Keywords: Carnivore
- cat flap
- Some cats are ambidextrous, but 40 percent are either left- or right-pawed.
- Cats’ claws all curve downward, which means that they can’t climb down trees head-first. Instead, they have to back down the trunk.
- Cats have an extra organ that allows them to taste scents on the air, which is why your cat stares at you with her mouth open from time to time.
- Cats walk like camels and giraffes: They move both of their right feet first, then move both of their left feet. No other animals walk this way.
- 猫是一种很神奇的动物，不管你还贫穷还是富有，健康还是疾病，它都瞧不起你
Diet
- Domestic cats remain largely carnivorous, and have evolved a simple gut appropriate for raw meat. They also retain the rough tongue that can help them clean every last morsel from an animal bone (and groom themselves). Their diets vary with the whims of humans, however, and can be supplemented by the cat’s own hunting successes.
- Grapes and raisins, as well as onions, garlic, and chives, are all extremely harmful foods for cats. Grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure — although the reasoning behind that isn’t clear. Meanwhile, onions, garlic, and chives wreak havoc on your cat’s gastrointestinal system and can cause anemia.
Behavior
Whiskers:
Purring: content or self-soothing
Meow: greeting
Grooming: studies on domestic cats show that they spend about 8% of resting time grooming themselves
Kneading:
Righting reflex:
Crepuscular:
Communication
Cats rely strongly on body language to communicate
Neutering
- Spaying and neutering can extend a cat’s life. The Banfield Pet Hospital study found that neutered males live an average of 62 percent longer than unneutered cats and spayed females live an average of 39 percent longer than unspayed cats.
- Kittens can be spayed or neutered when they are only eight weeks old. If possible, these procedures should be performed in the first 5 months of your cat’s life.
参考
Pedigree cat
Feature
- Tabby cat
Cat diseases
Carnivore protoparvovirus 1
The clinical diagnosis is usually supported by documenting parvovirus antigen in feces by ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) and PCR (polymerase chain reaction) assays. The availability of validated assays varies by country but is becoming more common. PCR assays are so sensitive that FPV DNA can be amplified from feces of cats vaccinated with modified live strains of the virus.
Documentary
- The Secret Life of Cats (2014)
- Kedi (2016)