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Cat Senses
By peace | February 23, 2008
Cats are not bonded just to their homes. They are well able to distinguish between acquaintances and strangers, and will recognize good friends after years. They will often develop a preference for one member of the family — and this need not always be the one who feeds them. Solitary housecats in particular need the affection and company of their adopted human. Their needs will depend on the age and idiosyncrasies of the animal: young cats need to be played with; older cats especially need companionship.
Cats show their affection in many different ways: they will rub against your legs, hold out their head, allow themselves to be lifted onto your lap while purring loudly, or follow your every step. Most cats love to be stroked, but only when they are in the mood. To really understand your cat you have to be able to think yourself into its position. This is not quite easy as cats see the world in a very different way from human beings.
Cats At Play
Kittens practise their innate hunting skills by playing with their siblings or with inanimate objects, lurking, stalking, leaping and hitting out with their paws. Cats kept in pairs are able to keep each other occupied but, in the case of solitary animals(particularly housecats of any age), you will have to make time for playing with them everyday. In this way, you will keep your pet young and fit and prevent boredom. All kinds of toys for cats — rubber, fur, mice, balls etc, are available from pet stores and similar outlets. Even an ordinary table tennis ball or a ball of string will keep a cat entertained for hours.
The Cat’s Senses
A special light-reflecing layer(the tapetum lucidum) in a cat’s eyes enables them to ’shine’ when a ray of light falls on them in the dark. This layer enables a cat to see efficiently in faint light and cats can certainly see far better than we can at night. However, even a cat cannot see anything in total darkness.
A cat’s mobile ears will be able to pick up even very faint noises and extremely high-pitched sounds(in the ultra-sound range) that would be inaudible to human ears. Its highly developed sense of touch — the whiskers are particularly sensitive — enable the cat to find its way around in the dark.
The nose of a cat is far more sensitive to smell than the human nose. Cats have scent glands on their chins, lips and foreheads, with which they leave a scent mark — undetectable to us — when they rub themselves against us. Their terriory is marked with urine and gland secretions.
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