Random Cat Facts

Some random, frequently updated cat facts: Cats can get tapeworms from eating fleas. These worms live inside the cat forever, or until they are removed with medication. They reproduce by shedding a link from the end of their long bodies. This link crawls out the cat's anus, and sheds hundreds of eggs. These eggs are injested by flea larvae, and the cycles continues. Humans may get these tapeworms too, but only if they eat infected fleas. Cats with tapeworms should be dewormed by a veterinarian. Many cats cannot properly digest cows milk. Milk and milk products give them diarrhea. You check your cats pulse on the inside of the back thigh, where the leg joins to the body. Normal for cats: 110-170 beats per minute. A happy cat holds her tail high and steady. In the Middle Ages, during the Festival of Saint John, cats were burned alive in town squares. The chlorine in fresh tap water irritates sensitive parts of the cat's nose. Let tap water sit for 24 hours before giving it to a cat. The color of the points in Siamese cats is heat related. Cool areas are darker. Almost 10% of a cat's bones are in its tail, and the tail is used to maintain balance. Cats have been domesticated for half as long as dogs have been. The Maine Coone is the only native American long haired breed. cute