Here is a list of my readers' favorite cat pages at About Cats in 2006. Not surprisingly, cat picture galleries and cat quizzes remain in hot demand, but you will also find some educational cat content on the list, some of it sneakily tucked in among the quizzes and picture galleries.
Year in and year out, this page has always been sought out by my readers. Even those of us who lean toward our moggies still have a fascination with cat breeds. Have you ever needed to find out just a small piece of information about a particular breed of cat? Maybe you just need to settle an argument, or satisfy a niggling question you've wondered about for awhile. These Cat Breeds Snapshots are just the answer to your questions!
Photo depicts Aradia, a stunning Bengal cat, © Christina Clark, Witchinghour Bengals
Do you think you can tell the sex of a cat at first glance? It may not be as easy as you think. Even gender-based color patterns are not always a solid clue. Names may not be a giveaway either. Let's have some fun with this Boy - Girl cat quiz. Study the picture, then select your best guess.
The second picture displayed here is of Kolohe - Boy cat or girl cat? Photo © Jan Kama
Awwww...kittens! Everyone loves them, but learning to care for them can be a challenge. Getting a new kitten may raise all kinds of questions about kitten care. But kitten care need not be a mystery. These pages will guide you with everything from bottle feeding orphaned feral kittens to training and socializing your new kitten. You’ll find all the support for kitten care that you need, within these pages. Your good care of your kitten will pay off in rewards you can't imagine.
Judging by the popularity of this article, it was read, not only by new cat owners, but also by experienced cat people. We've all made some of these mistakes, and a refresher is sometimes a good thing. Adopting your first cat is a huge step, not to be taken lightly. Although cats have a reputation for taking care of themselves, that fact does not equal "no care is necessary."
What kind of cat person are you? Are you indifferent to cats, a cat owner, a cat lover or an irredeemable cat slave? Take this javascript-based cats quiz to analyze your true relationship with your cat. Be sure to have javascript enabled in your browser.
Although this new gallery did not appear until later in the year, the popularity of black cats is undeniable. October has almost always been known as Black Cat Month, and our photo calendar would not be complete without photos of sleek black cats. Here are photos of October cats submitted by About Cats readers for your pleasure.
This quiz is not only fun, but instructional too, and I learned a lot just by putting it together. How extensive is your knowledge about cats' breeds? Are you confused between breeds and color patterns? Can you tell a calico cat from a tortoiseshell? Take this javascript-based quiz for both fun and information.
Ev Russell, of Kinross Folds, opened up her heart and her home to us, by sharing the progress of a litter of Scottish Fold kittens from birth to one month and beyond. We watched these kittens develop, and fell in love. We even shared in the naming of the babies. Tragically, of the three kittens born, only one survived. This devastating end to the diary struck the hearts of thousands of readers, but perhaps it was a lesson some needed, of the fragility of life and the perils inherent in breeding cats.
This is an older quiz, but it remains perennially popular with my readers. Have you ever watched a cat rolling in the sun and thought how wonderful it would be to be a cat? Have you wondered what kind of a cat you might be in a reincarnation? Take this little purrsonality test, and you might be surprised by the answer. You might be a Persian, Abyssinian, Bengal or a Moggie.
Everybody loves kittens, and kitten lovers particularly enjoy looking at pictures of kittens. Enjoy these reader-submitted photos of kittens
