The Scottish Fold Cat
Scottish Fold is a breed of cats. It has very unique folded ears.
Scottish Fold is a cat breed that is made remarkable by its unique
ears. As the name suggests the ears of the cat are folded forward and
downward. In earlier cats there was only one fold, however, newer
members of the breed often have two to three creases. The ears are a
result of genetic mutation and the first cat of this type was reported
in Scotland in early nineteen sixties. The kitten was born in a litter
of otherwise normal house cats. Ensuing breeding of the female cat
indicated the dominant nature of the altered gene and thereafter it was
formally developed for the purpose of creation of a unique breed.
Scottish Folds were imported in United States a decade later and were
recognized by major feline breed registration bodies in the coming
years. They are still not recognized in the British Isles though.
The Snowshoe Cat
Snowshoe is a domestic feline breed. Its unique attribute is the pretty white color of its paws.
Snowshoe is beautiful feline breed with striking white colored paws
and pointed appearance. The cat is an artificial breed that was created
through crossing of domestic shorthair cats with Siamese in nineteen
sixty in United States. The resulting babies with white mittens
instantly appealed to the owner who began development of the Snowshoe
in earnest. With time acceptance came for the felid in a number of cat
fancies though it still lacks universal recognition. It is hard to
predict the precise appearance of Snowshoes in a litter since apart
from some characteristic features of the breed since they all differ in
their individual colors and patterns.
Problem with cat spraying
Spraying in cats is a common problem in the house .It is also one that can be easily rectified if you understand why the cat id doing it.
Cats can actually be easily trained and when behavior problems do occur we can tackle them simply if we look at the reasons why and see the world from a cats point of view
Bornean Clouded Leopard
Bornean Clouded Leopard has lived on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra for hundreds of thousands of years and yet was only recently recognized as a separate species. Called ‘Neofelis Diardi’ the cat is now believed to be different from the mainland clouded leopard ‘Neofelis Nebulosa’. The difference was established after a detailed chromosomal analysis whereby enough contrast was found with the clouded leopard to stop considering it as its subspecies.
Its hard to say Goodbye
Article looks at the grief associated with losing a pet We must allow ourselves to grieve and not feel embarassed.
I deliberated about writing this article as I find it hard to talk or write about the loss of a pet in the past and I know how emotionally difficult it is for us to make that final call. Writing my thoughts down on paper does however help me clarify my feelings as it’s something that has been paramount in my mind these last few months. Let me explain.
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