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Curious blue tabby maine coon cat playing with water in metal bowl outdoors on grass touching water with paw

Why Cats Splash Water

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey

Here are a few reasons why your cat may love to play with water.

Categories Cat Behavior Tags water
An orange tabby cat crunched on the soil about to leap towards a black squirrel.

Why Cats Wiggle Their Behinds

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey

The cat butt wiggle, also known as tail-twitching, is a behavior in which a cat moves its hindquarters back and forth in a quick and repetitive motion.

Categories Cat Behavior
The head and front paw of a sleeping calico with a dark patch of acne on her nose.

Is Your Cat’s Food Dish Causing Acne?

January 22, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey

Acne is most common around the chin and mouth in cats.

Categories Cat Care Tags acne, cat health
A black cat sitting with her front paws on a black camera bag.

Do Black Cats Like to Lie on Black Things?

January 20, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey

Why do some cats like to lie on black things? No one really knows but here are a few ideas.

Categories Cat Behavior
A daguerreotype photo of a tabby with white feet drinking water from a white bowl, 1840 - 1860.

What is the Oldest Photograph of a Cat?

January 7, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey

The oldest known photographs of cats date to around 1840 to 1860.

Categories Cat Trivia Tags cat photography
Black and white photograph shows two kittens wearing dresses with a watering can and rake.

Early 20th Century Photographers Loved to Dress Up Cats

January 7, 2023January 6, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey

Early 20th century cat photographers enjoyed creating whimsical scenes with felines.

Categories Cat Trivia Tags cat photography
A white cat sits in a window with white lace curtains and sea blue trim.

Cats in Iceland

December 27, 2022 by Caitlin Dempsey

The first cats in Iceland arrived with the vikings in the 9th and 10th centuries.

Categories Cat Trivia Tags cat geography, Iceland
A gray cat holding a brown mouse at the bottom of a medieval manuscript page.

Owning Cats in Medieval Europe

January 6, 2023December 26, 2022 by Caitlin Dempsey

Cats managed to sneak their way into some medieval hearts.

Categories Cat Trivia Tags cat history
A black and white cat with its mouth wide open and arrows labeling each type of arrow.

Cat Teeth

December 22, 2022 by Caitlin Dempsey

Cats have very sharp teeth, which helps them catch prey as well as tear and chew their food effectively.

Categories Cat Trivia Tags cat anatomy
A gray tabby cat sitting on a blue couch with a dark yellow pillow.

How Many Cats are There in the United States?

December 20, 2022 by Caitlin Dempsey

Every few years, the American Medical Veterinary Association estimates the number of cats in U.S. households.

Categories Cat Trivia Tags cat population
A botanical drawing of Actinidia polygama from 1801.

Catnip Alternative

December 20, 2022 by Caitlin Dempsey

Silver vine is an alternative to cat nip that a lot of cats enjoy.

Categories Cat Behavior
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