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Salem Saberhagen? Yes! The famous American Shorthair cat in the TV series (and a movie too) Sabrina – the teenage witch. Formerly a warlock, he is the one who dispenses (bad) advices to Sabrina. Although Salem retains some of limited magical prowess, for his attempt to conquer the world, Witch’s council punished him with a

The area around Lake Van in Eastern Anatolia is mountainous and suffers extremes of temperature to which the Turkish Van Cat has fully adapted, shedding his long hair for a shorter cooler coat in the summer, and with tufts of hair between his pads to protect his paws from the cold in the winter.

Don’t be surprised! Your kitty’s tongue is covered with papillae, the backward facing hooks, which helps her to groom her fur and to scour meat off the bones. So, now you know why your feline’s tongue looks so rough!

How do you know whether a cat is frightened or is ready to prowl? Just look at his fur. If he is frightened, the hair all over his body would stand up but if he is ready to attack, his hair would stand up only in a narrow band along the spine and tail. If

Prophet Mohammed, founder of Islam, also known as the ‘last messenger of God’ loved cats very much. He was very fond of his favourite cat named ‘Muezza.’ One day, when Muezza was asleep on the sleeve of his robe, Mohammed was called for prayers. He cut off the sleeve off his robe to let his

While we humans may not yet be adept at holding conversations in cat-speak, cats use their language to communicate with us and other animals. Some cats “talk” more than others, but most cats do make noise some of the time, and they expect us to know what they’re saying. We’re all familiar with the meaning

Puss in Boots (PiB)…or The Master Cat, whatever we call him…we just loved that smart kitty for all his gags and antics. In an European fairy tale, our l’il furry-friend was busy helping his master to attain wealth through his trickery…and when he reached the silver screen with Shrek series…the whole world just went crazy

Sugar, oh! Honey, honey…Honey, oh! Sugar, sugar. While playing poker…and winning big money, we can’t help, but sing such songs to woo our kitty. Now let me explain, why? Actually to “Sweeten the kitty” phrase means to increase the size of pot in poker, to make the bid more attractive. In earlier times, “tiger,” the

A cat with a pair of wings… Oh, no! It’s not a canard, but it’s true. Tom, a cat of Granny Feng, China, has developed a pair of wings. Two bumps appeared on his body, which started growing and after a month, they formed two hairy 4 inches long wings. As per experts, it is

Can Tom (a cat) and Jerry (a mouse) ever become friends? Surely, your reply will be “No”. But yes, there is a pair of a cat and mouse who seem to be bosom pals. This little mouse walks all over his kitty friend and she loves it. What a friendship, we would say! Do you

Do you sleep for a short while during day? Do you wake up with the slightest noise during such naps? If youranswer is yes to both, then you are actually catnapping. Even though most of you would address your kitties as sleeping beauties, but you all would agree that they get up on hearing the

Do you label yourself as a fashion freak, one who keeps up with the latest trends – clothes, shoes, accessories,hairstyle, bags – infact anything and everything? Then, you are definitely a hep cat! And you thought you were just stylish!

Cats are lovely companions and they can win anybody’s heart. Even Pope Benedict XVI is a feline lover. He is blessed with Chico, a black and white short-haired cat. But Chico does not live with Pope at Vatican but at his home in Tubinger, Germany because pets are not allowed in Smell my: would makeup

ERRATA In the ‘Breed Profile’ last issue, the heading ‘Beware of genetic diseases’ was inadvertently printed as ‘Watch out for health problems’ and a statement ‘These diseases run in the same or higher incidences in most breeds of cats’ was left out. We regret the errors.