8 Amazing Facts About Cats
When it comes to pets there
are usually two strong camps:
cat-lovers and dog-lovers. But,
let’s turn the spotlight on our
feline friends for a moment.
While cats sometimes get a bad
rap for being unpredictable,
antisocial and quite solitary
creatures, if you keep on reading,
you might be surprised by how amazing cats truly are.
1. CATS CAN HEAL BONES - Frequencies of 20 to 50 Hertz
are helpful in speeding the healing process of bone injuries.
Cat’s purr vibrations which range from 20 – 140 Hertz, can
help heal soft tissue injuries to ligaments, tendons and muscles.
2. CATS HAVE ACUTE SNIFFERS - A cat’s sense of smell is
14 times – yes, 14 times! – more sensitive and stronger than
humans.
3. CATS ARE FAST
- Cats can run at 30
mph which is faster
than gold-winning
100-meter world record
champion Usain
Bolt.
4. CATS ARE SLEEP
MASTERS - On
average, cats spend around 2/3 of their days sleeping. To give
you an idea, a nine-year old cat has been awake for three years
of its life. The word catnap has its origins in the fact that cats
love to snooze.
5. CATS ARE VOCAL - Cats can make over 100 different
sounds, whereas dogs make around 10.
6. CATS CAN’T TASTE SWEETS - Felines lack a sweet tooth,
as it is believed that there is a mutation in a key taste receptor
that prevents cats from tasting sugar.
7. CATS ARE ONE-OF-A-KIND - The ridged pattern on cat’s
nose is as unique as a human fingerprint. The same applies
to dogs.
8. CATS ARE POPULAR - There are 88 million pet cats in
the United States. Dogs trail closely behind with around 74
million.
Pet Photo Contest Winners
FIRST PLACE
MEET HEATHER
Trying to fill her owner’s shoes
Sent in by owner Melody Floyd
Winners Receive a Gift Certificate
for their pet from Dog-Mania &
Cats in Dade City
SECOND PLACE
MEET MADISON
Posing for the Holidays
Sent in by owners Linda & Dan Santucci
To enter your pet in our Pet Photo Contest, send a hi-res
jpeg, contact info and your Pets Name via email to:
sales.communitymagazine1@gmail.com. Due: 25th of
each month. Put Photo Contest in the Subject line.
January 2018 Community Magazine 21
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