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Showing posts with label cat anatomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cat anatomy. Show all posts
Monday, October 8, 2012

The Size of a Cat and Its Problems for Cat Fanciers

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You might think that size wouldn't be a problem for cat fanciers or breeder. After all, most breeds of domestic cat are fairly uniform...
Monday, October 1, 2012

The Eyes of a Cat

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The eyes are often said to be the windows to the soul, and the eyes of a cat gleam more than most. The romantic notion that a cat's ey...
Monday, September 10, 2012

The Ears of a Cat: Form and Function

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A cat's ears have a specific shape that is consistent throughout all breeds of domestic cat. There is a little variation (just look at...
Monday, August 27, 2012

The Anatomy of a Cat: Conformation

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Muscles and bone are the very foundation of the conformation of a cat. There are 244 bones in the feline skeleton that lend support and su...
Monday, August 13, 2012

The Anatomy of a Cat: The Cat's Head and Brain

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At cat shows, the head sets the standard for the body in a physical sense. Many judges spend more time studying the head of the cat than a...
Monday, July 23, 2012

The Circulatory System of the Cat: Red Blood Cells

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A cat's heart beats 110 to 140 times per minute, sending blood rushing through the body in a mere 11 seconds. And though the circulato...
Monday, July 16, 2012

The Circulatory System of the Cat

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The circulatory system of the cat is comprised of the heart, a network of arteries and veins, and the spleen (which serves as a blood rese...
Monday, July 2, 2012

The Musculoskeletal System: The Skeleton of the Cat

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The complex feline skeleton is composed of 244 separate bones. These bones together with cartilage (the connective tissues that bear weight)...
Friday, February 3, 2012

The Musculoskeletal System: The Muscles of the Cat

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From the first day a kitten is born and begins to slither towards its mother, it is attempting to control its voluntary muscles. These muscl...
Friday, January 27, 2012

An Overview of the Design and Function of the Cat

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The systems that make up the feline are all rather remarkable. The most important physical systems of the cat include: nervous, endocrine,...
Sunday, December 18, 2011

The Eye of a Cat: Blindness in Cats

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Cats, just like people, can go blind. Blindness is defined as the loss of vision in both eyes and may arise from illness, disease, or even...

The Eye of a Cat: Are Cats Colorblind?

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I've often been asked if cats can see color. In truth, this is a difficult question to answer with certainty. Asking a cat is only lik...
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