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Oriental longhair cat

The Oriental longhair cat is a breed with semi-long fur that is characterized as “oriental” because it has a beauty and elegance similar to the Siamese cat and other oriental cats. This breed can be considered as a variety that explores the possibilities in color and distribution thereof within the Balinese cat or a variety [...]

Munchkin cat

The munchkin originated in 1982 when Sandra Hochenedal, a music teacher in Louisiana, found a short-legged cat.  The cat was in a pregnant state and two of the kittens from the birth of that litter had a deformity of the legs.  There were both short-legged cats and those with normal legs in the same litter, [...]

Oriental Shorthair

By sharpening the Eastern profile, the Oriental shorthair has been dubbed the greyhound of cats.  It’s a cat with clean lines, harmonious and subtle, with a long face, and ears more open than a European cat.  It has an elegant bearing, a lively temperament and high intelligence.
Its personality is as distinctive as its image abroad.  [...]

Egyptian Mau

The Egyptian mau is a breed of domestic cat originally from Egypt.  The word “mau” meant “cat” in ancient Egyptian.  This breed is really a newer breed that first appeared in Europe around 1960.
Features
Its grace, supple body, green eyes and pale fur background make this breed more like the cats of ancient Egypt than [...]

Ragdoll Cat

The ragdoll cat is a breed characterized by extreme docility.  Ragdolls adore their human owners and do not like being alone.  Natural mutations and selective forced crosses between very tame races such as the Siamese, Persian and Burmese cats have deprived the cat of any defensive instinct.  It reacts very little to danger, and is [...]

Cats Anatomy

The domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) is a carnivorous mammal from the family of felines (genus Felis). Today there are about fifty different breeds recognized by certification. Essentially territorial at dusk, the cat is a predator of small animals, especially rodents.

The cat uses different vocalizations to communicate (over 16), purring, and the positions of the [...]

Cats, humans and hunting

The cat is a domesticated animal. In cats there is a hierarchical structure as in dogs, and thus its relationship with humans is different: the human being is considered as a surrogate mother who is used to provide food and provides protection.  In this sense, the cat does not bind to its “master” and if [...]

Cat senses

Crepuscular predator cats have developed a lot of sense.  They perceive the world differently from humans.  It is perhaps for this reason that they are associated with supernatural powers. There are several stories that tell of cats having predicted earthquakes and other disasters, escaping before the phenomenon. The explanation is probably linked to the perception [...]

Cat mating

The male reproductive functions begin to develop at 3 months with the increased production of testosterone. After about six months, thorns appear on the penis of the cat. At this age they can begin to reproduce and often mark their territory by spraying small jets of urine with a smell very strong.

The female’s period commonly [...]

The city of cats

In Malaysian Borneo, specifically in the state of Sarawak, Kuching is the capital city of cats, in fact Kuching means cat in Malay. The lovely city is characterized by the many statues and a museum dedicated to cats. The symbol of the city is obviously an animal, and is reproduced even on manhole covers (photo). In November, for a whole month, there takes place the Pesta Meow (Festival of the Cat). [...]

Cat digestion and fur

Like all carnivores, the last upper premolar and first lower molar are the canines. This allows the cats to tear the food, thanks to powerful muscles attached to the side walls from the [...]

Cat Care and illness

Few things are absolutely essential for a cat that is not free to move outside: two bowls for water and food; and bedding material. It is also important to have a cat tree. There are different types: corrugated cardboard, cork and wood block. Typically, the cat tree also gives way to the cat to climb and [...]

Domestication of the cat

The first paleontological discoveries were located the first sites of domestication of the cat in Egypt, at around 2000 BC, but the discovery in 2004 of the remains of a cat next to those of men in a tomb in Cyprus brought about the start of this relationship between 7500 and 7000 years before [...]