Cat Hair

Selkirk Rex Longhair

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 …

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Cat Has Black Gums

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 …

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Cat Has Permanent Glowing Green Eyes

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 …

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Cat Head Shape

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 …

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Cat Dexterity

I don’t think people think about cat dexterity that much (dexterity: “skill and grace in physical movement, especially in the use of the hands; adroitness.” – The Free Dictionary). The skills of a cat using paw and eye coordination with finely tuned muscle control are somewhat hidden or played down. But they are there. …

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Cat Body Types

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 …

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