The fur coat of a cat is made up of between 3-30 million hair strands. The calculation is difficult to make accurately in my view. Each hair strand is made mostly of keratin. This is the same tough protein which … Continue reading →
This is a strange picture of a cat. Her eyes have what appears to be makeup on the outside edges so they look like somewhat like the eyes of the famous and grossly sad Cat Woman, Jocelyn Wildenstein. In other … Continue reading →
Do tabby cats have striped skin? The answer is no but it is an interesting question and it is quite a difficult question to fully answer in my opinion. You won’t find the answer in books but you will find … Continue reading →
“The lion cut: no, it’s not cruel” – the words of Jackson Galaxy in his book Total Cat Mojo. It caught my eye because I am against lion cuts and any attempts at modifying the anatomy of a cat if … Continue reading →
Have you ever brushed a small mountain of fur off of your furry feline and thought ‘there must be a use for this?’ Japanese photographer Ryo Yamazaki is making use of the fur he brushes off of his three cats. … Continue reading →
This is a cool picture of water resistant cat fur. The cat appears to be a Bengal and he’s fascinated with water dripping from a facet (tap). The water bounces off his paw while the water which does not rests … Continue reading →
A petition, “Ban the sale of animal fur in the UK”, on the UK government’s website, gathered 109,549 signatures which qualifies the topic to be debated in the UK Parliament. Parliament will debate the petition on 4 June 2018. The … 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 … Continue reading →
To work out how many hairs there are on a domestic cat you have to work out the area of your cat in square inches and multiply that figure by 130,000 which is the number of hair strands per square inch. My calculation is 30 million hairs on my domestic cat companion.
Continue reading →The picture explains what a cat ruff is and where the word comes from. As usual cat breeders like to employ the language describing clothing from years ago; in this case from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-seventeenth century. Breeders … Continue reading →
