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How Do Cats Get Winter Coats?
What triggers cats to grow a winter coat?
Most pet owners will notice that their cat’s coat grows thicker during the cooler months and once spring arrives, the coat sheds, leaving behind a much thinner. Scientists have found that growth of the winter coat is triggered by shortening daylight hours, and not a drop in temperature.
Once daylight hours begin to shorten, information is relayed via the retinohypothalamic tract to a master clock known as suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the hypothalamus which encodes these signals and disseminates them throughout the cat to drive the circadian and circannual changes in physiology. At the pineal gland, the SCN signal affects melatonin secretion (a hormone that modulates hair growth) and the length of daylight hours is proportional to the duration of melatonin production. Melatonin suppresses prolactin secretion, which regulates the hair follicle cycle. Increased production of melatonin and declining prolactin trigger winter coat growth in cats. As days become longer in spring, melatonin production declines and prolactin increases, leading to shedding.
Cat Themed Official Days – January to December 2022
Every year animal lovers play a part in supporting a wide range of health and social events to help increase awareness about animal welfare, specific diseases, medical conditions.
Why Do Cats Have Slits in Their Ears?
Why do cats have slits in their ears?
Medically known as a cutaneous marginal pouch, the slit that forms a pouch at the base of the outer edge of the ear is known as Henry’s pocket.
Tabby in 80 Different Languages
Do you want to know how to say tabby in different languages? Our list below lists tabby in more than 80 languages.
Do Cats Have Chins
Do cats have chins?
Cats do not have chins, even our closest cousins, chimpanzees and gorillas don’t have chins, in fact, humans are the only animals with chins. However, the area below the lower lip is commonly referred to as the chin, even though it’s not technically correct.
Numnum Cat Drinking Milk Goes Viral
The Internet was made for cats to cheer us up with cats such as Grumpy Cat who have been the inspiration for millions of cat memes. Internet users have even created their own cat and dog lingo to go along with cat memes and photos.
The latest cat to cheer up millions is a Scottish Shorthair named Leo, whose human posted a cute clip of him noisily drinking milk. Musician Sherzod Ergashev is credited with creating the original duet to play around with TikTok’s duett chain, a feature that allows users to create content while appearing side by side with the original clip. More Tiktok musicians quickly joined in to create the masterpiece we have now.
CattoLingo: Ultimate Guide to Internet Cat Talk
Word Meaning Absolute unit A large cat or dog Airplane/aeroplane ears When a cat flattens and angles its ears and they look like the wings of a plane Angery Angry cat Attacc When a cat attacks Baked beans When a cat extends its paws towards a heat source Bamboozle Do a confuse Beans Toes Bean … Read more
Lump (Incisive Papilla) on the Roof of a Cat’s Mouth
What is the lump on the roof of my cat’s mouth?
Have you noticed a bump on the roof of your cat’s mouth between the incisors? This small done-shaped projection is the incisive papilla and is present in all cats, humans, dogs, horses and many other mammals.
What does the incisive papilla do?
Also known as the palatine papilla, the incisive papilla (frequently mislabelled the vomeronasal organ) connects the oral cavity with the vomeronasal organ via the incisive duct which contains fluid-filled incisive (nasopalatine) canals.
Torbie vs Tortie Cat: What is the Difference?
What is the difference between a torbie and a tortie cat?
Also known as a patched tabby, torbie is a coat pattern made up of patches of red and brown tabby markings. The name is a combination of the terms tortoiseshell and tabby. A tortie (short for tortoiseshell) is made up of random patches of red and black, or blue and cream if the cat carries the dilute gene.