What is your New Pet Cat Trying to Tell you?

Cats communicate with each other and us using both body language. Learning to interprate both will give you a better understanding of your cat and their needs.

Here are the common sounds your cat will make and in insight into what they mean.

1. Purring, Most people are aware that cats purr when they are content and happy, this is the most satisfying sound that any cat owner can hear
2. Hissing, This generally means that your cat is anxiouse, angry or afraid.
3. Meowing, this can have several meanings, some meows are greetings, others are demands or warnings. As you get to know your cat you will get to learn their individual meanings.

Common Body Language in Cats

1. A raised Tail is usually a sign that your cat is happy
2. Coat stnading  on end and a riged bushy tail is a sing of stress especially if your cat is baring its teeth also
3. Crouching with a tail that is twitching is a huting or playfull mode

Of course both body language and sounds are massive subjects that you can learn more about, the above will give you some insight into how your cat is feeling.

Facts about Cats and Kittens Part 10

today’s cat facts

1. Cats are the sleepiest of all mammals.   They spend 16 hours of each day sleeping.  With that in mind, a seven year old cat has only been awake for two years of its life!
2. Cats are more active during the evening hours
3. Cats spend 30% of their waking hours grooming themselves
4. 95% of all cat owners admit they talk to their cats.
5. Backward-pointing spikes on a cat’s tongue aid in their grooming.
6. The average cat weighs 12 pounds
7. If you can’t feel your cat’s ribs, she’s too heavy
8. If an overweight cat’s “sides” stick out further than her whiskers, she will lose her sense of perception and stability.  Don’t be surprised if she starts to squeeze into an opening that the rest of her can’t fit into, only to back herself back out quickly!
9. According to the Guiness Book of World Records, the heaviest cat on record was Himmy, an Australian cat, who weighed 46 pounds, 15.25 ounces in 1986.  Himmy’s waist was 33 inches!  The previous record-holder had been Spice, a ginger-and-white tom cat from Connecticut, who weighed 43 pounds when he died in 1977.
10. Cats can see in color!
11. Cats are partially color blind.   They have the equivalency of human red/green color blindness.  (Reds appear green and greens appear red;  or shades thereof.)
12. Cats don’t see “detail” very well.  To them, their person may appear hazy when standing in front of them.
13. Cats need 1/6th the amount of light that humans do to see.  Their night vision is amazing!
14. Cats can see up to 120 feet away.   Their peripheral vision is about 285

Pet Cat Quotes part 4

Thank you for sending us all your great cat quotes.

“Dogs have owners, cats have staff.”
- Unknown

“Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.”
- Anonymous

” There are many intelligent species in the universe. They are all owned by cats.”
- Anonymous

“No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch.”
- Leo Dworken

“One cat just leads to another.”
- Ernest Hemingway

“The cat has too much spirit to have no heart.”
- Ernest Menaul

“As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.”
- Ellen Perry Berkeley

“People who hate cats, will come back as mice in their next life.”
- Faith Resnick

“One reason we admire cats is for their proficiency in one-upmanship. They always seem to come out on top, no matter what they are doing, or pretend they do.”
- Barbara Webster

“I have noticed that what cats most appreciate in a human being is not the ability to produce food which they take for granted–but his or her entertainment value.”
- Geoffrey Household

“As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.”
- Cleveland Amory

Facts about Cats and Kittens Part 9

Todays Cat Facts

1. There have been three different cats who have played the famed “Morris the Cat.”  The first Morris was adopted from a shelter in 1968.  In 1969 he landed the role of Morris the Cat in the famous 9 Lives Cat Food commercials…and was an overnight success!  The first Morris died in 1978 and was subsequently replaced by two more cats who played “Morris.”   All three of the “Morris the Cat” cats were rescued from shelters.
2. Choose your cat toys carefully.   Choose light toys (for tossing), soft toys (for teeth and claws) and toys large enough that they can’t be swallowed
3. A flashlight makes a great cat toy!   Turn the flashlight on in a dark room, and watch your feline “chase” the beam of light!
4. Cats love to hide!  If yours comes up “missing,” be sure to check in the bathtub, in your closet, in the dresser drawers, under a blanket or rug…or anywhere else you can possibly think of!
5. A collar and tag can help your cat find his way home should he ever be lost.  Better yet — outfit your cat with an electronic identification chip.
6. To make sure your cat’s collar fits properly, make sure you can slip two fingers under the collar, between the collar and your cat’s neck.
7. The easiest way to pick up cat hair?   Spray an anti-static spray on the area you want to clean.  Wait one minute, then wipe up the hair with a six inch brus Egyptians shaved their eyebrows as a sign of mourning when they lost a beloved cat

Facts about Cats and Kittens Part 9

Todays Cat Facts

1. Hebrew folklore believes that cats came about because Noah was afraid that rats might eat all the food on the ark.  He prayed to God for help.  God responded by making the lion sneeze a giant sneeze — and out came a little cat!
2. Stings to the mouth can be very dangerous to cats.  If your cat is stung, or ever experiences any type of sting to the mouth, take her to the vet immediately.  As her mouth swells from the sting, she may be unable to breath.  Stings require urgent medical care.
3. Redecorating your home?  Let your cat explore after the decorating is done.  Paints, wallpaper pastes and paint thinners can be toxic to cats.  Play it safe!
4. Pet-proof your house by looking for items that may be dangerous to them.  These include cleaners, antifreeze, automobile coolant, and rat poison
5. The fumes from moth balls destroy a cat’s liver cells.  Use cedar in your closet instead
6. Expect to spend an average of $80 per year on vet bills, for the lifetime of each cat you own.
7. It costs $7000 to care for one household cat over its lifetime.  This covers only the necessities;  the pampered pet will carry a higher price.
8. In an average year, American cat owners spend $2.15 billion on cat food and $295 million on kitty litter.

