Things Worth Knowing About Your Cat

17 Things Worth Knowing About Your Cat
















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More to know about your cat

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Interesting Facts About Cats

Domestic cats are interesting creatures that make wonderful household companions. Most people are aware that cats purr, have good eyesight and excellent balance but here are a few more interesting facts for all of you cat lovers out there.

An adult cat has thirty-two teeth.

Cats are carnivores which means that they are meat eaters.

The average weight of a cat is twelve pounds.

The largest breed of domestic cat is the Ragdoll which weighs between twelve and twenty pounds.

The smallest breed of domestic cat is the Singapura weighing in at only four to six pounds.

A cat's body contains 230 bones.

A cat's body contains 517 muscles.

Cats can see up to 120 feet away.

Cats can run at a speed of thirty miles per hour.

Ailurophilia is a love of cats.

A cat has 60-80 million olfactory cells which account for its good sense of smell.

Calico cats are almost always female.

A cat's front paws have five toes while the back paws have only four toes.

Cats kneed with their paws when they are happy and content.

The cat door was invented by Sir Isaac Newton.

Ailurophobia is a fear of cats.

A cat can jump five times as high as its own height.

Cats were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians and were even worshiped as demigods.

A cat's normal body temperature is 101.5 degrees.

Blue-eyed white cats are prone to deafness.

The cat uses its tail to maintain balance.

Much myth and mystery surrounds the cat. Here are a few superstitions involving cats.

It is believed to be bad luck if a black cat crosses your path.

It is believed that if a white cat shows up on your doorstep it will bring sickness.

When a grey (gray) cat wanders into your life it is believed to be good luck. 
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Charlie: The Spider-Cat



Cats are great climbers, that’s not a big secret, but a cat climbing up a 13-foot dry wall? Now that’s something you don’t see every day.



Charlie is a very special seven-year-old cat from Falkirk, Britain, who has the very special skill of climbing buildings. As you’ve probably guessed, this is the talent that got him the very cool nick-name Spider-cat.



Charlie began climbing up to his owner’s flat, on the first floor of an apartment-building, after he got bored of waiting for someone to open the front door of the building, after his daily walk around the bloc. One day he just went to the back of his owner’s home, took a long look at the obstacle in front of him and just jumped up the wall. Using his front paws for grip and his behind paws for leverage, he made it up to the first floor and started miaowing until someone opened the door for him. Since that faithful day, Charlie the Spider-cat has been climbing up the dry-wall on a regular basis.



Check out the incredible video of Charlie doing what he does best.


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