Cat Facts

• The word tabby is thought to come from the word Atabi, which is a type of silk that has a stripy pattern and is made in Attabiah in the Middle East. Because tabby cats have coats with the same kind pattern they were named after the Atabi silk.
• Cats 'bury' their stools in the cat litter. In the wild they do this to help their hunting - it hides their presence from other animals.
• When your kitten starts washing itself, it's a sign that it is starting to feel at home. Your kitten will also rub it's head against chairs and other objects. This leaves traces of it's smell on the objects, so they seem less
  
  strange. Your cat may rub it's head against you, too!
• An ailurophile is another name for someone who loves cats. Someone who hates or is scared of cats is called a ailurophobe.
• When a cat arches it's back it is a sign that the cat is not happy.
• When a domestic cat goes after mice, only about one pounce out of three results in a catch. 

• Some experts say that cats are more likely to answer to women than to men when they are called. This is because women's voices have a higher pitch!
•  A cats sense of smell is fourteen times stronger than a human's.
• At about six months, a male cat that has been neutered will start a fight, roam it's territory and spray a nasty-smelling scent around - even in the house.
• Most indoor house cats live between 12 to fourteen years. The record for the oldest cat was 38 years, it was a cat named Puss, a tabby cat from England. It died in 1938.
• Cats sleep about sixteen hours a day.
•  Cats spend 30 percent of their awake-time grooming themselves.
• Don't throw a toy towards a cat; throw it away from the kitty. Think about it! A mouse wouldn't run toward a cat, but away from it!
• A can't see directly under it's nose, which is why it can't find tiny treats dropped on the floor.