Cat history,cat Myths,Advantages of keeping cats as Pets over Dogs

Written by chetan gupta


The Cat was a pet at least eight thousand years ago because bones of cats, mice and humans were found buried together onrepparttar ancient island of Cyprus. In ancient Egypt,repparttar 111183 cat was a pet at least five thousand years ago. The cat was considered to be a sacred animal in ancient Egypt. Cats are held sacred in Buddhism. Much appreciated byrepparttar 111184 Buddhists wasrepparttar 111185 capacity of cats for meditation which they sensed in cats. The Birman cat descends from cats that were venerated as gods inrepparttar 111186 Buddhist temples. In Burma,repparttar 111187 Burmese cats are held to be sacred. The Birman cat descends from cats that were venerated as gods inrepparttar 111188 Buddhist temples. The Buddhist priests believed thatrepparttar 111189 faithful returned to earth inrepparttar 111190 form of a cat. In Buddhism, it is believed that onrepparttar 111191 death of a person who had reachedrepparttar 111192 highest levels of spiritualityrepparttar 111193 soul enteredrepparttar 111194 body of a cat. It remained there untilrepparttar 111195 cat died, whenrepparttar 111196 soul entered paradise. Even today, in some Asiatic sanctuaries, divine powers are attributed torepparttar 111197 cat and it is believed that inrepparttar 111198 hereafterrepparttar 111199 soul of cat speaks to Buddha in favor of its owner that still lives on earth. In Buddhist temples across Asia, cats are kept as mousers. Amongrepparttar 111200 most charming of Japanese cats is Maneki-Neko, a small cat believed to ensure happiness and good luck. Japanese Buddhists venerate cats after their death. The temple of Go - To - Ku - Ji in Tokyo is dedicated to cats. Vested priests serverepparttar 111201 temple and intone chants for feline souls. Crowded intorepparttar 111202 temple are sculptures paintings and relief carvings of cats. In each of these,repparttar 111203 cat has a paw raised as if in greeting,repparttar 111204 classical pose ofrepparttar 111205 cat Maneki - Neko. Cats continue to be worshiped as deities in countries such as Thailand and China. The power of cats to see inrepparttar 111206 dark was also considered useful to hold evil spirits at way, since it was usually thought that eyes of cat were more active at night,repparttar 111207 walls of many Asiatic houses were adorned with images of cats. In England, a black cat sitting in a house on a wedding day is thought to bring good luck. In Thailand, a Diamond eyed cat is believed to be a symbol of good luck. In South America,repparttar 111208 Incas revered sacred cats, representations of which can be seen in pre-Columbian Peruvian artifacts. The earliest representations of domestic cat were Egyptian tomb paintings and sculpture. Byrepparttar 111209 5th century B.C., images of cats appeared on Greek coins, and later they were depicted in Roman mosaics and paintings and on earthenware, coins and shields. Cats have reputation for having nine lives. Cats are very affectionate towards human beings. The Siamese breed of cats are very affectionate towards people. Cats can recognize footsteps of their owner from hundreds of feet away. Cats are easy to care as compared to dogs. Outdoor cats bury their faeces. Cats groom themselves with their saliva. The cats tongue, saliva and paws help in grooming cats themselves. Cats groom themselves about twenty times