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[Law and Chaos]
Kitty Facts:

2.Cats have true fur, in that they have both an undercoat and an outer coat.

3.Contrary to popular belief, the cat is a social animal. A pet cat will respond and answer to speech , and seems to enjoy human companionship.

4.If left to her own devices, a female cat may have three to seven kittens every four months. This is why population control using neutering and spaying is so important.

5.Kittens are born with both eyes and ears closed. When the eyes open, they are always blue at first. They change color over a period of months to the final eye color.

6.When well treated, a cat can live twenty or more years.

7.A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor.

8.The gene in cats that causes the orange coat color is sexed linked, and is on the X sex chromosome. This gene may display orange or black. Thus, as female cat with two X chromosomes may have orange and black colors in its coat. A male, with only one X chromosome, can have only orange or black, not both.

9.If a male cat is both orange and black it is ( besides being extremely rare ) sterile. To have both the orange and the black coat colors, the male cat must have all or part of both female X chromosomes. This unusual sex chromosome combination will render the male cat sterile.

10.Cats have AB blood groups just like people.

13.The color of the points in Siamese cats is heat related. Cool areas are darker.

14.Siamese kittens are born white because of the heat inside the mother's uterus before birth. This heat keeps the kittens' hair from darkening on the points.

16.People who are allergic to cats are actually allergic to cat saliva or to cat dander. If the resident cat is bathed regularly the allergic people tolerate it better.

17.Studies now show that the allergen in cats is related to their scent glands. Cats have scent glands on their faces and at the base of their tails. Entire male cats generate the most scent. If this secretion from the scent glands is the allergen, allergic people should tolerate spayed female cats the best.

19.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.

20.Cats, especially older cats, do get cancer. Many times this disease can be treated successfully.

21.Most cats have no eyelashes.

22.Many cats cannot properly digest cow's milk. Milk and milk products give them diarrohea.

23.Cats lack a true collarbone. Because of this lack, cats can generally squeeze their bodies through any space they can get their heads through. You may have seen a cat testing the size of an opening by careful measurement with the head.

24.Cats with white fur and skin on their ears are very prone to sunburn. Frequent sunburns can lead to skin cancer. Many white cats need surgery to remove all or part of a cancerous ear. Preventive measures include sunscreen, or better, keeping the cat indoors.

28.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.

30.You can tell a cat's mood by looking into its eyes. A frightened or excited cat will have large, round pupils. An angry cat will have narrow pupils. The pupil size is related as much to the cat's emotions as to the degree of light.

31.A cat is pregnant for about 58-65 days. This is roughly two months.

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[Ms. JuJu]

A cat's ear has 30 muscles that control the outer ear. These muscles rotate 180 degrees, so the cat can hear in all directions without moving its head. There's no sneaking up on a cat. :-)











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