What affects us affects cats
The eyes of domestic cats are admired. The evidence is in the current rage spreading virally through Instagram for the cat-eye thread lift. This is described as a nonsurgical, convenient way of altering your appearance which lifts the corner of the eye. It’s a quick and easy procedure which involves inserting a long thread …
Yes, domestic and feral cats may shiver when cold and particularly when hypothermic (see below). However, I have never seen it and I think that it is quite rare. Perhaps this is because cats are well insulated and are tolerant of the cold up to a certain temperature. I think it’s more common in …
The acceptable body temperatures for a domestic cat in degrees Fahrenheit are 100, 101 and 102. The chart shows the range. THERE ARE SOME MORE ARTICLES ON DOMESTIC CAT BODY TEMPERATURE AT THE BASE OF THE PAGE. Below is the same chart embedded from Google Docs. Why two the same? Because embedded images sometimes …
Humans bite harder than domestic cats. There are a few ways to measure bite force, two of which are: psi (pounds per square inch) and bite for quotient (BFQ). The latter makes comparisons more accurate because it takes into account the size of the animal. But I can’t find a comparison of BFQ for …
This is an article about cat lateralisation and whether they are left-pawed or right-pawed. ‘Lateralisation’ means favouring a limb. I also discuss dogs for comparison. In fact, an article in The Times prompted me to write about domestic cat lateralisation. It favours both cats and dogs to have a lateralisation brain as it avoids …
This is a cat portrait on Flickr that I bumped into while surfing the internet. I was struck, as I am sure you will be, with these amazing eyes. They protrude a little too far to be normal which makes me question the photograph’s authenticity. If it is photo-editing it is bloody good photo-editing. …
Yes, it is said that cats hear three times more than we do because they can hear sound with frequencies which are three times higher than humans. Cats can hear frequencies from 40Hz to 85,000 Hz (Dr Morris says it is up to an astonishing 100,000 Hz). Humans in their prime can hear sounds …
The domestic cat is a brilliant companion animal for millions. However, the relationship is imperfect. There are two aspects of domestic cats which return in discussion forums like bad pennies over and over again: allergies to cats and bringing in dead or alive mice and birds. THERE ARE MORE PAGES ON GENETICS AT THE …
