You might think it'd be a simple thing to hazard a guess at what age a cat will reach its full growth potential, finally hitting the point where he or she stops growing; sadly, however - this just isn't true. I'm going to sell it to you straight right at the start of this article: there's no way to tell exactly when a cat will stop growing, …
Cat Facts
Interesting facts about cats! Interested in learning more about specific kinds of facts? Check out our cat behaviour, biology, and history sections individually.
Why Does My Cat Run Away from Me? Can I Change This?
Ever headed toward a cat, had her take one look at you, then watched her hurl herself running in the opposite direction? You're really not alone. Now, if it's your cat in question, and she only does this sometimes - especially if she is touching, tapping, or even whacking you with her paw right before scurrying off, you're probably …
Cat Snoring: Why Do Cats Snore? Is It Normal? Are Snoring Cats Sick?
Snoring is very common in the human world. It would never be odd or out of place to hear a wife complaining about her husband's snoring keeping her up all night - then to hear her husband complain back right back that his wife snores equally loud! Snoring isn't just an adult-limited thing either: my experience bunking with other 10 and 11 …
Honestly, Why Are Cats So Lazy?
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 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 …
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. …