What affects us affects cats
The first point that I would like to address on the subject of “the selfs” is where the hell the term “the selfs” comes from! The terminology is mysterious to me. Initially you can’t see any connection between the word “self” and “solid colours”. And that is what it means. We’re talking about cat …
Yes, the title is complicated. Deliberately so to catch the eye as does the cat who was adopted as a feral kitten. She grew up to be a genuine beauty: totally white except for a black plumed tail, all on a silky medium-longhair coat. I guess the woman who adopted her saw the beauty …
This is a picture and video of an Oriental Shorthair cat with floppy, puppy ears. The cat looks as if he might be a cross between an Oriental Shorthair and a Scottish Fold but I am pretty sure that he is not. That said, this Oriental Shorthair has puppy-like ears because they flop over, …
The pink or red-eyed white mutant which is completely devoid of pigment is a true albino
A Scottish straight cat is a Scottish Fold without the flat ears. So, what is the purpose of a Scottish Fold without folded ears? I think that that is a reasonable question because the distinguishing characteristic of the Scottish Fold is obviously the way the ears fold onto the cranium. Without that owl-lke characteristic …
Female lions very rarely have manes due to relatively high levels of testosterone. Male lions can lose their mane for the opposite reason: low levels of testosterone, after, for example, being castrated. THERE ARE SOME MORE ARTICLES ON THE LION MANE AT THE BASE OF THE PAGE. In Sept 2016, NewScientist reported that a …
This is a very nice photograph of the exceptionally soft and wavy coat of the Selkirk Rex. It comes from the Chatterie Du Berger website. They are Selkirk Rex breeders in Canada. You might know that this abnormal domestic cat fur coat is caused by an inherited dominant gene, a mutation. This is unlike …
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 …
