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These are interesting but are all these true? a.. 95% of cat owners admit they talk to their cats. a.. A cat can be rightpawed or leftpawed a.. A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor. a.. A cat has 230 bones in its body. A human only has 206 bones. a.. A cat will almost never meow at another cat. Cats use this sound for humans. a.. A cat will never break a sweat because it has no sweat glands. a.. A cat will spend nearly 30% of its life grooming itself. a.. A cat's brain is more similar to a human's brain than that of a dog. a.. A cat's ear pivots 180 degrees. a.. A cat's hearing rates as one of the top in the animal kingdom. Cats can hear sounds as high-pitched as 65 kHz; a human's hearing stops at just 20 kHz. a.. A cat's heart beats at 110 to 140 beats per minute, twice as fast as a human heart a.. A cat's normal body temperature is 101.5 degrees F (38.6 C). a.. A cat's sense of taste is keener than a dog's sense of taste. a.. 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. a.. Americans spend more on cat food than on baby food. a.. Americans spend more than 5.4 billion dollars on their pets each year. a.. Cats average 16 hours of sleep a day, more than any other mammal. a.. Cats can donate blood to other cats. a.. Cats can get "age spots". These are black spots on the skin that are often seen around the lips, eyes, and nose; and usually start when the cat is three to five years of age. a.. Cats have a third eyelid, called a haw, that is rarely visible. If it can be seen, it could be an indication of ill health. a.. Cats have AB blood groups just like people. Cats have true fur, meaning that they have both an undercoat and an outer coat. a.. Cats love to hear the sound of their own name and your voice, so talk to them often. a.. Cats must have fat in their diet, because they can't produce it on their own. Never feed your cat dog food, because cats need five times more protein than dogs do. a.. Cats only need a sixth the amount of light that humans do to see. However, their daytime vision is only fair compared to that of humans. a.. Cats purr at about 26 cycles per second, the same frequency as an idling diesel engine. a.. Cats scratch to shed the sheaths of their old claws. a.. Cats step with both left legs, then both right legs when they walk or run. The only other animals to do this are the giraffe and the camel. a.. Cats use more than 500 muscles to leap, jump, and sprint. Cats with white fur and skin on their ears are very prone to sunburn. a.. Cats, not dogs, are the most common pets in America. There are approximately 66 million cats to 58 million dogs, with Parakeets a distant third at 14 million. a.. If your cat is in the habit of rolling over and exposing his stomach, you can be sure he feels perfectly safe with you. It's also a way of demonstrating his pleasure in your company. >a.. 95% of cat owners admit they talk to their cats. Why not? They mouth off at me all the time, why should they have all the fun? >a.. A cat's heart beats at 110 to 140 beats per minute, twice as fast as a >human heart That depends on how out of shape the human is... >a.. Americans spend more on cat food than on baby food. Per cat? Per capita? Over a respective lifetime? >a.. Cats average 16 hours of sleep a day, more than any other mammal. You haven't met me. >a.. Cats love to hear the sound of their own name and your voice, so talk to >them often. Sure they do. That's why when I call any of my cats, they glance over with a "what now" and go on with their life. >a.. Cats, not dogs, are the most common pets in America. There are >approximately 66 million cats to 58 million dogs, with Parakeets a distant >third at 14 million. I'm not so sure, does that "dogs" figure include husbands? >a.. If your cat is in the habit of rolling over and exposing his stomach, >you can be sure he feels perfectly safe with you. It's also a way of >demonstrating his pleasure in your company. He loves me, he really loves me!  SignatureThe nice thing about standards, there is enough for everyone to have their own. >>a.. 95% of cat owners admit they talk to their cats. > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > >He loves me, he really loves me! Probably so -- just do not try to pet his belly when he is in this position. > >>a.. If your cat is in the habit of rolling over and exposing his stomach, > >>you can be sure he feels perfectly safe with you. It's also a way of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Probably so -- just do not try to pet his belly when he is in this > position. Two of my cats (one girl, one boy) love to get belly rubs when they're in that position. My Mom's cat (boy) loves it, too. Our dear departed Tom also loved it. Depends on the cat. My one girl will let you know quite vocally that she doesn't much appreciate it. If she didn't like me a LOT, she'd bite (she has a nice big 'I BITE' in red on her vet chart). As it is, she just protests and rolls back over. I can rub her face when she's on her back, just not her tummy. Signature-- ~kaeli~ She was engaged to a boyfriend with a wooden leg but broke it off. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace >> >>a.. If your cat is in the habit of rolling over and exposing his stomach, >> >>you can be sure he feels perfectly safe with you. It's also a way of [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >protests and rolls back over. I can rub her face when she's on her back, >just not her tummy. My "Maine Coon like" cat has I CLIMB THE SCALE on his vet chart. Every time we go to the vet he has to jump on top of the scale. There is only about two inches of space for the big boy to balance on at the top of the scale so he gets stuck. As the vet tech said "he is so funny". My tuxedo cat will let you rub his tummy, but when he wants you to quit he will grab you with all four paws and push your arm away with his back legs. He is real polite with his claws.(he does not extend them) circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:56:40 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, hpickering@austin.rr.com (hpickering@austin.rr.com) said, > My "Maine Coon like" cat has I CLIMB THE SCALE on his vet chart. > Every time we go to the vet he has to jump on top of the scale. There > is only about two inches of space for the big boy to balance on at > the top of the scale so he gets stuck. That's a hoot! You should take a picture of it. :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:56:40 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, >hpickering@austin.rr.com (hpickering@austin.rr.com) said, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Laura I am going to try. He has an appointment Saturday. > >>a.. If your cat is in the habit of rolling over and exposing his stomach, > >>you can be sure he feels perfectly safe with you. It's also a way of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Probably so -- just do not try to pet his belly when he is in this > position. Cody loves when I pet his belly, but Midnight gets upset. Both of them roll over, though. Signaturemike3k <at> suespammers <dot> org You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire. Once the flame begins to catch, the wind will blow it higher. - Peter Gabriel, "Biko" In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", m. L. Briggs <mlbriggs@nospam.net> artfully composed this message within <news:fn69c0tejn5eeqocm7djpa6a30rlftap7e@4ax.com> on 07 Jun 2004: > Probably so -- just do not try to pet his belly when he is in this > position. That's Shamrock. It's a trap. SignatureCheryl > These are interesting but are all these true? > > a.. 95% of cat owners admit they talk to their cats. Dunno about that one. Would depend on the region and people polled, I assume. > a.. A cat can be rightpawed or leftpawed True. > a.. A cat cannot see directly under its nose. True. > a.. A cat has 230 bones in its body. A human only has 206 bones. True AFAIK. > a.. A cat will almost never meow at another cat. Cats use this sound for > humans. True AFAIK. I had to "teach" my 2 adoptees to meow. > a.. A cat will never break a sweat because it has no sweat glands. True. Cats sweat through glands in their tongues and paw pads. > a.. A cat will spend nearly 30% of its life grooming itself. I'd say it depends on the cat, but on average, probably true. > a.. A cat's brain is more similar to a human's brain than that of a dog. Define "similar". > a.. A cat's ear pivots 180 degrees. True. > a.. A cat's hearing rates as one of the top in the animal kingdom. Cats can > hear sounds as high-pitched as 65 kHz; a human's hearing stops at just 20 > kHz. True. But the numbers I've seen are 64 and 23, respectively. > a.. A cat's heart beats at 110 to 140 beats per minute, twice as fast as a > human heart True. Kittens up to 200 or slightly above. > a.. A cat's normal body temperature is 101.5 degrees F (38.6 C). Range 101 to 103. > a.. A cat's sense of taste is keener than a dog's sense of taste. Dunno. How would they prove this? > a.. 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. Highly, highly likely, but not 100%. Like 98%, last I read. > a.. Americans spend more on cat food than on baby food. True for pet food in general last I read. > a.. Americans spend more than 5.4 billion dollars on their pets each year. True last I read. > a.. Cats average 16 hours of sleep a day, more than any other mammal. Cats do sleep a lot, but I've not seen numbers for other animals. > a.. Cats can donate blood to other cats. True and false. They can - but they have types, just like people. http://www.catclinic.co.uk/health/bloodtransfusion.htm Giving the wrong type can be fatal. > a.. Cats can get "age spots". These are black spots on the skin that are > often seen around the lips, eyes, and nose; and usually start when the cat > is three to five years of age. True and false. Cats can develop Feline lentigo, most often seen in orange tabbies. It is merely pigmentation, but has little to do with age. The spots can occur