A cat will tremble or shiver when it is extreme pain.

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In an average year, cat owners in the United States spend over $2 billion on cat food.

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Blue-eyed, pure white cats are frequently deaf.

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A form of AIDS exists in cats.

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The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”

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Cats eat grass to aid their digestion and to help them get rid of any fur in their stomachs.

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Not every cat gets \high\" from catnip. Whether or not a cat responds to it depends upon a recessive gene: no gene"

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Cats often overract to unexpected stimuli because of their extremely sensitive nervous system.

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Statistics indicate that animal lovers in recent years have shown a preference for cats over dogs!

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A cat has two vocal chords, and can make over 100 sounds.

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The first cat show was in 1871 at the Crystal Palace in London.

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In one stride, a cheetah can cover 23 to 26 feet (7 to 8 meters).

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Cats spend nearly 1/3 of their waking hours cleaning themselves.

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The Maine Coon cat is America's only natural breed of domestic feline. It is 4 to 5 times larger than the Singapura, the smallest breed of cat.

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The average cat food meal is the equivalent to about five mice.

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Cats have 300 million neurons; dogs have about 160 million

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A steady diet of dog food may cause blindness in your cat - it lacks taurine.

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The normal body temperature of a cat is between 100.5 ° and 102.5 °F. A cat is sick if its temperature goes below 100 ° or above 103 °F.

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A cat's normal pulse is 140-240 beats per minute, with an average of 195.

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Cats only sweat through their paws and nowhere else on their body

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An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles (eight kilometers) away.

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A cat has more bones than a human; humans have 206, but the cat has 230 (some cites list 245 bones, and state that bones may fuse together as the cat ages).

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When a cats rubs up against you, the cat is marking you with it's scent claiming ownership.

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A happy cat holds her tail high and steady.

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In just seven years, a single pair of cats and their offspring could produce a staggering total of 420,000 kittens.

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