Unknown Facts About Cats And Kittens

One of the most surprising cat facts is that cats can actually make almost 100 different sounds.

Unknown facts about cats and kittens. Check out these interesting facts to learn a little more about the cutest animals in the universe. These procedures should be performed before your cat hits the age of 4 months. One of the first things you ll notice when looking at a kitten s face are their whiskers.

Apparently these holes can still be seen at the university today. A kitten s whiskers are as long as their body is wide. Interesting kitten facts in no particular order kittens can be spayed or neutered when they are only eight weeks old.

Cats have over 30 muscles that control their ears. A single cat produces 2 8 kittens in a litter. A cat s cerebral cortex contains about twice as many neurons as that of dogs.

The cat fanciers association cfa recognizes 44 breeds of cats. The reason why cats have a vertical slit pupil is because they are ambush predators. Smuggling a cat out of ancient egypt was punishable by death.

Some shelters and rescues will do this even sooner if the cat is over a specific weight often about 2 pounds. You ve heard of monkeys and dogs in space but did you know that a cat braved the great unknown too. They loose these baby teeth when they re about 6 months old and the full set of 30 will grow in to replace them.

There are 88 million cats kept as pets. On october 18 th 1963 felicette also known as astrocat was the first and. The largest known litter ever produced was 19 kittens of which 15 survived.