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Hacienda de los gatos, Basingstoke (2025)

11/03/2023

Did you know that koalas sleep for 23.5h per day?! For the remaining half an hour they eat ☺️ they have a little pouch in front where they keep their little ones (called Joey). There is a difference between koala and kangaroo pouch. The first one have it vertically the later have a horizontal pouch ☺️

12/01/2023

Myth

It's not possible to use your cat's nose to determine his overall health. It can be normal for a cat's nose to be wet or dry or warm or cold. Each cat’s nose is unique. Some cats have a very wet nose that leaves a small spot of residue after they sniff something. Other cats have no obvious wetness to the nose. There is no hard and fast moisture standard for cat noses, your feline’s nose should never be so dry that it appears cracked, red, scaly or painful.

Some reasons why cats can have a dry nose:
- cats that has just woken up can have a dry nose. This is simply because the cat was not licking his nose in his sleep.
- lying in the sun, near a heat source, or next to a fan or an air vent
- Wiping nose in a blanket

Cat's nose is often cold and wet when you interact with him, because cats lick their noses out of instinct and have normal secretions from the surface of their nose. A wet nose improves a cat's sense of smell and helps determine the direction from which scents are coming.

If you cat shows any signs of illness, such as vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, fever, decreased appetite, or others, regardless of the nose feeling dry or wet- the best thing to do is to contact the vet.

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04/01/2023

2022 happy cat sitting customers 🥰 Catsitting is a great opportunity to meet other cats and see how different characters they might have. .

27/12/2022

2022 Foster kitties 😍 All of them have furr-ever homes now and they nerve be without home again. Even the feral Tofu (white one) got her home and is feeling better around people thanks to her family ❤️ .

20/12/2022

Fact

The acidic smell is a massive turn-off for felines. It doesn’t matter what citrus fruit it is, either. Limes, lemons, grapefruits, and oranges are all a no-go.
However, there is an evolutionary reason for this. In large amounts, the oils that make the citrus smell are toxic for cats. Therefore, they have evolved to stay away from it.

It doesn’t mean though that your cat will stay away from your garden/ Christmas tree/ shelves if you leave lemon peals there. It might work, but at the same time your cat might be curious and eat it and all citrus are toxic for cats. That’s why please don’t use them as cat repellent.

09/12/2022

Myth

It is a common myth that cats are scared of water. This isn't actually true at all and some cats love the opportunity to stretch their sea legs and will eagerly jump in voluntarily.

The van cats that live near the shore of Lake Van in Eastern Turkey are reared to dive in as kittens, with their mothers nudging them in.

While other cats might not enjoy getting wet, they are actually fascinated by water. The way water falls, ripples, and moves can be a wonder to witness from the perspective of a cat. The way light flickers off of water is captivating to them. Many felines attribute this flickering pattern to a potential sign of prey.

However most of our domestic feline breeds descend from wild cats from the Middle East. The climate there is mostly arid and dry. There were very few bodies of water where the ancestors of your traditional house cat lived. Therefore, they never had to learn how to swim to survive.

26/11/2022

Myth
Felines have extraordinary gravity-defying abilities, but they don’t always safely nail the landing.

Most of the time, a falling cat will land on its feet, but the height of a cat’s fall plays a role in how likely it is to right itself and absorb the shock of the landing without injury.

Studies have shown that falls of 12 inches or less will not necessarily give cats enough time to right themselves in order to land on all four feet. When falls exceed 12 inches, though, it's a pretty good bet that a cat will land on its feet.

Landing on its feet from a fall doesn't mean that cats cannot be injured, though. Depending upon the height of the fall, cats can still suffer injuries from impact even when they land on all four feet.

A cat’s innate ability to reorient its body during a fall is called the righting reflex, and it’s observable in kittens as young as 3 weeks old. By 7 weeks, this skill is fully developed.

