13 Facts About Cats That You Might Not Know

13 Facts About Cats That You Might Not Know

1. The Origins Of The Household Cat

The common household cat is a direct descendant of the African Wildcat.

2. When Was Your Cat Tamed?

The African Wildcat was first tamed in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago.

3. Why Your Cat Meows?

Cats meow when they want something or as a greeting or because you didn’t clean their litter and they want it cleaned.

4. What Happens When Your Cats Grooms Themselves?

When cats groom, they lose a lot of their body fluid through saliva. They will lose just about as much fluid from their body when they groom themselves as they do when they urinate.

5. The Only Purebred

The only purebred cat that is native to the United States is the Maine Coon Cat.

6. Did You Know This About Your Cat's Purr?

A cat’s purr is the same frequency as that of a diesel engine that is idling.

7. The Truth About White Cat's Blues Eyes

Most cats that are solid white with blue eyes are completely deaf. While this isn’t always the case, it is true in about 80% of solid white cats with blue eyes.

8. Reaction To Catnip

Catnip is not effective in all cats. In fact, only about 20% of cats have a reaction to catnip. This is because the other 80% lack the gene that is required to get that ‘euphoric’ feeling from the catnip.

9. This Is Another Cat Fact

Cats spend an average of about 65% of their entire lifetime asleep, while another 30% of their time is spent grooming themselves. This only leaves about 5% of time for playing and eating! It may seem like even less than that at times, because a majority of their play time is at night since they are nocturnal.

10. Largest Litter Of Kittens Ever

The biggest recorded litter of kittens was back in the 1970’s, when 19 kittens were born to an English cat. Surprisingly enough, 15 of the kittens survived.

11. A Cat In Texas

A cat in Texas has given birth to over 400 kittens over the span of her lifetime, which is the highest in recorded history thus far.

12. Cats Are More Attracted To Women

Cats have a tendency to be more attracted to women than they are to men, and this is due to the fact that women’s voices are higher pitched.

13. Allergic To Cats

People who are allergic to cats are not actually allergic to the cat hair, and to surprise you even just a bit more, they really aren’t even allergic to the dander. The sebum that is secreted by your cat’s sebaceous glands is actually what people are allergic to, and some cats don’t have this secretion, making them hypoallergenic.