Blog 4 | Fun Cat Facts

December 5, 2022

It has been another busy month for mogbog with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Thank you again to everyone who purchased a new tray or treats from us.

We do need to apologise to anyone whose order was caught up and delayed in the Royal Mail strikes. Thank you for your patience and we are sure it was worth the wait.

This month we thought we would share some facts about our pets we all love. Leave a comment and let us know if anything surprised you!

So, did you know?....

There are estimated to be nearly 11 million pet cats in the UK and 500m worldwide.
Approximately 51% of adults own a cat.
65% of owners in the UK identify their cats as moggies, 23% as pedigrees and 5% as cross-breeds.
A person that loves cats is called a ailurophile. 😻
According to the Guinness World Records, the oldest cat lived to be 38 years and 3 days old. WOW!
Cats have roughly 230 bones in their body. 🩻
Cats can run at speeds of up to 30mph. 🐆
Cats use their whiskers to judge if they can fit through a hole. 😺
Cats can jump six times their own height.
Cats can sleep 13-16 hours a day, that's about 70% of its life. 💤
One cat year equates to 15 human years. How old is your cat?
The largest domestic cat is the Maine Coon and the smallest is a Singapura.
Your house cat is genetically 95.6% tiger. 🐯
Cats can mark their owners as possessions.
Each cat's nose print is as unique as a fingerprint.
Red cats are mostly male.
Cats primarily only meow for humans.
Cats walk like camels and giraffes. 🐫🦒
In 1963 a cat went into space. 🚀
The loudest cat purr recorded is 67.8 db(A).
A calico cat is white with ginger and black patches.
Black cats are actually considered as good luck. 🐈‍⬛

We hope you enjoyed finding out a little more about your furry feline friend and if you haven't already, why not have a read of our other blogs.

Purrfect regards

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