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Random Kitty Facts

Agaruvala

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Number of cats in he US : 77.7 million
Average life Expectancy: 15 years
Percentage of lifetime spent sleeping: 62%
Percentage of lifetime spent grooming: 12 %
average number of hairballs coughed up during a cats lifetime: 180
Percentage of people who buy their cats Christmas presents: 58%
Percentage of cat owners who allow their cats in their bed: 30%
Percentage of cat owners who are women: 84 %

More random facts to come.
 
Interesting...how about a source?

What I want to know is how much people spend on their cats each year, especially in the U.S.
 
Originally posted by: bovinda
Interesting...how about a source?

What I want to know is how much people spend on their cats each year, especially in the U.S.

not sure but the average cost to raise a dog is around 4,400 ( through it average 12 year life span)
 
..I want one but still looking. Might get a puppy and kitten together. Ya think the kat will teach the dog to use a litter box?? 😕
 
A sleeping cat with twitching paws is having a nightmare
Housecats have over 115 different types of prey, Lions and other large cats only have ~ 15
Cats communicate feelings by way of tail position, whiskers and eyes
Cats that "talk" to owners do so because their owners talk to them, cats raised without human companionship usually don't make vocalizations aside from pain or hostility
 
Originally posted by: Agaruvala
Number of cats in he US : 77.7 million
Average life Expectancy: 15 years
Percentage of lifetime spent sleeping: 62%
Percentage of lifetime spent grooming: 12 %
average number of hairballs coughed up during a cats lifetime: 180
Percentage of people who buy their cats Christmas presents: 58%
Percentage of cat owners who allow their cats in their bed: 30%
Percentage of cat owners who are women: 84 %

More random facts to come.

None of my cats have coughed up hairballs....none when I was growing up and not my kitten. Dunno about that 180 average there 😛
 
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