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10 Things You Didn't Know About Cats

Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:15 pm

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1. Cats Communicate Via Nose Nose-to-nose greetings between cats are unusual, as it puts both in a vulnerable position. However, cats who know each other well but have been apart for a while feel safe enough to do this to confirm visual recognition and gain information about how the other cat is, where he has been and what he has been doing.

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1. Cats Communicate Via Nose

Nose-to-nose greetings between cats are unusual, as it puts both in a vulnerable position. However, cats who know each other well but have been apart for a while feel safe enough to do this to confirm visual recognition and gain information about how the other cat is, where he has been and what he has been doing.

Credit Charlestown Veterinary Hospital

2. A Cat’s Purr Isn’t Always Good

Purring usually indicates contentment, however, a deep purr can also indicate pain. If you know your cat well you will be able to tell the difference in his demeanor

Credit Charlestown Veterinary Hospital

3. Cats Prefer Baby Talk

Cats appear to retain their kitten vocal signals to communicate with their owners, but they use an adult repertoire of sound with other cats.

Credit Charlestown Veterinary Hospital

4. Cats and Chocolate Don’t Mix

Like dogs, cats can also get sick or die from eating chocolate

Credit Charlestown Veterinary Hospital

5. Cats Don’t Always Nap

Cats like to nap rather than sleep but if relaxed enough to enter a deeper sleep, they produce the same brain wave patterns that we do when we dream.

Credit Charlestown Veterinary Hospital

6. Cats Don’t Always See Eye to Eye

Cats blink and narrow their eyes when they accidentally make eye contact. To make friends with an unfamiliar cat, blink and look away when you catch his eyes

Credit Charlestown Veterinary Hospital

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