. I would have thought our eyes would be about twice the diameter is we had cat-like eyes which is even less than 8 cms, more like 4 cms maximum. Anyway, I’ll leave a note next to the fact to refer to these comments.
The 20 million figure is correct I am afraid or it is close to that figure. Lots of people in the USA declaw their cats.
There are about 85 million domestic cats in homes in the USA so that makes over 20 million are declawed.
I like your article, but I need to clarify these facts:
“A cat’s eyes are much larger than ours in relation to the head – ours would be 8 inches in diameter if they were the same size.”
maybe 8cm, as a human head, to contain two 8in eyes, should be at least 16in wide!
“20 million cats in the USA have their toes amputated to please their owners”
I’m pretty sure this number is wrong… I HOPE!
Hello, all the time i used to check webpage posts here early in the break of day, because i like to find out more and more.
Thanks for the comment. At the top of the page I say the page is about facts and opinion. At the top of the page I list hard facts. What are facts? I think you need to answer that question because a lot of so called facts on the internet are not facts. At least I am being honest in declaring at the beginning that I am giving my opinion.
Also I do provide a lot of facts because a lot of the posts are based on top quality sources and on most pages I quote the sources. Who does that other than Wikipedia? I really don’t know what you are getting at. The site is packed full of facts. You are referring to one page out of 7,000! What are you talking about?
Update: I have just reminded myself what is on this page as it was written about 4 years ago and I can honestly say that you are talking a lot of mumbo jumbo. There are piles of facts and on the site generally there are tons more. And I don’t have any vanity. I do have the courage to criticise when it is justified. Perhaps you are one person I have indirectly criticised.
Your “facts” page is humorous. The things that you include as “facts”, such as the “best” foods is laughable. Its too bad that you take such liberties as this could be a really good source but instead it is a display of your vanity. As there are so many areas where you substitute your own opinion for fact, the reader is left not being able to trust any of the statements here.