Question Of The Day, Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Mamanyt1953 · Apr 17, 2018

Now, all of us being the feline fanatics that we are, we tend to spend a certain amount of time reading about the objects of our adoration. And we pick things up, and remember them forever, sometimes forgetting where we read (or heard) them.

What is your favorite interesting cat fact, with our without an original source?

Dunno if this is my favorite, but I'll throw this in because I read it this week and remember that it was on freekibbles.com!

Long-haired, light-colored female cats produce fewer allergens than any other cat.

Dunno why, but apparently they do!

Lilacat >(^.^)< · Apr 17, 2018

That we can slow blink with them.

Katie M · Apr 17, 2018

I read somewhere that if you don't talk to your cat, they eventually stop trying to communicate with you. I always talk to mine, whether it's words or imitating their sounds, but I've especially made an effort to after reading that.

Lilacat >(^.^)< · Apr 17, 2018

Katie M said:
I read somewhere that if you don't talk to your cat, they eventually stop trying to communicate with you. I always talk to mine, whether it's words or imitating their sounds, but I've especially made an effort to after reading that.

Me too.

MonaLyssa33 · Apr 18, 2018

I'm a biology nerd so I find basically any cat fact about genetics interesting, like calicos/torties are almost always female, then there is the white cats with blue eyes are more likely to be deaf.

raysmyheart · Apr 18, 2018

That the makeup of a cat's spine affords them incredible flexibility.

neely · Apr 18, 2018

A long time ago I heard that a cat would respond to it's name more readily if you chose one that ended in a vowel and only had two syllables.

betsygee · Apr 19, 2018

neely said:
A long time ago I heard that a cat would respond to it's name more readily if you chose one that ended in a vowel and only had two syllables.

I had read that somewhere, too. That's how we named our cats:
Ri-co
Zo-e
Oz-zy

We inherited another kitty, and it turns out her name fits the pattern, too: Han-nah

tinydestroyer · Apr 19, 2018

This goes with what

Katie M said about communication. I heard that adult feral cats don't meow at each other. Kittens meow at their mother for food, and cats may yowl or hiss during breeding season or during territory disputes. But adult cats mostly meow at humans for communication. I found that interesting.

Katie M · Apr 19, 2018

tinydestroyer said:
This goes with what Katie M said about communication. I heard that adult feral cats don't meow at each other. Kittens meow at their mother for food, and cats may yowl or hiss during breeding season or during territory disputes. But adult cats mostly meow at humans for communication. I found that interesting.

My aunt's cats were born feral. She says they're almost completely silent.

Lari · Apr 19, 2018

Katie M said:
My aunt's cats were born feral. She says they're almost completely silent.

Lol, mine was feral for probably the first twelve weeks of her life and she chats with me all the time, especially when she wants to play. Maybe she's part Siamese. Or just picked up on me talking a lot to her.

aliceneko · Apr 20, 2018

That cats recognise their name more if it ends in the double "e" sound.

Mamanyt1953 · Apr 20, 2018

aliceneko said:
That cats recognise their name more if it ends in the double "e" sound.

I wonder if that's why "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty" and "ki-ki" so often catch their attention?

muffy · Apr 20, 2018

Katie M said:
My aunt's cats were born feral. She says they're almost completely silent.

My cats were born feral and they were almost completely silent. Except for when I had to take Buddy to the vet. He raised holy hell. I have a little red feral that I feed now. Everytime he sees me he runs up to me hissing and a spiting to get his food.

mani · Apr 21, 2018

Oh, so many things, most of which I learned here at TCS. One of my favourites is the Primordial Pouch. Whilst I'm still not completely sure of it's use (protector from 'bunny kicks' by another cat; food storage), the fact that they are quite common and have such a cool name is my fact pick.

Mamanyt1953 · Apr 21, 2018

LOL, I tell people that Hekitty does not have a Primordial Pouch, she has a Primordial Duffel Bag. I have GOT to get some weight off of that cat!

Katie M · Apr 21, 2018

Another thing that interests me is the genetics behind color.

One of my childhood cats was an orange tabby. His brother was a cream tabby and his sister a grey tabby. There was obviously a dilution gene lurking about. Also, although I can't remember what their mother looked like, I suspect she was a tortoiseshell. Peanut and his brother could only have gotten their orange from her, and I think their father must've been black-it's the only way to explain their sister's coloring.

micknsnicks2mom · Apr 22, 2018

Lilacat >(^.^)< said:
That we can slow blink with them.

that's most definitely my favorite thing too!! and i slow blink with my three daily.

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