A few weeks ago when I was studying cat whiskers, I found that a cat's whiskers work like radar to help them find their place in space so they contribute to a cat's famous ability to get around in the dark. And that got me thinking - can cats see in the dark? The answer is yes! Cats can see in the dark - as long as it's not too dark! So I guess the right way to say it is that cats can see in low light much better than people can! If you remember back to school, a person's eye contains 2 cells to help them see - rods and cones. Well, according to DailyPaws, cats eyes also...
Have you ever tried to take a selfie with a cat and it came out like this? I have! (This actual photo!) Luckily, Wildernesscat.com offers some suggestions on how to take better selfies with cats, so that your cat selfie will come out purrfect! One of the tips that I find works the best is to wait until your cat is relaxed instead of trying to get them in the pose that you want them to do. If you are already snuggling with your cat, that is a great time for a cat selfie! Here's one if my favorites that I took of me and Reggie when he was already sitting with me (a rarity in itself!) Along those same...
When you think of therapy animals, you probably think of dogs, but other animals are getting in on the action too! Pet Partners is an international organization dedicated to using therapy animals to improve people's health and well- being, and they register a variety of animals as therapy animals, including dogs, but also cats, horses, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, birds, miniature pigs, llamas and alpacas! So, dogs are definitely not alone in their work as therapy animals! If you have a cat, you know how cats are therapeutic - you get home from a long day and a few snuggles and purrs later, you can feel the stress of the day start to dissipate! That's the idea behind cats therapy!...
If you've ever heard the holiday song "My Favorite Things", you'll know that whiskers on kittens is one of the favorite things mentioned! It makes sense to me - whiskers really give a cats face a lot of it's characteristic cuteness! But, why do cats have whiskers? What are whiskers for? What are cat whiskers made of? How many whiskers do cats have? Let's get whisked away into the world of cat's whiskers! Are cats whiskers sensitive? According to PetMD, a cat's whiskers are made out of keratin, which is the same as the hair on your head, so the whisker itself doesn't have feeling, but they are connected to nerves that are sensitive. In fact, Chewy.com says a cats whiskers are...
Last week, I wrote about cats and their famous curiosity, and one of the reasons for a curious cat was that they had such good hearing that they might be investigating a noise we didn't even hear. So that got me thinking... just how good is a cat's hearing? What is the hearing range of a cat? Can cats hear better than dogs? Let's start by looking at cats' ears. The first thing that you notice is that they are large, pointy and curved, almost like little upside ice cream cones cut in half the long way! This external ear is also called a pinna or pinnae if you're talking about both ears! Cathealth.com says these pinnae help to catch...