A vestibular apparatus in a cat’s inner ear acts as its balance and orientation compass so that it always knows which way is up. Once a falling feline has determined which part of its body should be facing up, it rotates its head to see where it’s going to land.

Next, the cat’s spine comes into play. Cats have a unique skeletal structure consisting of no collarbone and an unusually flexible backbone with 30 vertebrae (humans have 24). A feline’s backbone allows it to correct its position during freefall.

Their small bodies are able to twist quickly in the air, and their light bone structure and thick fur helps to soften the impact of a fall. Some cats even stretch out a bit during a fall in order to create more air resistance to slow their fall

20/11/2022

Fact

It’s not easy to thoroughly understand the male anatomy of a cat. The male cat p***s is known for having pe**le spines that resemble small spikes and only present themselves when they mate with a female feline. They immediately disappear when the p***s retracts back into the skin once the mating is over. These barbs are rough like a cat’s tongue.

Male kittens are not born with spines on their p***ses. If you neuter your male felines early on, they won’t develop them at all. Neutering removes the male’s testicles and stops them from developing the spines. This only happens under the influence of testosterone, they start developing at 3 months old and reach full size when they are around 6 months old.

One purpose of the barbs on a cat's p***s is to aid in a female's ovulation. Females do not ovulate before sexual in*******se. Instead, the barbs stimulate the female cat's v***a during in*******se, which causes her body to then release an egg. This is painful for the female, but part of the process.

This seems a little brutal, but the barbs on the male’s p***s keep the female from running away before the mating process has been completed. Cats are animals that prefer to be alone and run from pain. Mating is painful for female cats, not only because of the barbs but because the males also bite the back of their necks during in*******se.
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28/10/2022

Fact
Whiskers are specifically tuned sensory equipment that guide a cat through daily functions. These specialized hairs aid vision and help a cat navigate his environment, providing additional sensory input, much like antennae on insects.

Cats are born with 24 whiskers—two sets of 12 whiskers arranged in four lines on each side of their face

Whiskers help cats to avoid running into things, help with their vision in low light, and even help with hunting because the hairs allow them to sense their prey or even to alert them to predators.
Cat whiskers also prevent cats from getting stuck in small spaces. The hairs spread out as wide as their bodies, allowing cats to sense whether they will fit into enclosed spaces. Cats may also use their whiskers to provide clues to their moods.

Whiskers contain muscles that allow them to be moved. You can tell when cats are hunting or excited, because their whiskers move forward. When cats are nervous or feel threatened, the whiskers might get pinned back against their face to make them feel as small as possible. When they are relaxed, their whiskers are out to the sides.

20/10/2022

Fact 🥰
Cats sleep an average of 15 hours per day. However, they can sleep as much as 20 hours within a 24-hour period. More than half of cats sleep between 12 and 18 hours a day, and nearly 40% of cats sleep more than 18 hours per day. Kittens and older cats might sleep even longer than that!

Cats have a polyphasic sleep pattern, which means they sleep multiple times each day rather than in one, long period. These cat naps average 78 minutes in length. However, cats commonly sleep for periods of time ranging from 50 to 113 minutes.

So why do they sleep so much? Researchers hypothesize that Like humans, cats need to sleep to survive. Sleep may help their body to recharge and conserve energy, regulate emotions and other recovery processes.

13/10/2022

False

Cats start purring, and hearing purring, from infancy. Those cute kittens are blind and deaf when they’re born, so mother cats purr and the babies follow the vibrations back to mama for food and warmth. Also, vets believe, kittens purr to show they’re okay and to help them bond with mama cat.

While purring is thought to be partly voluntary and partly instinctive, research suggests that cats can purr for various reasons, using the soft rumble as a way of communicating and as purrs release feel-good endorphins they are also used as a form of self-soothing or even healing. This is why cats will often purr when they're injured, or after a stressful event.

