Interesting Facts About Cats
Ailurophila means the love of cats.
A cat's nose pad has a unique pattern, similar to a human fingerprint.
Calico cats are almost always female. Male calicos would be sterile, due to a genetic anomaly.
A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in 7 years.
Sir Isaac Newton is credited with inventing the cat door.
Cats are partially color blind.
Cats spend 16 hours per day sleeping.
Ancient Egyptians shaved their eyebrows as a sign of mourning when their cat died.
The majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. White cats with one blue eye may be deaf in the
ear nearest that eye.
Many cats are lactose intolerant.
The heaviest cat weighed 45 lbs 10 oz.
The oldest cat lived 36 years.
Cats cannot taste sweets.
Chocolate and Tylenol (acetaminophen) are highly toxic for cats.
Color points of Siamese cats are heat related. Cooler areas such as ears, nose and legs are darker.
A cat can't see directly under her nose.
Cats have about 100 vocalization sounds.
Cats cannot taste sweets.
Cat's Age Compared with Human Years
| Cat Age |
6 mo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
| Human Age |
13 |
21 |
25 |
29 |
33 |
37 |
41 |
45 |
49 |
53 |
57 |
61 |
65 |
69 |
73 |
77 |
81 |
85 |
89 |
93 |
This chart is taken from CatChow.com.
There is no simple formula for comparing a cat’s age to that of a person. Cats can get pregnant at approximately
6 months of age; people can get pregnant at approximately 13 years of age. So a 6-month-old cat is roughly equivalent to a
13-year-old person. A cat’s bones stop growing at around 1 year of age; a person’s bones stop growing around 21 years of age.
A 1-year-old cat is roughly equal to a 21-year-old person. After that, it’s approximately 4 years for every year.