in a day. Kittens start cleaning or grooming themselves atrepparttar 111210 age of one month. All cats generally do not need bath. Cats are easiest to care out of all domestic animals. Cats are most independent domestic animals. Cats do not need care and attention. Cats are also small in size. Cats also exercise themselves. Cats are most playful out of all domestic animals. Kittens play themselves by batting and tossing small objects, hunting and by jumping in and out of boxes. Cats love to hide in cardboard boxes, drawer or laundry basket. Kittens begin playing with toys atrepparttar 111211 age of four weeks and their enjoyment becomes more elaborate as they grow. Kittens that have free access to a terrace or garden will amuse themselves by running after a butterfly, bug, insect or leaf. Cats enjoy being stroked by their owner. The gestation period of a cat is 63 days. The average litter of cats consists of four kittens. Kittens are born blind, deaf and helpless. The eyes of kitten open at eight to ten days of age, and they begin to be weaned about six weeks after birth. The senses of kitten begin to function ten to twelve days after birth. Soon after birthrepparttar 111212 mother cat licks her kittens, this action cleans them and helps stimulate their circulation. After birth of kittens,repparttar 111213 mother cat take them to safe places. Scientific studies have shown that stroking a pet cat or kitten and playing with a pet cat or kitten reduce stress and anxiety and lowersrepparttar 111214 blood pressure of its owner. Cats can also learn to live with other domestic pets. The fur of cats is soft and beautiful. Cats are comfort - loving creatures, seemingly addicted to warmth and luxury. Cats also seem to grow fond of their owners, adopting them almost as parents. Cats are available in many coat colours. Cats and kittens use litter boxes or toilet and unlike dogs, cats do not need to be walked. Dogs are not able to use litter box and toilet and dogs need to be walked. Kittens begin using litter box at just five or six weeks age. The litter boxes of cats should be filled with sand, regular clay, clumping clay or wooden pallets. Childrens and adults both enjoy playing with cats. Kittens should be domesticated atrepparttar 111215 age of two to four months. The weight of a newborn kitten is about hundred grams. Many cat magazines are published inrepparttar 111216 USA , UK, and other countries each year. Cats have been portayed inrepparttar 111217 works of many great artists including Leonardo Da Vinci, Albrecht Durer, Paul Gauguin, Theodore Gericault, William Hogarth, Edouard Manet and Pablo Picasso. Most cats like to become friendly with human beings while few of them want to be left alone. Kittens are most playful out of all domestic animals. All kittens play by themselves by finding amusement or satisfaction with odd trinkets or by jumping in and out of boxes, hunting and poking, batting and tossing small objects. Kittens also exercise themselves. Keeping cats as pets can bring cheerfulness and forrepparttar 111218 aged, emotionally disturbed and prison population they bring about amazing transformation. Cats can be lifesaver for their owner. A cat of UK saved his owner's life by signaling thatrepparttar 111219 gas cooker had been left on with his paw. A cat named Mourka delivered vital messages from Russian scouts aboutrepparttar 111220 enemy's gun replacements. According to news

