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Pusscats.com. Your one-stop shop for cat and kitten information including cat breeds, cat and kitten care, cat health and behavior as well as common cat problems. Browse the picture galleries for cute and funny cat and kitten pictures or view pictures of the many cat breeds.
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Hi and welcome to PussCats.com - An informative and fun site for cat lovers of all ages.
Throughout this site learn how to Identify common cat health problems with useful information on keeping
a healthy pet.
Read all about basic cat and kitten behaviours and
everyday care.
Some cats require special dietary consideration: kittens, pregnant and
nursing cats, elderly cats and convalescent cats. Discover the
ideal diet for your cat.
Be inspired by the many useful hints and tips on
choosing and naming your cat.
If your considering a purebred cat read about cat breeds. Individual
cat breeds vary in size, colour, hair length and temperament.
Certain breeds have a reputation for being playful, for instance,
while other breeds are more sedate.
Or perhaps just browse the many cute
and funny cats and kittens pictures.
Cat: Definition
A cat is a small, mainly carnivorous animal, Felis catus, member of the
family Felidae, popular as a household pet, and valuable for killing
mice and rats.
Like other members of the cat family, the domestic
cat has retractile claws; keen hearing and smell; remarkable night
vision; and a compact, muscular, and highly supple body.
Cats
possess excellent memory and exhibit considerable aptitude for
learning by observation and experience. The natural life span of a
domestic cat is about 15 years.
Cat Facts
- The word cat refers to a family of meat-eating animals that include
tigers, lions, leopards, and panthers.
- Cats have five toes on each front paw, but only four toes on each back
paw.
- Cats have true fur, in that they have both an undercoat and an outer
coat.
- Newborn kittens have closed ear canals that don't begin to open for
nine days. When the eyes open, they are always blue at first. They
change colour over a period of months to the final eye colour.
- Most cats have no eyelashes.
- It is a common belief that cats are colour blind. However, recent
studies have shown that cats can see blue, green and red.
- A large majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. White cats
with only one blue eye are deaf only in the ear closest to the blue
eye.
- Cats with white fur and skin on their ears are prone to sunburn.
- A cat can jump seven times as high as it is tall.
- A female cat can have three to seven kittens every four months.
- The average life span of a domestic cat is 14 years. Neutering a cat
extends its life span by two or three years.
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PussCats.com Forum - [28th April 2008]
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Check out our newly added forum. If you've got a problem with your cat or a cat related issue then post there and
we and others will try and help. Or maybe you just want to post advice that you feel cat owners will find useful, our
forum is the place to do it.
We are giving 50 food sachets away to the first 50 people who post something useful as a
thankyou for helping us get our forum started. See PussCats.com
Forum for more details.
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 Kittens - An informative guide addressing basic kitten care, handling kittens, their development and behaviour and other general information on raising healthy, happy kittens.
 Cat Names - Cat names search by category and meaning. Cat names suggestions, hints and tips for naming your kitty guaranteed to inspire the 'purrfect' name for your cat.
 Cat Pictures - Cat pictures which really capture the true beauty and elegance of the cat. Browse through and enjoy the following collection of wonderful cat pictures guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.
 Kitten Pictures - Kitten pictures are hard not to love. They're so cute, innocent, funny and curious not to mention adorable. It's impossible to take bad kitten pictures. Take a look at the wonderful selection of some of the cutest kitten pictures around.
 Cat Health - The key to keeping a healthy cat is to assess your cat's health. All your cat health questions are answered with information on how to identify common cat health problems as well as major health concerns to ensure good cat health.
 Cat Breeds - There are a variety of different cat breeds. Read about the many domestic cat breeds, including the Maine Coon and Siamese cats. And view the many cat breeds pictures to see how each breed differs dramatically in coat length and overall look.
 Kitten Care - Kitten care is essential to your kitten's health and life. Learn to care for your kitten with practical advice on raising a healthy kitten and other kitten care tips, which can help your kitten live a longer, healthier life.
