Polishing the cat

silk or chamois—the cat show equivalent of a “wax job.” Owners who fuss over their pets sometimes use this technique at home, too.

Oral fixation

kitten is weaned, his sucking days are over—but not always. Sometimes older kittens, and even adult cats, can be seen sucking on another ca...

“Rusting” of black cats

black car, you know it isn’t going to stay very sleek if you leave it outside where it will experience all kinds of weather. In effect the ...

Alas, weaning

food . Around the third or fourth week after birth, the mother actually starts to move away from the kittens when they try to nurse. There...

Contests for darn near everything ...

cat shows, the cages in which the cats are displayed are a standard size (24 × 27 × 27 inches). While there is much fuss about grooming the...

The point system

eyes and coat, among others. Each breed’s list of standards and points adds up to one hundred, of course. Happily for the cats, they are no...

Hearing first, or seeing?

As noted, kittens are born both blind and deaf. So which comes first, hearing or seeing? The average kitten’s eyes open in about a week—the r...