Friday August 29, 2008

Many experts on cats believe that food and nutrition is the key to prime health and longevity for cats, and I concur with that belief. The old saying "you are what you eat" applies to cats as well as people. A diet of premium quality food, or a carefully prepared diet of raw meat and supplements will ensure supple muscles, strong bones, and a glossy coat.
To help readers in their search for information about cat foods easier, provided here is an index of the most important original articles, cat food reviews, and top picks of premium cat foods on the About.com Cats Site.
Photo Credit: © Franny Syufy
Thursday August 28, 2008
Perfect Marriage of Form and FunctionCats' bodies (form) are designed to keep pace with their survival needs (function). As the lion has come to be known as the King of the Jungle, the ordinary house cat has earned a solid reputation as ruler of the home. To watch a cat stalk and catch his prey provides a lesson rarely matched in the form and function of a strong, supple, well-developed animal. After watching and waiting, sometimes for hours, once prey is sighted, he calculates size, distance, even wind direction, then he melds every part of his body into a single unit of naturally-flowing strength, grace and speed to bring down his next meal.
Would any of us be willing to sacrifice either form or function in the makeup of our cats? Every move of those glorious beasts simply cries out the definition. Small wonder that so many car manufacturers have enhanced their fastest, sleekest models with feline names.
Let's view the parts of a cat's anatomy that meld into a whole of inimitable form and function with this illustrated tutorial.
Taltos, Photo Credit: © Julie Kilbride
Wednesday August 27, 2008
Photo Credit: Blotchy, Kung Fu Kitty, © Beverly Sutton
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Wednesday August 27, 2008

The foremost characteristic distinguishing the Scottish Fold cat is its small ears which fold forward and downward, giving it an impish look. Scottish Fold kittens are not born with folded ears. The ears of the kittens that carry the gene start folding usually about the 21st day, starting with the outer edge of the ear near the base.
Sweet-tempered and attentive, devoted, but not demanding, the "Fold" makes a perfect pet. As the fold is outcrossed with both American and British Shorthair cats, think of it as as having a "British sense of decorum along with an American sense of self-confidence," according to The International Scottish Fold Association.
This delightfully-posed Fold is "Scotty."
Photo Credit: © Ev Russell, Kinross Cattery