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Cat Anatomy & Senses

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Body Language
by: Laurie Buckley, admin
When cat’s communicate between one another, body language is more significant than vocal expression. The body language of the cat involves movements of the ears, whiskers, hair, spine, legs and tail. There are some experts today in fact who have claimed to have distinguished nine different facial expressions and sixteen body […]

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Scottish Folds

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

The Interesting World Of Scottish Fold Cats
by: Laurie Buckley, admin
If you have never heard of a Scottish Fold Cat, you may be shocked when you see a photo of one for the first time. The truth is that Scottish Fold Cats can take you by surprise when you see that many of them have ears […]

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Cat Legends

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Cats and Vampires
by: Laurie Buckley, admin
Did you know that until Dracula was published by Bram Stoker in 1897, there was no association between vampires and bats? Vampires were traditionally either cats or wolves.
During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries there was a widely held belief in central Europe that cats could possess a corpse and turn […]

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For Fun

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

WHY DO WE LOVE CATS?
by: John & Laurie Buckley, admin’s
So why do we love our cats, I mean they can be a real pain in the butt sometimes. For instance tonight, Oliver, my little red tabby Scottish Fold, was sitting on our coffee table eating a napkin, yes, a napkin. DonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t ask me why, I […]

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Norwegian Forest Cat

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Norwegian Forest Cat (or Norsk Skaukatt)
by: Laurie Buckley, admin
At first take the Norwegian Forest Cat has a superficial likeness to the Maine Coon Cat, but the two breeds evolved entirely separately. The Forest Cat is natural to Scandinavia and has a historical background as a farm cat. Pedigree was established in the 1930s, but didn’t […]

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Myth & Folklore

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Adam, Eve & Lilith Superstition
by: Laurie Buckley, admin
The origin of this superstition seems to go all the way back to an ancient Hebrew folk tale. According to this folk tale, Lilith was Adam’s wife before Eve. She was banished from the garden of Eden for refusing to submit to Adam and then haunted the earth […]

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Heat Stroke

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Heat Stroke
by: Laurie Buckley, admin
Summer will soon be on its way so it’s important to know that cats are vulnerable to heat stroke. Longhairs are especially vulnerable when on a long car journey as traveling baskets or carriers in a confined space have less ventilation. Heat stroke symptoms are exceptionally rapid breathing, the appearance of […]

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Rare Breeds

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

The Burmilla
by: Laurie Buckley, admin
The Burmilla is a tipped Burmese type that was created in Britain in 1981 as a result of a mating between a chincilla Longhair (Persian) male and a lilac Burmese female.
Origins of the Breed- In 1985 the Burmilla was given its breed name, and a breed club was formed. In 1990, […]

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