Passing on protection Cats, like all mammals, produce milk for their young. What gets passed on to newborn kittens is not only nourishment, but protection as well...
Siamese If there’s one breed of cat that the average person on the street recognizes, it has to be the Siamese (though Persian owners might not agre...
Feline C-sections Birth by cesarean section, or C-section, is common among women but not so common among cats, although sometimes a difficult birth does requir...
Orientals, in general These breeds have a distinctive look: a long, slender body, long legs, a long narrow tail, a wedge-shaped face, fairly large ears and (often...
Pixie-bobs Felis catus ) breed with the wild American bobcat (Lynx rufus)? The answer is a definite “maybe,” and fans of the Pixie-bob breed believe th...
Cannibal moms mother cat eats the afterbirth. She also eats any stillborn kittens. This offends our human sensibilities, but there is some logic to it: t...
California Spangled house cat, specifically a spotted wild look. California Spangleds have been available only since 1986, though they are already acquiring a r...