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Cat Fact Sheet

Here's another cat fact sheet with some tidbits and trivia that I've collected from various sources. Some of these are obvious, and some perhaps not so well known.





Rough Tongues and Meat,
Cat Claws and Feet


  1. Cats tend to have short jaws, giving their bite lots of power. To kill prey, a bite into the neck with the canine teeth will do it. The cat will hold on until the animal suffocates.

  2. Cats have thick hair around the pads of their feet, which allows them to remain silent while walking.

  3. Unlike many animals, felines walk on their toes, enabling them to start into a run at any moment.

  4. With a large kill, cats in the wild use their rough tongues to separate meat from bone.

  5. Cats will often eat the entire body of small prey, crushing and ingesting bones for calcium, along with any vegetation the prey has consumed.






Odd Facts about Cats


  1. Cat species are found throughout the world.

  2. Cats are good climbers and climb high into trees quickly. They get stuck in trees because their backward pointing claws don't help them to go down, only up.

  3. All cats have a territory, including indoor cats. If you notice your cat pacing the house, she's probably on patrol.

  4. When your cat rubs against you, she is actually marking you with her scent. Cats that live together will exchange scents with each other regularly, forming a communal scent. If one of your cats comes back from the veterinarian smelling funky, this can cause unrest in the house, and even some hissing. Starting with the cat that was not at the vet, rub everybody with the same cloth several times to spread the scent around.







Cat Grooming Facts


  1. Cats spend up to a third of their waking hours grooming themselves.

  2. A cat can reach almost every part of its body with its barbed tongue.

  3. Cats groom more actively (and sometimes over-groom) when they are anxious. It tends to help them relieve tension. They also groom to cool off in hot weather and after activity.

  4. Cats love to sun bathe, and sunlight on the fur produces vitamin D. During grooming the fur provides vitamin D nourishment.

  5. During self-grooming, scratching with the back legs helps to dislodge any parasites from the fur and skin. It also helps to get the difficult to clean areas of the head, neck, and shoulders.





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