 Cat Care - Cat care encompasses so many aspects of its life. You must feed the cat properly, ensure good cat health care, help with grooming, and flea patrol.
 Ragdoll Cats - Everything you need to know about purchase, nutrition, health care, grooming,and behaviour. Features breed history and profiles on the qualities and characteristics of the Ragdoll breed.
 Cat Furniture - Cat furniture keeps your cats physically and emotionally healthy.View a selection of some cat furniture widely available for your house and garden, including cat litter-box furniture, cat trees, cat houses, and scratching posts.
 Cat Behavior - Knowing what normal cat behavior is will help in training cats and treating problem cat behavior. Learn more about instinctive behavior and behavior problems such as scratching and spraying.
 Cat Food - Cat food comes in a variety of forms. Discover what cat food to feed your cat or kitten. Learn about nutrition and which cat food products are best.
 Big Cats - Big cats information and facts. A general introduction to big cats; lions, tigers and jaguars. Learn about big cats for sale, their upkeep and other costs.
 Hobie Cat - Hobie Cat information on Hobie Cat Kayaks and Sailboats, Hobie Cat company history, photographs of Hobie Cats and links.
 Cat Toys - It's playtime! Your kitty will delight in the range of cat toys. Learn how to make homemade cat toys, or read the useful tips on carefully choosing safe cat toys for your feline from shops and wholesalers. Whether its a fury mouse or catnip filled ball, your playful cat is sure to be delighted by these cat toys!
 Cat Problems - Cat problems? Don't despair, whatever your cat behaviour or cat health problem, you are not alone. From cat fleas to clawing the furniture, whatever your cat problems, read on for basic information, possible cat problem prevention and solutions.
 Cat in the Hat - Information on The Cat in the Hat book, a brief history on the author of Cat in the Hat, Cat in the Hat movie, posters and more.
 Fisher Cat - All you need to know about the elusive fisher cat. Fisher cat definition, information, fisher cat pictures and fisher cat photos.
 Felix the Cat - Felix the Cat was animations first real superstar. Read all about the history of Felix and how he rocketed to fame, as well as general information on the mischievous feline. Browse the collection of Felix the Cat pictures and products, or send a Felix the Cat e-card.
 Other Interesting Cats - Other Intersesting Cats page including information on Black Cats, Wild, Stray and Feral Cats, Tabby Cats tonnes of fun feline facts and figures, plus photos and more.
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Caring for your Cat
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Properly caring for your cat is a vital service you perform throughout
the course of your feline's life. In far too many cases, people give
up their cat because they do not understand their basic behaviours
and needs or because of "lifestyle" changes that are beyond their
control. Please do help educate others about each species or breed before they get a cat and caution them to only get a cat if they can commit to
that responsibility for the lifetime of the animal.
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Cat Facts Continued:-
Many cats cannot properly digest cow's milk. Milk and milk products
give them diarrhoea.
The colour of the points in Siamese cats is heat related. Cool areas
are darker.
Cats bury their faeces to cover their trails from predators.
Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.
Besides smelling with their nose, cats can smell with an additional
organ called the Jacobson's organ, located in the upper surface of
the mouth.
Cats have an average of 24 whiskers, arranged in four horizontal rows
on each side.
Retractable claws are a physical phenomenon that sets cats apart from
the rest of the animal kingdom. In the cat family, only cheetahs
cannot retract their claws.
A cat can spend five or more hours a day grooming itself.
In relation to their body size, cats have the largest eyes of any mammal.
Declawing a cat is the same as cutting a human's fingers off at the
knuckle.
It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's
blood pressure.
If your cat snores, or rolls over on his back to expose his belly, it
means he trusts you.
Tomcats can mate at anytime, while queens can only mate during a
period of time called heat or estrus. Heat occurs several times a
year and can last anywhere from three to 15 days.
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