There's a fact about cats that's very well understood by we-who-have-cats-in-our-homes: they sleep a lot. And no, I don't mean sleepyhead human quantities of sleep for around 10-12 hours in a day. Cats will often sleep 16-18 hours every single day, and that's perfectly natural and completely normal for them. Yet no matter how well we …
Cat Facts
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Cat Kneading: Why Cats Knead Things (& People) with Their Paws
Ah, kneading. That rhythmic, repetitive up-and-down motion that cats make just after outstretching their paws and digging their claws into something soft - like your tummy! If you think about it for a second, no matter how common it to see your cat knead, it is still seems quite an odd behaviour for a cat to be engaging in. And unlike scratching - …
Cat Nipples?! How Many Do Cats Have? Do Males Have Them, Too?
Yes, this is absolutely a ridiculous sounding topic for an article, but I'm totally okay with that considering I used to be REALLY confused over my male cat Avery's nipples when we first got him. It's not that I didn't think male cats would have any nipples, I just didn't know there would be so many... and didn't really realize what I was feeling …
How High Can a House Cat Jump?
Watching cats leap into the air is pretty awe inspiring, especially when you consider how tiny the wee ones are by comparison to the clearance they get when they jump! Cats are biologically built to be quite skilled in this arena. House cats do jump much higher than dogs, and can hands down jump incredible distances, even by comparison to humans. …
Why Do Cats Purr? 12 Reasons: Some Obvious, Some Not
Even if you've somehow managed to make it through your life never having seen a cat in person, chances are good you'll know - at the bare minimum - two things about cats from even having watched a few videos of them online: cats meow, and cats purr. Those of us who house the remarkable felines in our own homes know just how lovely it feels to hear …
Why Is My Cat Crying? Is He Sick? Does He Want Something? Just Vocal?
If you're here, chances are it's because your cat meows a lot; maybe even wakes you up with loud begging every morning, or cries at your bedroom door at night, and you just want to know if kitty is telling you he or she isn't feeling well or if kitty's simply being vocal and is indeed just another of the many cats who whine and beg when they're …
My Cat Sleeps All Day: Is This Normal? Is It Unhealthy?
There's something about a sleeping cat that tugs at all our heartstrings. I'm convinced that not even a "dog person" (in quotes because I'm not convinced they should be real) can look at a cute little feline all curled up in a ball for a nap and not be suckered in. Picture from post Phone Picture Roundup Part II: Sleeping Cat Pictures I mean …