as early as 1 year. > a.. Cats have a third eyelid, called a haw, that is rarely visible. If it > can be seen, it could be an indication of ill health. True, but sometimes very tired kitties will show it as well. > a.. Cats have AB blood groups just like people. True, which is why the blood giving thing is only half-true. > Cats have true fur, meaning > that they have both an undercoat and an outer coat. True. > a.. Cats love to hear the sound of their own name and your voice, so talk to > them often. Depends on the cat. Most cats do. > a.. Cats must have fat in their diet, because they can't produce it on their > own. Cats must have arachidonic acid, a fatty acid found only in animal tissue in their diet. Therefore, they need some animal fat in their diet. They can produce their own fat just fine. ;) > Never feed your cat dog food, because cats need five times more protein > than dogs do. Cats do need more protein, but more importantly, they need taurine, which is not found in significant quantities in dog food. > a.. Cats only need a sixth the amount of light that humans do to see. > However, their daytime vision is only fair compared to that of humans. True. > a.. Cats purr at about 26 cycles per second, the same frequency as an idling > diesel engine. True, IIRC. > a.. Cats scratch to shed the sheaths of their old claws. True. They also do so to stretch and exercise. > a.. Cats step with both left legs, then both right legs when they walk or > run. The only other animals to do this are the giraffe and the camel. True about the cat. Dunno about the others. > a.. Cats use more than 500 muscles to leap, jump, and sprint. Cats only have 500 total, last I checked. > Cats with > white fur and skin on their ears are very prone to sunburn. True. > a.. Cats, not dogs, are the most common pets in America. There are > approximately 66 million cats to 58 million dogs, with Parakeets a distant > third at 14 million. True last I checked. > a.. If your cat is in the habit of rolling over and exposing his stomach, > you can be sure he feels perfectly safe with you. It's also a way of > demonstrating his pleasure in your company. Yup. Signature-- ~kaeli~ Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace > > a.. A cat's sense of taste is keener than a dog's sense of taste. > > Dunno. How would they prove this? I bet they offered up some of MY cooking to both dogs & cats - dogs ate it, cats didn't, therefore cats have better sense of taste than dogs ;) circa Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:40:03 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, kaeli (tiny_one@NOSPAM.comcast.net) said, > > a.. A cat's sense of taste is keener than a dog's sense of taste. > > Dunno. How would they prove this? My guess would be by counting the density of taste buds on the tongue and whatever those smell receptors are called. Just a guess, though. Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > > These are interesting but are all these true? > > > > a.. 95% of cat owners admit they talk to their cats. > > Dunno about that one. Would depend on the region and people polled, I > assume. If you count stuff like calling the cat, or telling it to stop eating the goldfish ('Arrrrgh! Noooooooo!) then I reckon we'd be up near 100%. > > a.. A cat can be rightpawed or leftpawed > > True. I wonder if there are any mammals that are not handed. (...) > > a.. A cat will almost never meow at another cat. Cats use this sound for > > humans. > > True AFAIK. > I had to "teach" my 2 adoptees to meow. But kittens miaow at their parents, yes? > > a.. A cat will never break a sweat because it has no sweat glands. > True. Cats sweat through glands in their tongues and paw pads. So, you mean false - i.e., cats do have sweat glands! (...) > > a.. A cat's brain is more similar to a human's brain than that of a dog. > > Define "similar". Aye, there's the rub. (...) > > a.. A cat's hearing rates as one of the top in the animal kingdom. Cats can > > hear sounds as high-pitched as 65 kHz; a human's hearing stops at just 20 > > kHz. > > True. But the numbers I've seen are 64 and 23, respectively. I don't think you can argue about +/- 1kHz! Having said that, 23kHz for a human would be amazing. I've never heard of such. > > a.. A cat's heart beats at 110 to 140 beats per minute, twice as fast as a > > human heart > > True. Kittens up to 200 or slightly above. Are these resting rates? (...) > > a.. A cat's sense of taste is keener than a dog's sense of taste. > > Dunno. How would they prove this? Discrimination tasks is one way, i.e., train the animal to discriminate between (say) water and a solution of water + some test tastant (e.g., sugar). See at what concentration of the tastant the discrimination can no longer successfully occur. You can also look at morphological differences in the tongue, as others in the thread have already mentioned. (...) > > Cats have true fur, meaning > > that they have both an undercoat and an outer coat. > > True. Do all cats have both? (...) > > a.. Cats purr at about 26 cycles per second, the same frequency as an idling > > diesel engine. > > True, IIRC. Depends on the engine! > > a.. Cats scratch to shed the sheaths of their old claws. > True. They also do so to stretch and exercise. And to get their human to make strange strangling sounds. S. circa 7 Jun 2004 16:13:15 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Steve G (news@stevethepsycho.co.uk) said, > > > Cats have true fur, meaning > > > that they have both an undercoat and an outer coat. > > > > True. > > Do all cats have both? Well, sphinx cats don't... Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde circa 7 Jun 2004 16:13:15 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Steve G (news@stevethepsycho.co.uk) said, > > > a.. A cat will never break a sweat because it has no sweat glands. > > True. Cats sweat through glands in their tongues and paw pads. > > So, you mean false - i.e., cats do have sweat glands! You appear to be correct. :-) http://tinyurl.com/yuhrx http://tinyurl.com/2oth3 http://www.ozpets.com.au/cats/articles/CC10014.shtml Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", kaeli <tiny_one@NOSPAM.comcast.net> artfully composed this message within <news:MPG.1b2e3a42756edfc4989ec8@nntp.lucent.com> on 07 Jun 2004: >> a.. Cats can donate blood to other cats. > > True and false. They can - but they have types, just like people. > http://www.catclinic.co.uk/health/bloodtransfusion.htm > Giving the wrong type can be fatal. Another fact: There is no blood bank for cat blood as there is for human, and even dog blood. Donors are usually on-site. SignatureCheryl circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:58:08 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cheryl (jlhshadow@nospamhotmail.com) said, > >> a.. Cats can donate blood to other cats. > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Another fact: There is no blood bank for cat blood as there is for > human, and even dog blood. Donors are usually on-site. Yeah, don't some clinics or shelters keep "donor cats" around? I could swear I read that somewhere... Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Laura R. <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> artfully composed this message within <news:MPG.1b2eecbf90ed523898a910@news.verizon.net> on 07 Jun 2004: > circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:58:08 -0500, in > rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cheryl (jlhshadow@nospamhotmail.com) [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Laura The clinic where Shadow had his transfusion done did. He was FeLV+ too. SignatureCheryl circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 22:11:43 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cheryl (jlhshadow@nospamhotmail.com) said, > >> Another fact: There is no blood bank for cat blood as there is > >> for human, and even dog blood. Donors are usually on-site. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > The clinic where Shadow had his transfusion done did. He was FeLV+ > too. Isn't that how Shadow got FeLV? Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Laura R. <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> artfully composed this message within <news:MPG.1b2f1a366eb24a4498a915@news.verizon.net> on 08 Jun 2004: > circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 22:11:43 -0500, in > rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cheryl (jlhshadow@nospamhotmail.com) [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Laura Yes. SignatureCheryl "Cheryl" <jlhshadow@nospamhotmail.com> wrote > > Isn't that how Shadow got FeLV? > > Laura > > Yes. I am wondering about that feeding tube that Shadow had in so long. How did that work? circa Wed, 09 Jun 2004 03:51:37 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Mary (rosefan@email.com) said, > I am wondering about that feeding tube that Shadow had in so long. How did > that work? IIRC, it was a PEG tube- a tube that goes directly into the cat's stomach. http://www.lbah.com/Feline/ftube.htm#long Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "Mary" <rosefan@email.com> artfully composed this message within <news:dPvxc.14879$wH4.951483@twister.southeast.rr.com> on 08 Jun 2004: > "Cheryl" <jlhshadow@nospamhotmail.com> wrote > > Isn't that how > Shadow got FeLV? