Can You Shave a Cat?
Cats generally do not have a natural requirement for trimming or shaving. Although certain dog breeds have hair that is always growing and needs regular trimming, a cat’s hair isn’t the same. As long as...
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12 Things You Did Not Know About the Minskin Cat
The Minskin cat is a relatively new cat breed, created in 1998 and still evolving. The foundation cats for the Minskin were crossbred Burmese and Munchkin cats, as well as the hairless Sphynx cat and...
10 Little-Known Facts About Your Cat’s Tongue
The feline tongue is a specialized organ, unlike any other tongue in the animal kingdom. Read on to learn 10 fascinating facts about cat tongues. 1. A Cat’s Tongue Is Covered In Spines If you’ve...
How to Care For Feral Cats
Feral cats are those that live outdoors largely without human interaction. Feral cats are not socialized, which means they usually try to avoid human interaction or react toward humans with fear or aggression. Although feral...
Do Caracals Make Good Pets?
The caracal (Caracal caracal) is a species of wild cat. The caracal is sometimes called the desert lynx, though it is not a true lynx. There are three subspecies of caracal: the Southern caracal (C....
Hybrid Cat Breeds: 6 Crossbred Felines That Are Too Cute!
Hybrid cat breeds are created by cross-breeding domestic cats with small wild cats. Using wild cat blood typically happens very early in the breed’s development and is abandoned once the breed type is established, at...
Do Bobcats Make Great Pets?
The bobcat (Lynx rufus), also known as the red lynx in North America, is a species of small wild cat. The bobcat is the smallest of four related lynx species (the other three are the...
Are Brown Cats Considered Rare?
Cats come in a beautiful rainbow of colors and patterns. Some cat colors and patterns are very common and others are rare. If you’re wondering if brown cats are considered rare, the answer is, it...
Declawing Cats: What You Need To Know
Declawing is a surgical procedure that permanently removes a cat’s claws. It's one method used by cat owners to prevent a cat from damaging household items like furniture, carpets, and curtains when the cat scratches,...
Science Confirms That People Who Own Cats Are Healthier
Here's good news for cat lovers everywhere: owning a cat is good for your health, and science has proven it again and again. It’s long been known that pets can boost people’s physical, mental and...