Facts about Cats and Kittens Part 8

Todays Cat Facts

1. The number of pet-owning households is expected to grow nearly 12% between 1993 and 2000, and another 5% between 2000 and 2010
2. 32% of those who own their own home, also own at least one cat
3. “Pair bonds” can develop between two cats who live together, or between a cat and a person.
4. A cat that bites you after you have rubbed his stomach, is probably biting out of pleasure, not anger
5. An adult cat has 32 teeth
6. Never leave your cat in a vehicle alone.  On summer days, temperatures in an automobile can reach 160 degrees in just minutes, even with the windows cracked.
7. PSI trailings” attempt to explain a cat’s ability to travel a long distance to return to their home.  It is said they use the earth’s gravity to determine “their place” in the world, and to develop the ability to return there when necessary.
8. According to myth, a cat sleeping with all four paws tucked under means cold weather is coming
9. Each year Americans spend four billion dollars on cat food.  That’s one billion dollars more than they spend on baby food!

Pet Cat Quotes Part 3

Here are som more great quotes.

 

“You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats.”
- Colonial American Proverb

“With the qualities of cleanliness, affection, patience, dignity, and courage that cats have, how many of us, I ask you, would be capable of becoming cats?”
- Fernand Mery

“I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.”
- Winston Churchill

“I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.”
- Hippolyte Taine

“A meow massages the heart.”
- Stuart McMillan

“No matter how much cats fight, there always seems to be plenty of kittens.”
- Abraham Lincoln

“Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God.”
- Unknown

“Time spent with cats is never wasted.”
- Unknown

“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
- Unknown

” No heaven will not ever be Heaven be; Unless my cats are there to welcome me.”
- Unknown

” How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven.”
- Robert A. Heinlein

Facts about Cats and Kittens Part 6

today’s Cat Facts

1. Cats eyes come in three shapes:   round, slanted and almond
2. The color of a kitten’s eyes will change as it grows older
3. At birth, kittens can’t see or hear.   Cats open their eyes after five days and begin to develop their eyesight and hearing at approximately 2 weeks.  They begin to walk at 20 days.
4. Kittens begin dreaming at just over one week old
5. A cat’s ear pivots 180 degrees.   They have 30 muscles in each ear, and use twelve or more muscles to control their ear movement
6. A group of kittens is called a “kindle.”
7. A group of grown cats is called a “clowder.”
8. Cats rub up against other cats, and people, in an attempt to “mark” them with their scent glands.  They most often use the scent glands between their eye and ear (near the temple area) or their scent glands near the base of their tail.
9. Have you ever tried to feed your cat food that was just taken out of the refrigerator?  Most cats prefer their food at room temperature, and will boldly REFUSE any food that is too cold or too hot.

10. Many experts report that cats will purr when feeling any intense emotion (pleasure or pain).

Cat Jokes Part 3

Hope you enjoy them!

• Why is the cat so grouchy? Because he’s in a bad mewd.
• If there are ten cats on a boat and one jumps off, how many cats are left on the boat? None! They were copy cats.
• Is it bad luck if a black cat follows you? That depends on whether you’re a man or a mouse.
• How does the cat get its own way? With friendly purrsuasion.
• What do you call a cat that lives in an igloo? An eskimew.
• What has more lives than a cat? A frog because it croaks every night.
• What is a cat’s favourite subject in school? HISStory.
• What do cats like to eat for breakfast? Mice Krispies.
• How do cats end a fight? They hiss and make up.
• What’s happening when you hear “woof… splat… meow… splat?” It’s raining cats and dogs.

Facts about Cats and Kittens Part 5

today’s Cat Facts.

1. 25% of cat owners blow dry their cats hair after a bath
2. The largest cat breed is the Ragdoll.   Males weigh twelve to twenty pounds, with females weighing ten to fifteen pounds.  
3. Give your cat a quality scratching post to deter her from scratching your furniture.  Still scratching?  Try putting lemon scent or orange scent on the area.  Cats hate these smells.
4. Try hanging an orange or lemon scented air freshener in the inner branches of your Christmas tree, if your cat is a seasonal “climber.”
5. In English, cat is “cat.”   In French, cat is “Chat.”  In German, your cat is “katze.”   The Spanish word for cat is “gato,” and the Italian word is “gatto.”  Japanese prefer “neko” and Arabic countries call a cat a “kitte.”
6. Cats get their sense of security from your voice.  Talk to your cats!  And be mindful of your tone of voice.  Cats know when you’re yelling at them (though they may not care).
7. The more cats are spoken to, the more they will speak to you.
8. The richest cat in the Guinness Book of World Records is a pair of cats who inherited $415,000 in the early ’60s.  The richest single cat is a white alley cat who inherited $250,000.  (Now that will buy a lot of catnip!)
9. The Giraffe, Camel and Cat are the only animals that walk by moving both their left feet, then both their right feet, when walking.  This method of walking ensures speed, agility and silence.
10. It is believed that a white cat sitting on your doorstep just before your wedding is a sign of lasting happiness.  White cats are a symbol of good luck in America, while black cats are a sign of bad luck.

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