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I am wondering about that feeding tube that Shadow had in so > long. How did that work? What Laura said, a PEG tube. It isn't as easy as it looks on pictures on the net. It is easy to clog, and I wish I had trusted my judgement instead of the vet because the clogging was really because the inside part of the tube (its a mushroom-shaped flange) was slowly working it's way in to the lining of his stomach which caused a lot of complications. They kept saying it was because of his tummy fat. I had him in to the animal ER several times to help me unclog it. One of the vets at the IM hospital where they put it in was a total bitch and told me they are just too wide to get clogged. I almost slugged her once she was such a bitch. The whole problem could have probably been averted with an xray. But... I trusted the vet. Hindsight, 20/20 and all that. SignatureCheryl circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:50:07 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Frank (fbolackMyShorts@cfl.rr.com) said, > These are interesting but are all these true? > > a.. 95% of cat owners admit they talk to their cats. The other 5% are lying. > a.. A cat can be rightpawed or leftpawed True. > a.. A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot > seem to find tidbits on the floor. True. They use those little whiskers on the fronts of their faces to "feel" their prey (or kibble, as the case may be). > a.. A cat has 230 bones in its body. A human only has 206 bones. True. > a.. A cat will almost never meow at another cat. Cats use this sound for > humans. True-ish. They'll mrrp and chirp and growl and hiss at each other, but don't meow as much at each other as at people. Cats also don't do the head bobbing thing with each other that they'll do when greeting their humans. I've read that cats only purr for humans once they reach adulthood, but Oscar and Jacob prove this untrue- Oscar purrs like a motorboat when Jacob grooms him. > a.. A cat will never break a sweat because it has no sweat glands. True, IIRC. They release heat via their pawpads and by panting. > a.. A cat will spend nearly 30% of its life grooming itself. And in the case of one of my cats, 70% of her life "grooming" my hands and feet. > a.. A cat's brain is more similar to a human's brain than that of a dog. That's why cats are smarter. :-P > a.. A cat's ear pivots 180 degrees. Yup. > a.. A cat's hearing rates as one of the top in the animal kingdom. Cats can > hear sounds as high-pitched as 65 kHz; a human's hearing stops at just 20 > kHz. True. > a.. A cat's heart beats at 110 to 140 beats per minute, twice as fast as a > human heart True. > a.. A cat's normal body temperature is 101.5 degrees F (38.6 C). True. > a.. A cat's sense of taste is keener than a dog's sense of taste. Dunno about this one. I know that cats really don't have a lot of taste buds in comparison with humans, but I don't know how it compares to dogs. Given what I've seen dogs eat, however, I'd say it sounds accurate. > a.. A large majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. A lot are, yes. > White cats with > only one blue eye are deaf only in the ear closest to the blue eye. Dunno. > a.. Americans spend more on cat food than on baby food. In gross dollars? Probably. Babies only eat baby food for a year or so. Cats eat cat food for life. > a.. Americans spend more than 5.4 billion dollars on their pets each year. Wouldn't surprise me a bit. > a.. Cats average 16 hours of sleep a day, more than any other mammal. Or, in the case of my cats, 23.5 hours per day. The other half hour is a flurry of eating, peeing, pooping and tearing around the house like maniacs. > a.. Cats can donate blood to other cats. True. Cheryl's cat, Shadow, was unfortunately infected with FeLV (FIV?) by blood transfusion. > a.. Cats can get "age spots". These are black spots on the skin that are > often seen around the lips, eyes, and nose; and usually start when the cat > is three to five years of age. Definitely true, especially in orange cats. > a.. Cats have a third eyelid, called a haw, that is rarely visible. If it > can be seen, it could be an indication of ill health. True. > a.. Cats have AB blood groups just like people. True. > Cats have true fur, meaning > that they have both an undercoat and an outer coat. Absolutely. And a cat undergoing chemo tends to lose just the undercoat, which results in their fur looking "greasy" or spiky or coarse. It's not _really_ that the fur has changed texture, just that the fast-growing guard hairs (inner coat) have been killed off by the chemo while the outer coat, which is slower-growing, has not. (Chemo targets cells the reproduce rapidly, such as cancer cells, but also such as the cells in guard hairs and whiskers.) > a.. Cats love to hear the sound of their own name and your voice, so talk to > them often. But they like the sound of the can opener a lot more. > a.. Cats must have fat in their diet, because they can't produce it on their > own. Cats are obligate carnivores, which means that they cannot synthesize certain fatty/amino acids and nutrients and must get them from their diet- in flesh. > Never feed your cat dog food, because cats need five times more protein > than dogs do. Dunno if that's the right ratio, but it's true that dog food is wholly inappropriate for cats. > a.. Cats only need a sixth the amount of light that humans do to see. > However, their daytime vision is only fair compared to that of humans. And they have limited color vision. Siamese cats see in 3-D. > a.. Cats purr at about 26 cycles per second, the same frequency as an idling > diesel engine. Dunno, but it sounds good. > a.. Cats scratch to shed the sheaths