Sphynx

kitten was born. The key word is almost: although the Sphynx appears to be hairless, there is in fact a thin coat of very short suedelike...

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,...