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  •     The first official cat show in the UK was organised at Crystal Palace in 1871.

  •     It has been scientifically proven that to have a  cat is useful for our health and can decrease the occurrence of high blood pressure   and      another illnesses.

  •     Stroking a cat may help to ease stress, and the feeling of a purring cat on your lap brings a strong sense of protection and comfort.
  •     The old Egyptians were the first culture to realise the cat's potential as a varmint hunter and tamed cats to protect the corn supplies on which their lives depended.

  •     Sir Isaac Newton is not only accredited with the laws of gravitation but is also credited with inventing the cat flap.

  •     A cat has more bones than a human; humans have 206 and the cat has more - 230 bones.

  •     A cat's hearing is sixteen times more sensitive than humans and dogs.

  •     The cat's tail is used to keep balance.

  •     Cats see six times better in the dark and at nighttime than humans.

  •     Cats eat grass to help their digestion and to help them get rid of any fur in their abdomens.

  •     A healthy cat has a temperature between thirty eight and thirty nine degrees Celcius.

  •     Cats have the biggest eyes of any mammal.

  •     The female cat reaches sexual adulthood at around six to ten months and the male cat between nine and twelve months.

  •     A female cat will be pregnant for about nine weeks or between 62 and 65 days from conception to delivery.

  •     The common litter of kittens is between 2 - 6 kittens.

  •     Ailurophile is the word cat lovers are formally called.

  •     Purring does not always indicate that a cat is happy. Cats will also purr loudly when they are distressed or in pain.

  •     All cats require taurine in their diet to keep off blindness. Cats must also have fat in their diet as they are not able to create it on their own.

  •     In homes in the UK and USA, there are more cats kept as pets than dogs. At least 35% of families with cats have 2 or more cats.

  •     When a cats rubs up versus you, the cat is marking you with it's scent claiming possession.

  •     About 37% of American homes today have leastwise 1 cat.

  •     Milk can give some cats looseness of the bowels.

  •     The common lifetime of an outdoor-only cat is about 3 to 5 years while an indoor-only cat can live 16 years or much longer.

  •     On the average, a cat will sleep for 16 hours a day.

  •     A domesticated cat can run at speeds of 30 mph.

  •     The life anticipation of cats has nearly doubled up the last fifty years.

  •     Blue-eyed, white cats are often prone to hearing loss.

  •     The cat's front paw has five toes and the back paws have four. Cats born with six or seven front toes and extra back toes are called polydactl.

  •     An adult cat has 30 teeth, 16 on the top and 14 on the bottom.

  •     There are about 60,000 hairs per square inch on the back of a cat and about 120,000 per square inch on its bottom.
       
  •     Cats and kittens should be adopted in pairs whenever imaginable as cat families interact best in couples.
  •     In multi-cat families, cats of the opposite sex usually come along better.   
  •     Cat urine glows in the dark if a ultra-violet light is shined on it. This is a good way to detect cat urine in your home.

 

 
 

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