Never feed your cat dog food. Cats need five times more protein than dogs do. If your cat misses one meal, a trip to the vet may be necessary. Cats are the sleepiest of all mammals. They spend 16 hours of each day sleeping.
Cats are more active during the evening hours.
Backward-pointing spikes on a cat's tongue aid in their grooming. The average cat weighs 12 pounds. If you can't feel your cat's ribs, she's too heavy. According to the Guiness Book of World Records, the heaviest cat on record was Himmy, an Australian cat, who weighed 46 pounds, 15.25 ounces in 1986. The tiniest cat on record was Tinker Toy from Illinois.