Random Cat Facts

Some random, frequently updated cat facts: Cats do not think that they are little people. They think that we are big cats. This influences their behavior in many ways. 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. Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be aquired in pairs whenever possible. Cats can not taste sweetness. Baking chocolate is the most dangerous chocolate to your cat. A cat can sprint at about thirty-one miles per hour. Many cats cannot properly digest cows milk. Milk and milk products give them diarrhea. Neutering a cat extends its life span by two or three years. There are cats who have survived falls from over 32 stories (320 meters) onto concrete. You check your cats pulse on the inside of the back thigh, where the leg joins to the body. Normal for cats: 110-170 beats per minute.