13 Facts

1. Cats lick people as a sign of affection.

2. In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death.

3. Besides smelling with their nose, cats can smell with an additional organ called the Jacobson's organ, located in the upper surface of the mouth.

4. The chlorine in fresh tap water irritates sensitive parts of the cat's nose. Let tap water sit for 24 hours before giving it to a cat.

5. A large majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. White cats with only one blue eye are deaf only in the ear closest to the blue eye. White cats with orange eyes do not have this disability.

6. One female cat can give birth to as many as 420 kittens in her lifetime, amd each of those kittens can do the same after reaching maturity.

7. If you do not respond when your cat talks to you, it will soon lose the urge to communicate with you.

8. Cats are able to hear sounds that move faster than 45,000 hertz. They could hear the sound of a bat.

9. A little vegetable oil daily will help to prevent fur-balls and bring a shine to your cat's coat.

10. If you do not respond when your cat talks to you, it will soon lose the urge to communicate with you.

11. Cats sometimes have a hard time accepting a new cat because cats don't usually crave companionship in quite the same way a dog does.

12. The chlorine in fresh tap water irritates sensitive parts of the cat's nose. Let tap water sit for 24 hours before giving it to a cat.

13. Among other tasks, cats can be taught to use a toilet, come, sit, beg, eat with their paws, heel, jump through a hoop, play a piano, play dead, roll over, open a door, hide food in boxes, shake, and fetch.