The lungs is a place to remember. Cats can have various lung problems to be associated with where their anatomy lies, so it's important for cat owners to at least know a little about about their anatomy.
The lungs are a pink, balloon like structure that lies inside the cat and allows it to breath by taking in oxygen, just like our lungs. If your cat ever starts having breathing problems, it's most likely a result of the lungs having the problem, so it's pretty important to know where it is!
The legs of a cat are used to walk very carefully and precisely, as you may have opserved with watching them. Cats, like dogs, walk directly on their toes. Their two back legs allow them to leap far distances without being hurt to bad, and unlike most mammals besides the camel and giraffe, cats use what's called a pacing gait, in which they move the legs on one side of the body before the other side.
The claws of a cat are retractable, and can be sheathed in and around the skin behind their toe pads. They extend these sharp claws when hunting, climbing, and kneading. If a cat is well behaved and will allow it, you can unsheathe their claws with a gentle press of the paw. Now cat owners be aware that if a cat's claws get trapped in something thick and aren't able to escape, they can take harmful injury!
The cats have something called a scruff on the back of their neck, it is a portion of loose skin. The scruff can be used by the mother kitty, to carry kittens, or by male cats in immobilizing the female while they mate, but an adult cat should never be carried by the scruff because of an adult cat's weight. It should instead be held by securing it's back legs and rump, and it's forelegs and chest. A cat may be injured if it is held by the scruff incorrectly!
A cat's bones are really something special! Their forelimbs are connected to their shoulders with what's called a free-floating clavicle bone, and this allows them to squeeze into any area that they can fit their heads, including in cars and dangerous places where it may be trapped.
The ears of a cat can be moved independently, and for this their ears are a lovely indicator of how they feel and what they hear, and what mood they are in. When scared or angry, a cat will move it's ears back to accompany hissing and growling. Though, a cat also lays it's ears back when it's playing and listening to a sound from behind them.
The lungs are a pink, balloon like structure that lies inside the cat and allows it to breath by taking in oxygen, just like our lungs. If your cat ever starts having breathing problems, it's most likely a result of the lungs having the problem, so it's pretty important to know where it is!
The legs of a cat are used to walk very carefully and precisely, as you may have opserved with watching them. Cats, like dogs, walk directly on their toes. Their two back legs allow them to leap far distances without being hurt to bad, and unlike most mammals besides the camel and giraffe, cats use what's called a pacing gait, in which they move the legs on one side of the body before the other side.
The claws of a cat are retractable, and can be sheathed in and around the skin behind their toe pads. They extend these sharp claws when hunting, climbing, and kneading. If a cat is well behaved and will allow it, you can unsheathe their claws with a gentle press of the paw. Now cat owners be aware that if a cat's claws get trapped in something thick and aren't able to escape, they can take harmful injury!
The cats have something called a scruff on the back of their neck, it is a portion of loose skin. The scruff can be used by the mother kitty, to carry kittens, or by male cats in immobilizing the female while they mate, but an adult cat should never be carried by the scruff because of an adult cat's weight. It should instead be held by securing it's back legs and rump, and it's forelegs and chest. A cat may be injured if it is held by the scruff incorrectly!
A cat's bones are really something special! Their forelimbs are connected to their shoulders with what's called a free-floating clavicle bone, and this allows them to squeeze into any area that they can fit their heads, including in cars and dangerous places where it may be trapped.
The ears of a cat can be moved independently, and for this their ears are a lovely indicator of how they feel and what they hear, and what mood they are in. When scared or angry, a cat will move it's ears back to accompany hissing and growling. Though, a cat also lays it's ears back when it's playing and listening to a sound from behind them.