cat trivia

In article ,
enlightened us with...

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!

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.

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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 12:22:12 -0500, kaeli
wrote:

In article ,
enlightened us with...

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!

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.

--
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)

On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 12:22:12 -0500, kaeli
wrote:

In article ,
enlightened us with...

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!

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.

--
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)

kaeli wrote in message . ..
In article ,
enlightened us with...
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.

kaeli wrote in message . ..
In article ,
enlightened us with...
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.

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", m. L. Briggs
artfully composed this message within
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.

--
Cheryl

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", m. L. Briggs
artfully composed this message within
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.

--
Cheryl

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", kaeli
artfully composed this message within
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.

--
Cheryl

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", kaeli
artfully composed this message within
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.

--
Cheryl

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Laura R.
artfully composed
this message within
t 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?

--
Cheryl