What did you say?

Let's face it, we all talk to our cats - but what if they started talking back?

What can we do to help?

It's not only the people who are suffering in Japan.

"The animals are dying by the day, because dogs in Japan can be tied up so they have no chance of foraging for food.

What's more - people fleeing the country and leaving their animals behind."

What can we do to help?

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What a beauty!

This has got to be one of the prettiest cats I’ve ever seen.

It’s called an Ocicat and is a large, athletic, exclusively spotted breed with a solid, long-legged body that is strong and muscular.

When fully grown, a female can weigh up to 12 lb (5.5kg) and a male up to 15 lb (7kg). Their legs are long and the hindquarters should be just slightly tapered and have a dark tip. The head looks a little like a wedge that has a broad muzzle and strong chin. Their beautiful almond shaped eyes are angled slightly upwards towards the ears and the ears are large and wide at the base and curved at the tips.

The Ocicat has a smooth and glossy coat that is tight, and sleek. Although the coat is short, it is long enough to show the bands of colour which are the hallmark of the breed.

There are several colour combinations; chestnut brown or light chocolate spots on a cream background, blue with slate blue spots, golden with cinnamon spots, bronze with tarnished gold spots, lavender with darker lavender spots and silver with black spots.

As for temperament, the Ocicat is intelligent and playful with a very sociable and gentle nature. They like to play retrieving games, will walk happily on a leash and respond well to training.

You’ll need a house with a garden or yard as outdoor play is essential since the Ocicat is a large cat.

Grooming is fairly simple, requiring only an occasional brushing.

What a beauty!

More Cat Trivia

• A cat sees about six times better than a human at night because of the tapetum lucidum , a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light.  
  
• A cat’s arching back is part of a complex body language system, usually associated with feeling threatened. The arch is able to get so high because the cat’s spine contains nearly 60 vertebrae which fit loosely together. Humans have only 34 vertebrae.  
  
• A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. The whiskers act as feelers or antennae, helping the animal to judge the precise width of any passage.  
  
• A group of adult cats is called a clowder.  
  
• A group of kittens is called a kindle.  
  
• A cat’s heart beats at 110 to 140 beats per minute, twice as fast as a human heart.  
  
• A cat’s sense of taste is keener than a dog’s sense of taste.  
  
• A cat’s jaws cannot move sideways.  
  
• A cat’s tail held high means happiness. A twitching tail is a warning sign, and a tail tucked in close to the body is a sure sign of insecurity.

Aussie Cops Take Wee Kitten into Custody for Hitchhiking

Oh what a delightful story.
It'll bring a tear to the eye of every cat lover.

Wonder how many adoption requests there'll be?

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Some Cat Trivia

Did you know:-

• A cat will almost never meow at another cat. Cats use this sound for humans.
• A cat can be either right-pawed or left-pawed.
• A cat will spend nearly 30% of its life grooming itself.
• A cat has four rows of whiskers.
• A cat’s ear pivots 180 degrees.
• A cat will never break a sweat because it has no sweat glands.
• 95% of cat owners admit they talk to their cats.
• A cat can jump as much as seven times its height.
• A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor.
• A cat has approximately 244 bones in its body. A human only has 206 bones.