of their old claws. And to stretch muscles in their legs, shoulders and back. > a.. Cats step with both left legs, then both right legs when they walk or > run. The only other animals to do this are the giraffe and the camel. Yup. > a.. Cats use more than 500 muscles to leap, jump, and sprint. Wouldn't surprise me a bit. > Cats with > white fur and skin on their ears are very prone to sunburn. True. > a.. Cats, not dogs, are the most common pets in America. There are > approximately 66 million cats to 58 million dogs, with Parakeets a distant > third at 14 million. Dunno if the numbers are still correct, but cats have surpassed dogs as the most numerous pet for some years now. > a.. If your cat is in the habit of rolling over and exposing his stomach, > you can be sure he feels perfectly safe with you. It's also a way of > demonstrating his pleasure in your company. Or he could just be a big ho. ;-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Laura R. <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> artfully composed this message within <news:MPG.1b2e5faf36f61f7598a8fb@news.verizon.net> on 07 Jun 2004: >> a.. Americans spend more than 5.4 billion dollars on their pets >> each year. > > Wouldn't surprise me a bit. Yeah, and how much of that is wasted on toys that get ignored after a day or two? :) SignatureCheryl circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 20:01:52 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cheryl (jlhshadow@nospamhotmail.com) said, > >> a.. Americans spend more than 5.4 billion dollars on their pets > >> each year. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Yeah, and how much of that is wasted on toys that get ignored after a > day or two? :) 5.35 billion, probably. <G> Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >> a.. Cats scratch to shed the sheaths of their old claws. >And to stretch muscles in their legs, shoulders and back. And to leave scent marks. Aleks Signature"I have no doubt that the fundamental problem the planet faces is the enormous increase of the human population" David Attenborough > These are interesting but are all these true? > > a.. 95% of cat owners admit they talk to their cats. > a.. A cat can be rightpawed or leftpawed Otto is definitely rightpawed. Whenever I offer him a bit of food, he always takes it with his right paw. He's pretty polite, he rarely just snatched it from me with his mouth. He likes to take it in his paw (he kinda curves it under), then he either eats it from his paw or drops it to eat off the ground. > a.. Cats love to hear the sound of their own name and your voice, so talk to > them often. Otto definitely responds to his name. He will also respond to his nickname (monkey). Tiger responds to just about anything. If she hears my voice, she comes running. To her ears, every word I'm saying is "Tiger". > a.. If your cat is in the habit of rolling over and exposing his stomach, > you can be sure he feels perfectly safe with you. It's also a way of > demonstrating his pleasure in your company. Whenever I get to work, Harriet runs up to me, throws herself down at my feet and rolls over. If I bend down to pet her, she'll bite me 95% of the time. If I just talk to her and walk away, she'll get up, race ahead of me, throw herself down in my path and roll over again. I usually end up petting her and getting bit. She usually doesn't break skin but she has plenty of times. Liz circa Tue, 08 Jun 2004 01:19:53 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Elizabeth Blake (poodlebone@NOSPAMearthlink.net) said, > Otto definitely responds to his name. He will also respond to his nickname > (monkey). Tiger responds to just about anything. If she hears my voice, > she comes running. To her ears, every word I'm saying is "Tiger". Did you ever see the Far Side comic with the old lady chastising her dog, and the first frame showed the woman saying things like "Bad Fido! That was very naughty of you, Fido," while the next frame showed the conversation from the dog's point of view... "mwaah FIDO mwaah mwaah mwaah mwaah mwaah mwaah mwaah mwaah FIDO." Okay, it was funnier as a cartoon. :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde "Laura R." <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote > Okay, it was funnier as a cartoon. :-) I love that one. I thought there was one for cats, too. > Laura >a.. Americans spend more on cat food than on baby food. I spend way more on cat food than on baby food. Then again, the fact that I have one cat and zero babies may be a factor here. -- Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here. >>a.. Americans spend more on cat food than on baby food. > > I spend way more on cat food than on baby food. > > Then again, the fact that I have one cat and zero babies may be a > factor here. Babies are baby food consumers for only a while, but cats consume cat food all their lives. There's only 20,000,000 children under age 5 in the US, but 70,000,000 pet cats. |
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