Should my cat have a wet nose? Normally no. We don’t expect our noses to be wet if we are healthy and there is no condensation because we have been outside in the cold. please continue reading
Cat tails are quite complicated anatomically. There are a lot of moving parts. There are many variants of the cat tail. The tail is a very useful and important part of the cat’s anatomy. please continue reading
Why do cats have short lives? We are unsure but I have a theory, perhaps a simplistic theory which I present here. It begins with size and ends with proliferation. please continue reading
What do cats smell like? Nice! This is, actually, a reasonable question. From the cat’s perspective how we smell is important. We know that our cat may sniff us from time to time and I allow my cat to sniff … please continue reading
Cat reflexes occur automatically and unconsciously when a cat is presented with a stimulation of some sort. In my opinion there are a dozen cat reflexes which I discuss on this page. please continue reading
The haw is a part of the feline anatomy. Its other names are nictitating membrane or third eyelid. It is conspicuous when the cat is ill because the fatty absorber pads have shrunk causing the haws to move across the corneal surface. They cover half the eye under these circumstances. They return to the corner of the eye when the cat recovers. please continue reading
Here are seven interesting facts about the domestic cat’s whiskers and how sensitive and vitally they are to the survival of the domestic cat if he or she had to hunt to survive. please continue reading
Sectoral heterochromia, also segmental heterochromia, in cats (domestic cats) is when each eye is made up of two colours: blue and orange or yellow in various densities and intensities. Usually heterochromia (full name ‘heterochromia iridium’) presents as one eye being … please continue reading
Web surfers ask Google the esoteric question: “do cats have eyebrows?”. It is a slightly pointless question but a number of websites decided to answer it so I will throw my hat into the ring. No eyebrows or eyelashes human-style … please continue reading
Domestic cats are unaffected by Daylight Saving Time because they have very flexible sleeping arrangements! They are also very adaptable, more so than humans and therefore they won’t notice the clocks going forward by one hour. please continue reading
