Sterile tom, false pregnancy

One curiosity about neutered tomcats is that some of them still seek out a female in heat and go through the motions of mating, even though ...

Scottish Fold

American Curl breed . While the Curl’s ears turn back, the Scottish Fold’s ears are folded forward, flat against the head. Like the Curl, the...

What’s all the fuss about?

The typical owner of a mixed-breed house cat usually has no desire to breed his pet, and a wise owner will have the cat spayed or neutered. ...

Malayan

Burmese . The Malayan has a coat of blue-gray, silver or yellow-brown and yellow eyes . All are playful, friendly cats, but they do seem to ...

Ocicat

spotted wild cat of the Americas. The Ocicat breed gives the impression of being a very small ocelot (which this breed was named for), thou...

Ritualized mating

queen (who is in heat, naturally) is delivered in a carrier to a special queen pen in the stud house. This separates her, via wire or bars,...

American Shorthair

When Americans use the term cat in the most generic sense, they are referring to the American Shorthair, and the vast majority of American...