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Next up is some appropo Fall info about popular cat breeds, the kitty Halloween connection, and burn remedies for common feline burn causes from one of our top world veterinary colleges. Read on for some fun facts and useful info.
Cat Breeds
Current Cat Fanciers Association has a count of 45 standardized cat breeds in alphabetical order starting with the Abyssinian and ending with the Turkish Van. Their site photos are quite good. In comparison TICA (The International Cat Association) shows a total of 75 types of felines also starting with the Abyssinian and ending with the Turkish Van. The wide variation is contributed to the non-pedigreed not being included in a registry. TICA also shows very nice photos of each breed.
Wikipedia has a list of cat breeds with good small identifying pictures included. They actually show about 100 different types of kitties starting, again, with the Abyssinian but ending with the York Chocolate. This kitty is a long-haired cat in solid chocolate, lilac, or taupe. The York originated in New York, USA.
The Abyssinian is a short-haired, red kitty. Can also be ruddy, cinnamon, or even a blue silver or fawn silver. Said to be very active and affectionate. Pictured here:
The Turkish Van is from United Kingdom, originating in Turkey. Pictured below, this feline has semi-long hair which is all white. Color is only on its head and tail. They love the water.
The York Chocolate is a long-haired solid chocolate, lilac, or taupe cat. It can be any of the three colors combined with white. Origination is New York, USA – pictured here:
Most Known & Most Popular Breeds
The YouGov site rates the top 30 cat breeds by fame and by popularity with adults. We will list the first 15 here in order with fame percentage starting at 82 percent and ending with 64%. Their popularity with adults starts at 59% for the Siberian and goes down to 41% for the Napoleon cat.
Siberian
Bengal
Himalayan
American Shorthair
Maine Coon
European Shorthair
British Shorthair
American Bobtail
Russian Blue
Abyssinian
Savannah
Desert Lynx
American Wirehair
Egyptian Mau
Napoleon Cat
The YouGov site shows pictures of each mentioned and more if you would like to check out the link above. Where does your fur baby sit in the group? My kitty is listed as an American Shorthair, number 4. However, in looking through all the information and pictures, I would put her in the Norwegian Forest group for coloring and markings, and face shape but American shorthair for hair length.
See if you agree from the pictures below and let me know your thoughts!
Norwegian Forest cat:
My picture of my girl:
American Shorthair:
Remember our National Cat Day is November 29 every year. See my current post on our National Cat Day here. Also check out “Cat facts cat parents need to know”.
A Little Halloween Horror
It’s interesting to note how all the super nonsense began with our famous ‘black cat’ superstitions. A black cat has been associated with bad luck, evil, and witches in many countries since medieval times. However in other countries, like Scotland and Japan, they are considered as a symbol of affluence and good luck…so very opposite.
As the story is told on history.com, all the way back in Greek mythology cats were associated with the moon and witchcraft. In 1223 Pope Gregory IX issued a church document which declared black cats as an ‘incarnation of Satan’. This was at the start of the Inquisition and witch hunts in medieval times when it was believed witches could turn themselves into cats.
It is suggested that the witches with their cats were getting too much influence with their dislike of authority and giving the church a run for its money, so to speak. They were making the church ‘authority’ uneasy. The black cat became the main influence with witches, supposedly because they are harder to see at night, helping the cats to be better hunters. It was reported that cats were accused of causing the Black Plague and many were killed as a result. The irony was that the cats controlled the rodent population which actually spread the disease.
When the Puritan colonists came to America they arrived bringing with them the ‘evil black cat’, bad luck superstition lore with them–still with us in some respects today.
For more Halloween lore see my previous post.
Bad Luck turns to Good Help
Tufts University with Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, is one of the top vet colleges in the world. They give us some great advice and care tips on how to remedy common burns for cats. They comment on three major burn categories summarized below.
Thermal Burns
Thermal burns are the most common, These result from contact with flames, steam, hot liquids, heating pads, hair dryers, heat lamps, plus. This household accident is one such as being scalded from a hot liquid or flying grease.
For a thermal burn they advise to NOT APPLY COLD WATER OR ICE OR BUTTER OR ANY TYPE OF OINTMENT. They also recommend TO NOT BANDAGE OR TRY TO CLEAN THE WOUND, but to BRING YOUR CAT TO THE VET IMMEDIATELY. It can be worse than it looks and needs professional care.
Chemical Burns
These are the second most common burns for house cats. This is when your cat’s skin comes in contact with any caustic substance like turpentine, or a toxic cleaning substance. If your cat tries to sooth their skin with their tongue it can cause more burns inside its mouth.
In this case, TUFTS ADVISES PUTTING YOUR KITTY IN A TOWEL OR BLANKET AND CARRIER. THEN YOU NEED TO PROCEED TO YOUR CLOSEST VET HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.
Electrical Burns
This is the third most common type of burn caused by biting through an electrical cord or a poorly insulated appliance. This affects the tongue and top of your cat’s mouth.
HERE, AGAIN, THEY STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF WRAPPING YOUR KITTY IN A TOWEL OR BLANKET AND HEADING TO THE NEAREST VET HOSPITAL FOR PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT.
If needed, be sure to take heed of Tufts advice for your best feline fur bud.
Animal Videos
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