Cat Anatomy – Page 127 – Michael Broad

Big Foot

February 28, 2015May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

by Dorothy (Central Coast, California) BIGFOOT Bigfoot came to us on his own. Decided to adopt us. We tried to find his owner, but no one came for him. So we did the well cat stuff at the vet. He was already neutered. Now he’s ALMOST part of the family, but he would still …

Bengal Cat Jump

September 17, 2012May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

by Michael (London) Zendada Sun Dog – ZenDada Bengals – photo by Julie Gracie Moseley The Bengal Cat Jump is something we should factor in when adopting such an athletic cat. Bengals aren’t just very attractive cats but they are very able physically as well. In human terms they are the feline equivalent of …

Bandit the Black & White Giant

February 28, 2015May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

by Kara Kelsey (Charleston, SC, USA) Bandit at 9 ½ months and 12.3 lbs – photo added later. Thanks Kara. I have a black and white male cat that has all of the marking now of a Maine Coon. When I first adopted him and his sister at 5 weeks they just looked like …

Are Cats Color Blind?

May 18, 2020May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

Photo by Tscherno (Flickr) The answer is no but their ability to see colour is limited. The cat’s retina is made up of two types of light sensitive cells; rods and cones. The rods enable the cat to see black, white and shades of grey. The cones provide the color vision. There are many …

Baby Felix Part II

February 28, 2015May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

by Chris (Delaware County, PA) The Big Baby Felix in a Small Picture! Sometime ago Felix was displaying somewhat odd behavior. He would lie in front of the pantry and meow throughout the night. One morning as I was going to work (5am.), I decided to look in the pantry to see if something …

Baby Felix

November 6, 2015May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

by Chris McHenry (Pennslyvania) King of the house! We took Felix in about two and a half years ago. When I first saw Felix (about two months old) he was only a kitten and appeared to have been abused (burnt whiskers). He was living under my neighbors porch and my neighbor was not a …

Do I have an albino cat?

April 26, 2020May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

Do I have an albino cat? This page aims to help answer that question. What is Albinism? Visually, white animals look very different to their normally colored counterparts. However, the actual difference inside the animal in very small indeed. White animals of a certain species are the same species as normally colored animals. So …

Albino Siamese Elfine

August 30, 2014May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

by Liz (Michigan) Albino Siamese I am awaiting genetic test results to confirm albinism. Elfine is pure white. She has blue eyes with a pinkish rim. I can’t get a good pic of her eyes as she usually closes them when I snap the pic. The genetics for coat color is very complicated. It …

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