Taylor Swift’s Scottish Fold cats are likely to be in chronic pain

Olivia Benson

My research tells me that Scottish Fold cats are likely to suffer from chronic (long-term) pain due to the inherited disease that gives these cats their famously flat ears. This is a well-known fact actually but I wanted to check on prevalence across the breed and it is bad. Sidebar: Catster says that Scottish …

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Maine Coon hairy feet discussed

Super-long Maine Coon paw tufts

Maine Coons are known for their hairy feet, with tufts of fur protruding between their toes. While it varies among individual cats, there are remarkable photos showcasing exceptionally long tufts of hair extending downward through the paw pads. This results in the fur cushioning the space between the paw pads and the floor during …

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Shocking results. Lifespan statistics of 11 purebred and non-purebred cats (UK).

Illustrating an article about domestic cat lifespans

This ‘life table’ (see definition below) comes from a study which has allowed publication here under conditions which I have complied with. Lifespan statistics for purebred and crossbred cats (including cats without breed information) under primary veterinary care at practices participating in VetCompass in the UK in 2019. Note: You may have to view …

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Missouri Rex cat breed

Missouri Rex. We don't know what it looked like.

This is a now non-existent cat breed to the best of my knowledge, based on the fact that it first appeared in the early 1990s and only three individuals existed in the late 1990s due to financial mismanagement according to a most reputable source: Sarah Harwell. The mismanagement led to ‘most [cat] being destroyed’. …

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Cat breeds that were created in the US (45 in all)

Different types of domestic cat. Forty-five breeds have been created in the US.

Here’s a list of cat breeds that were created in the US. Unsurprisingly, no other country comes close to the US in this respect. It is the world’s largest purebred cat market by quite a considerable distance. Why is America the leading country for the domestic cat and particularly the purebred cat? I’ll focus …

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For cats, every extra hundred grams of bodyweight is linked to a decrease in lifespan of about two and a half months

Happy obese cat with a shortened lifespan

A recent study about which I have written provides veterinarians and cat caregivers with the first “life tables” for pet cats in the UK. It is an important database built upon the tracking of about 8000 cats that were registered with veterinarians and had died between 2019 and 2021. If you want to, you …

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