There’s a reason people associate it with happiness—it is still the primary reason
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07/10/2022

Last week we were Catsitting this two beautiful gentleman 🥰 Maly & Kitek 😍 they are such a great couple of kitties 🐈‍⬛ it was a pleasure to spend time with them! They loved to play as they are real hunters! At the same time they were very creative and smart, as they managed to solve all the puzzles that I prepared for them 😍 .

05/10/2022

Fact!

Cats appear to be one of the few animals on the planet that cannot taste sugar. Cats are obligate carnivores, meaning they must eat animal products to survive. Their taste buds may have evolved to accommodate their dietary needs (or the other way around). Since cats do not need carbohydrates in their diets, they have no need to detect sweet tastes. Despite tongue similarities with other mammals, cats have a couple of notable differences.

Cats have far fewer taste buds than humans and even dogs. Humans have about 9,000 taste buds and dogs have only around 1,700. However, cats only have about 470 taste buds.

Their taste buds can detect sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami (a savory or even meaty flavor).

And the real question is.. if cats can’t taste sweetness, why do they seek out and eat sweet things?
The answer is actually quite simple, because they love the taste of fat in it.

28/09/2022

Myth. The truth is that most cats are lactose intolerant so giving them cow's milk can actually cause significant health issues. It can cause a series of ailments, including an upset stomach, cramps, and severe diarrhea.

Most cats lack the enzyme needed (lactase) to be able to break down the sugar (lactose) found in cow’s milk. Because there’s nothing in a cat’s gut to help digest the sugar, it just sits in the gut for a while until it starts to ferment. This leads to tummy troubles, diarrhoea and one uncomfortable cat!

No matter how you cut it, milk does not contain the essential nutrients cats need to grow. Too much milk can even displace their appetites for meat-based diets and cause nutritionally-deficient diseases. Cats like the taste of milk because it’s high in fat. If they have a chance they will choose to drink it even if it results in upset stomach. So it’s up to us to prevent them from drinking milk.

Instead of milk, simply give your cat what it really needs: clean water. Water is necessary on a regular basis to help cats stay hydrated.
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21/09/2022

False!!
Cats cannot see in absolute darkness any more than we can. However, they are better adapted than humans for seeing in low levels of light.

They have much better night vision than we do, but they do need a small amount of light to see in the dark.

“Cats only need about one-sixth of the amount of light that humans do to see in low light situations, but like dogs, they are unable to see in complete darkness,” explains Dr. Katy Nelson, senior veterinarian at Chewy. “Also, like dogs, they have many more cones in their eyes, as well as a tapetum, so their ability to process light is far superior to that of humans.”

“The other unique factor about cats’ eyes is their curved cornea, vertical pupil, and large lens. Their vertical pupils can expand up to 135-300 times (as compared to only 15 times in humans) in low light, or when they’re stimulated or feeling playful. This allows them to see better in a darker atmosphere, but things do appear blurrier with the pupil expansion.” .
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16/09/2022

The domestic cat is a predatory species meaning that cats hunt for their food. Much like their wild ancestors, domestic cats are specialised solitary hunters.

Due to the small size of their prey, cats need to make several kills throughout a 24-hour period to consume their daily energy requirements. They are designed to eat several small meals throughout the day and night. These meals are meant to be more like the size of a pingpong ball not a tennis ball

It means that we should Make sure the cats have the right stimulation BEFORE the meal, to imitate the hunting process is key to their mental wellbeing. It's also a great time to be spent together to bond and a way to make sure the cat sleeps when we want them to sleep 😴 .

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11/09/2022

My first Feline Behaviour and Psychology Diploma.. its important to learn and increase your knowledge. Its easier to interact with animals afterwards and understand of what is going on in the mind of your cat(s), why they do certain things, and how to improve your, and your other pet's, relationship with them.

23/08/2022

Beautiful cat lady Poppy ❤️ She is the most fluffy kitty ever! Loving some gentle cuddles and good food 😂 .

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