Feline Human Bond

Written by chetan gupta


The Cat was a pet at least eight thousand years ago because bones of cats, mice and humans were found buried together onrepparttar ancient island of Cyprus. In ancient Egypt,repparttar 111182 cat was a pet at least five thousand years ago. The cat was considered to be a sacred animal in ancient Egypt. Cats are held sacred in Buddhism. Much appreciated byrepparttar 111183 Buddhists wasrepparttar 111184 capacity of cats for meditation which they sensed in cats. The Birman cat descends from cats that were venerated as gods inrepparttar 111185 Buddhist temples. In Burma,repparttar 111186 Burmese cats are held to be sacred. The Birman cat descends from cats that were venerated as gods inrepparttar 111187 Buddhist temples. The Buddhist priests believed thatrepparttar 111188 faithful returned to earth inrepparttar 111189 form of a cat. In Buddhism, it is believed that onrepparttar 111190 death of a person who had reachedrepparttar 111191 highest levels of spiritualityrepparttar 111192 soul enteredrepparttar 111193 body of a cat. It remained there untilrepparttar 111194 cat died, whenrepparttar 111195 soul entered paradise. Even today, in some Asiatic sanctuaries, divine powers are attributed torepparttar 111196 cat and it is believed that inrepparttar 111197 hereafterrepparttar 111198 soul of cat speaks to Buddha in favor of its owner that still lives on earth. In Buddhist temples across Asia, cats are kept as mousers. Amongrepparttar 111199 most charming of Japanese cats is Maneki-Neko, a small cat believed to ensure happiness and good luck. Japanese Buddhists venerate cats after their death. The temple of Go - To - Ku - Ji in Tokyo is dedicated to cats. Vested priests serverepparttar 111200 temple and intone chants for feline souls. Crowded intorepparttar 111201 temple are sculptures paintings and relief carvings of cats. In each of these,repparttar 111202 cat has a paw raised as if in greeting,repparttar 111203 classical pose ofrepparttar 111204 cat Maneki - Neko. Cats continue to be worshiped as deities in countries such as Thailand and China. The power of cats to see inrepparttar 111205 dark was also considered useful to hold evil spirits at way, since it was usually thought that eyes of cat were more active at night,repparttar 111206 walls of many Asiatic houses were adorned with images of cats. In England, a black cat sitting in a house on a wedding day is thought to bring good luck. In Thailand, a Diamond eyed cat is believed to be a symbol of good luck. In South America,repparttar 111207 Incas revered sacred cats, representations of which can be seen in pre-Columbian Peruvian artifacts. The earliest representations of domestic cat were Egyptian tomb paintings and sculpture. Byrepparttar 111208 5th century B.C., images of cats appeared on Greek coins, and later they were depicted in Roman mosaics and paintings and on earthenware, coins and shields. Cats have reputation for having nine lives. Cats are very affectionate towards human beings. The Siamese breed of cats are very affectionate towards people. Cats can recognize footsteps of their owner from hundreds of feet away. Cats are easy to care as compared to dogs. Outdoor cats bury their faeces. Cats groom themselves with their saliva. The cats tongue, saliva and paws help in grooming cats themselves. Cats groom themselves about twenty times in a day. Kittens start cleaning or grooming themselves atrepparttar 111209 age of one month. All cats generally do not need bath. Cats are easiest to care out of all domestic animals. Cats are most independent domestic animals. Cats do not need care and attention. Cats are also small in size. Cats also exercise themselves. Cats are most playful out of all domestic animals. Kittens play themselves by batting and tossing small objects, hunting and by jumping in and out of boxes. Cats love to hide in cardboard boxes, drawer or laundry basket. Kittens begin playing with toys atrepparttar 111210 age of four weeks and their enjoyment becomes more elaborate as they grow. Kittens that have free access to a terrace or garden will amuse themselves by running after a butterfly, bug, insect or leaf. Cats enjoy being stroked by their owner. The gestation period of a cat is 63 days. The average litter of cats consists of four kittens. Kittens are born blind, deaf and helpless. The eyes of kitten open at eight to ten days of age, and they begin to be weaned about six weeks after birth. The senses of kitten begin to function ten to twelve days after birth. Soon after birthrepparttar 111211 mother cat licks her kittens, this action cleans them and helps stimulate their circulation. After birth of kittens,repparttar 111212 mother cat take them to safe places. Scientific studies have shown that stroking a pet cat or kitten and playing with a pet cat or kitten reduce stress and anxiety and lowersrepparttar 111213 blood pressure of its owner. Cats can also learn to live with other domestic pets. The fur of cats is soft and beautiful. Cats are comfort - loving creatures, seemingly addicted to warmth and luxury. Cats also seem to grow fond of their owners, adopting them almost as parents. Cats are available in many coat colours. Cats and kittens use litter boxes or toilet and unlike dogs, cats do not need to be walked. Dogs are not able to use litter box and toilet and dogs need to be walked. Kittens begin using litter box at just five or six weeks age. The litter boxes of cats should be filled with sand, regular clay, clumping clay or wooden pallets. Childrens and adults both enjoy playing with cats. Kittens should be domesticated atrepparttar 111214 age of two to four months. The weight of a newborn kitten is about hundred grams. Many cat magazines are published inrepparttar 111215 USA , UK, and other countries each year. Cats have been portayed inrepparttar 111216 works of many great artists including Leonardo Da Vinci, Albrecht Durer, Paul Gauguin, Theodore Gericault, William Hogarth, Edouard Manet and Pablo Picasso. Most cats like to become friendly with human beings while few of them want to be left alone. Kittens are most playful out of all domestic animals. All kittens play by themselves by finding amusement or satisfaction with odd trinkets or by jumping in and out of boxes, hunting and poking, batting and tossing small objects. Kittens also exercise themselves. Keeping cats as pets can bring cheerfulness and forrepparttar 111217 aged, emotionally disturbed and prison population they bring about amazing transformation. Cats can be lifesaver for their owner. A cat of UK saved his owner's life by signaling thatrepparttar 111218 gas cooker had been left on with his paw. A cat named Mourka delivered vital messages from Russian scouts aboutrepparttar 111219 enemy's gun replacements. According to news

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