A Michael Broad Blog
It is not uncommon to read about a cat falling from a building. Not so long ago there was a story about Nicole Ritchie’s cat that fell ten stories from a balcony and suffered, it seems, no more than broken leg (or less than that). Cat’s do have nine lives. This is a still …
Contents – cat genetics Introduction Terms Agouti Allele Autosomal Browning gene Chromosomes Dilution Dominance Genes Genetics Genotype Heterozygous Homozygous Incomplete penetrance Inhibitor gene Locus Monogenic Mutation Phenotype Polygenes Pseudogene Recessive gene Sex Chromosomes White Spotting gene Gene symbols Use of these terms verbatim Video on genetics generally Genetic diseases in purebred cats Cat Genetics …
by Mary (Oxford, England.) Groomit Groomit Zoom Groom Please can you recommend the best way to use this type of cat comb (Groomit Deshedding Pet Brush)? She is long-haired and has never been super-keen on being groomed, but I get there … The wide-toothed-part is acceptable to Kitty, as is the “Zoom Groom” brush …
A cat has three main types of cat hair and whiskers The hair types can overlap in appearance: Guard hairs Bristle or awn hairs Down hairs (wool hairs) Whiskers All cat hair molts. This happens all year long and seasonally (summer – it is the presence of light that kicks off the shedding). Molting affects …
by Michael (London, UK) This cat with healthy gums has black pigment on the roof of the mouth – photo by Aki Jinn (see base of page for link) A number of people who keep cats are concerned that their cat has black gums. My cat, Charlie, has black gums or a better description …
by Daniel Coupe (Sydney, NSW, Australia) Not Cloe the cat mentioned in this article but healthy Tanya showing the glowing green eye. Photo jeff-o-matic (Flickr) Hi, over the last year my neighbors cat has been wandering into my house and playing with my cross Pitbull/Shar-Pei dog. I know this is a confident cat. But …
Round Cat Head Shape above. Photo ©copyright Helmi Flick. Please respect it. Long head — Photo ©copyright Helmi Flick Both these photos are cropped versions of the original Once upon a time there was more or less only one head shape for the small wildcat that became a domestic cat. Obviously, there were some …
Cat body types vary significantly. In the cat fancy, a cat’s shape or conformation is referred to in the breed standards in a particular way. There are in fact a limitless number of body types. They can, however, be placed into 6 categories. This categorization is almost arbitrary but useful nonetheless. All the photos …
