cat facts ...meowww

• A cat cannot see directly under its nose which is why a cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor.
• Cats have AB blood groups just like people.
• Many cats cannot properly digest cow's milk. Milk and milk products give them diarrhea.
• Cats do get cancer and can have a form of aids.
• Cats can have gum disease. The vet should clean their teeth once a year
  
• Cats with white fur and skin on their ears are very prone to sunburn. Frequent sunburns can lead to skin cancer.

• You can tell a cat's mood by looking into its eyes. A frightened or excited cat will have large round pupils. An angry cat will have narrow pupils. The pupil size is related as much to the cat's emotions as to the degree of light. The marching or kneading means that the cat is happy.
• A cat's normal temperature is 101.5 deggrees F. The critical environmental temperature is about 97 F, at which point a cat begins to pant to cool itself down. Sweat Glands exist in the pads of the feet and are scattered over the body, but sweating is not a temperature-regulating mechanism in cats.
• Blue-eyed white colored cats are often born deaf. that is due to the gene that gives them their white coat is connected to deafness.
• A cat can recognize her owners foot steps from hundreds of feet away.
• They can also recognize the sound of their owners cars.
• A cats eyes shine at night due to a reflective layer called the tapetum lucidium, it contains tiny crystal like reflective properties. so when light hits a cats eyes it bounces back and makes it look as though the cats eyes are glowing.
• The life expectancy for a cat was 8 years in 1930 which has now doubled to 16 years.
• he life expectancy for a cat was 8 years in 1930 which has now doubled to 16 years.

• Cats are native to all continents except Australia and Antartica.

Age Chart For Cats

Cat's Age: ...................................Human's Age:

6 months...............................................10 years

8 months...............................................13 years

1 year....................................................15 years

2 years..................................................24 years

4 years..................................................32 years

6 years..................................................40 years

8 years..................................................48 years

10 years................................................56 years

12 years................................................64 years

14 years................................................72 years

16 years................................................80 years

18 years................................................88 years

20 years................................................96 years

21 years..............................................100 years