Cat - The Most Funny Pet!

The Cat is a small carnivorous species of mammal that is often valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to hunt vermin. It has been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years. In captivity, indoor Cats typically live 14 to 20 years, though the oldest-known Cat lived to age 36. Domesticated Cats tend to live longer if they are not permitted to go outdoors (reducing the risk of injury from fights or accidents and exposure to diseases).

Cats are known for their fastidious cleanliness. They groom themselves by licking their fur, employing their hooked papillae and saliva. Their saliva is a powerful cleaning agent, but it can provoke allergic reactions in Humans. Some people who are allergic to cats—typically manifested by hay fever, asthma or a skin rash —quickly acclimate themselves to a particular Animal and live comfortably in the same house with it, while retaining an allergy to Cats in general. Many Cats also enjoy grooming Humans or other Cats. Sometimes the act of grooming another Cat is initiated as an assertion of superior position in the pecking order of a group (dominance grooming). Some Cats occasionally regurgitate hair balls of fur that have collected in their stomachs as a result of their grooming.

Longhaired cats are more prone to this than Shorthaired Cats. Hairballs can be prevented with certain Cat foods and remedies that ease elimination of the hair and regular grooming of the coat with a comb or stiff brush. Cats expend nearly as much fluid grooming as they do urinating. Because of their small size, domesticated Cats pose almost no danger to Humans — the main hazard is the possibility of infection from a Cat bite or scratch. Cats can also potentially inflict severe scratches or puncture an eye, though this is quite rare. Dogs have been known to be blinded by Cats in fights in which the Cat specifically targeted the eyes of the larger Animal with some accuracy. Cats do make wonderful pets as they are not as noisy as dogs, are more independent, and do not require as much care. Cats also adapt well to indoor living. They are easy to train to use a litter box and they will groom themselves. The greatest benefit to owning a cat is the love and attention that they give you.

Cats are known for their love of play. This behaviour mimics hunting and is important in helping kittens learn to stalk, capture and kill prey. Many Cats cannot resist a dangling piece of string, or a piece of rope drawn randomly and enticingly across the floor. This well known love of string is often depicted in cartoons and photographs, which show kittens or Cats playing with balls of yarn. It is probably related to hunting instincts, including the common practice of kittens hunting their mother's and each other's tails. If string is ingested, however, it can become caught in the Cat’s stomach or intestines, causing illness, or in extreme cases, death. Due to possible complications caused by ingesting a string, string play is sometimes replaced with a laser pointer's dot, which some Cats will chase. While caution is called for, there are no documented cases of Feline eye damage from a laser pointer, and the combination of precision needed and low energy involved make it a remote risk. A common compromise is to use the laser pointer to draw the cat to a prepositioned toy so the Cat gets a reward at the end of the chase.

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