Random Cat Facts

Some random, frequently updated cat facts: Cheetahs communicate by purring and meowing like housecats, they cannot roar like big cats (e.g. lions). Many people fear catching a protozoan disease, Toxoplasmosis, from cats. This disease can cause illness in the human, but more seriously, can cause birth defects in the unborn. Toxoplasmosis is a common disease, sometimes spread through the feces of cats. It is caused most often from eating raw or rare beef. Pregnant women and people with a depressed immune system should not touch the cat litter box. Other than that, there is no reason that these people have to avoid cats. Neutering a cat extends its life span by two or three years. The first cat show was in 1871 at the Crystal Palace in London. The catnip plant contains an oil called hepetalactone which does for cats what marijuana does to some people. Not all cats react to it those that do appear to enter a trancelike state. A positive reaction takes the form of the cat sniffing the catnip, then licking, biting, chewing it, rub & rolling on it repeatedly, purring, meowing & even leaping in the air. Cats are subject to gum disease and to dental caries. They should have their teeth cleaned by the vet or the cat dentist once a year. Of all the species of cats, the domestic cat is the only species able to hold its tail vertically while walking. All species of wild cats hold their talk horizontally or tucked between their legs while walking. Almost 10% of a cat's bones are in its tail, and the tail is used to maintain balance. Abraham Lincoln loved cats. He had four of them while he lived in the White House. Cats bury their feces to cover their trails from predators. petting, stripes