Cat College

Can you find a lost cat with a microchip? Consider the case of Ritz the cat. Here’s a story from the Delaware News Journal. Ritz disappeared in 2006, and his owner was sure he would never see his cat again. Then, just this week, after 16 years, a text arrived, saying a vet had found … Read more

Have you ever met a polydactyl cat? Do you need to ask, “What are polydactyl cats?” These animals have a genetic abnormality that results in extra digits. The cat can have as many as six (or more) toes on each paw. This unusual genetic trait can affect any cat breed, whether the animal is male … Read more

Have you ever had a tabby cat? Do you  know the tabby cat history? Read on to learn some facts about tabby cats that you may not have known. For example, did you know that the majority of cats have some relationship with the tabby? Meaning Of “Tabby” First of all, a tabby is not … Read more

A cat, no matter his age, has to learn how to interact with humans. Some cats will already be socialized when you adopt them, but at times they don’t have a clue about living with people. A kitten needs to learn about socialization starting early in life. Learn in this post some information on the … Read more

Researching for this post answered a question for me that I’ve had for a long time. Why do cats, even lean, streamlined cats, have that extra flap of fur and skin under the belly? I discovered it is known as the cat’s primordial pouch. Most cats have it as a natural part of their body … Read more

Hello, two-legged readers, from Lucinda the literate cat. This post brings you your next cat language tutorial. You will find it helpful when you learn how to read your cat’s body language. May this post prove useful for you. In the first tutorial, I discussed the language of the tail. Today I will start at … Read more

The last post discussed cats choosing their humans, and also went into how you can become your cat’s favorite person. If you wish to influence the cat’s choice, you might wish to avoid anything that kitty really doesn’t like. It might prove helpful to learn what things cats hate. 1) Improper Interaction From Kids Little … Read more

Do cats choose their human? Not in all circumstances, of course, but you can find many stories of people who tell us that, yes, their cat chose them. Sometimes the choosing is a bit more subtle. You pick up a cat somewhere and bring him home, but then the cat still has a choice to … Read more

Do cats have imagination? Read these definitions of the word and think about your cat. Do you see any way these definitions could apply to your cat? Definitions of Imagination Imagination is the “faculty or action of finding new ideas, images, or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.” Or how about this … Read more

It would be so fine if we could ask our cat questions. One I’d like an answer to is, do cats have dreams? What do they dream about? We can observe and then we can draw conclusions. However, we can’t get inside Kitty’s head to see for ourselves. We can, though, ask scientists what they … Read more