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😼 Giving cow’s milk to your cat can lead to diarrhea and stomach pain, which is unpleasant for your cat and you, and may even lead to a veterinarian visit!
Cow’s milk is especially dangerous for kittens, especially skim and other low-fat content kinds of milk, because it does not contain the nutrients that kittens need to thrive. 🐄
As adult cats, kittens are unable to properly digest cow’s milk, leading to diarrhea and dehydration, which can be deadly. 😱
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😸 Cats' natural diet almost exclusively consists of animal protein sources.
🥑 Plant proteins and vegan or vegetarian diets do not meet all the nutritional needs of your cat!
It’s the same concept as vegans requiring B vitamin supplementation because some B vitamins are only available in animal protein sources. Except, for your cat, this supplementation isn't something you can pick up at the local pet shop. 🤷
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👀 Domestic cats are usually considered to be quite small and dainty creatures.
But did you know the world’s longest cat was a Maine Coon named Stewie who was measured at 48.5 inches? 😱
📏 Whereas, the record for the tallest cat belonged to Arcturus at a whopping 19.05 inches tall! Those are some big cats...
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😅 If you thought cats spent a lot of their lives sleeping, you’d be right.
According to Veterinary Hub, Cats actually spend 70% of their lives sleeping, which works out to around 13-16 hours a day.
It’s a cat’s life! 🥰
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😼 A cat hairball is exactly what it sounds like: Hair that clumps together inside a cat’s digestive system.
A cat’s fur contains an indigestible protein (keratin). According to the Cornell Feline Health Center, when a cat swallows hair it usually travels through its digestive system and gets passed out through its stool. Sometimes, however, hair accumulates in the stomach and lumps together. To get rid of it, your cat will usually throw it up. 🤮
😱 If a large hairball ends up blocking the openings of the stomach—at the esophagus or the intestine—or gets stuck in the digestive tract, it’s an emergency.
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😸 Cats spend countless hours licking their fur clean and using their paws to groom the tops of their heads and faces (so cute!). But one place they can't reach is inside their ears. Some cats' ears naturally stay clean, while others have ears that tend to get a little gunky.
If your kitty's ears become dirty, your cat needs a little help with sweeping the debris out. A veterinary professional can do it or you can learn how to clean your cat's ears at home. 🤩
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👀 Cat dandruff is especially common in overweight and older cats.
🙋♀️ It’s normal for both skin cells and hair to shed at the end of their growth cycle. But if dead skin cells build up—because of lack of grooming or because some cats are prone to it—they become visible and you'll see white flakes on your kitty.
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🧐 Shedding is a normal, natural event in a cat's life—irrespective of hair length—because the feline fur growth cycle allows each hair to grow, rest, die and then fall out. And yes, there is cat shedding season.
Cat shedding is largely influenced by the number of hours a cat is exposed to sunlight in a day, also known as a photoperiod. Felines who live indoors, especially when they're in homes with both heat and air-conditioning, can be in a constant state of shedding because their biological system becomes confused by temperature controls. 🌡️
🌞 Cats are efficient self-groomers, but they need human help removing loose fur—the more the better. When cats groom themselves, they ingest loose hairs, which causes hairballs. These, in turn, can lead to a dangerous intestinal blockage. In addition, excess dead hair forms knotted clumps and huge mats.
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Studies have shown that male cats tend to favour their left paw while female cats may have a dominant right paw. 😺
Do you find this fascinating? Comment below! 👇
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The oldest cat to ever live was a cat named "Creme Puff", who lived to be 38 years and 3 days old. Creme Puff lived from August 3, 1967, to August 2005 with her owner in Austin, Texas. 🌞
How old is your cat? Let us know! 💬
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🙀 Cats have a whopping 32 muscles in each of their ears, allowing them to swivel their ears to home in on the exact source of the noise.
➡️ Additionally, cats can rotate their ears to 180 degrees!
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👀 Cats are nearsighted, but their peripheral vision and night vision are far superior compared to humans.
What other fascinating facts do you know about cats? Share with us in the comments. 👩💻
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