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Some fun (and not so fun) facts about cats:

  1. Unlike dogs, cats do not have a sweet tooth. Scientists believe this is due to a mutation in a key taste receptor.
  2. When a cat chases its prey, it keeps its head level. Dogs and humans bob their heads up and down.
  3. The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
  4. A group of cats is called a “clowder.”
  5. A cat can’t climb head first down a tree because every claw on a cat’s paw points the same way. To get down from a tree, a cat must back down.
  6. Cats make about 100 different sounds. Dogs make only about 10
  7. Some people in China consider cats a "warming" food that is perfect to eat during the winter
  8. Every year, nearly four million cats are eaten in Asia.
  9. There are more than 500 million domestic cats in the world, with approximately 40 recognized breeds.
  10. Approximately 24 cat skins can make a coat.:(
  11. While it is commonly thought that the ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats, the oldest known pet cat was recently found in a 9,500-year-old grave on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. This grave predates early Egyptian art depicting cats by 4,000 years or more.

Source: Factretriever.com

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Source: LovethatPet.com

Benefits of Cat Ownership

Pet ownership in general, and cat ownership in particular can improve your quality of life. Dr. Bradley Smith, one of many scientists who study human-animal relationships, recognises these positive impacts as something he call the “Pet Effect.”

 

COMPANIONSHIP

The most common reason to keep a pet is for companionship, so this benefit won’t come as a surprise to anyone. People who don’t have a cat in their lives often believe that cats are unsocial, distant pets. If you’ve ever been the recipient of an affectionate head-bunt from a friendly kitty, you know that the “unsocial” myth is indeed a myth. Cats are not the solitary animals that they had been believed to be.

 

EXERCISE

Cats might not need much exercise, compared to dogs and rabbits, but they do like to play with their human companions. Tossing a toy mouse around the living room can get you moving a bit, too.

 

NURTURING

People sometimes accuse their friends of turning their pet into a substitute child. By replacing a child or younger sibling as “something to nurture”, a pet often does serve that need. In today’s smaller families, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Everybody needs somebody to love, furry or otherwise.

 

EMPATHY

It might be noticed more with dogs, but children who grow up with cats appear to have more practice with considering what other people are thinking and feeling. This experience of empathy helps children learn to relate to other people, and to consider their actions in light of how those actions will affect others.

 

PURRING

Petting a cat who’s curled up and purring on your lap is a great way to lower stress and blood pressure. In fact, recent studies have shown that the frequency (or the “pitch”: how high or low the purr sounds to you) of a cat’s purr helps bones and muscles to heal after an injury.

 

MEDICAL BENEFITS

Earlier discharges from the hospital, fewer times when visits to the doctor’s office are needed, and lower levels of stress overall are some of the benefits that some researchers have found. Having a cat might also lower your risk of heart disease more than going on a low-salt diet would do, if current research proves to be true.

 

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

Even when social status, income level, and location are taken into account, many studies still showed a measurable advantage to having a pet such as a cat.

 

Of course you wouldn’t adopt a cat only because you know that keeping a pet is good for your health. A cat is a big responsibility. These benefits are just more reasons for you to love that pet.

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