Douglass Blog
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Feline Fun Fact: According to NPR, the roughness that’s associated with the cat’s tongue, called the papillae, is primarily used for grooming purposes. They use the papillae to penetrate their fur layer to reach the skin, and coat the roots of the hair in saliva. This helps keep them clean, and the more fur, the harder it is to reach this area, such as the Persian cat, who’s fur can get matted easily and brushed often.
Fun Fact: Dylan Friedman
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Buster’s Blog (#2)
Hi everybody! Click to read about the adventures of Buster!
Fun Fact: According to Petsoid, cats twitch when they sleep because they are dreaming in REM state (just like humans).
Written by: Faith Molitor
Photo from the Cat Colloquium’s photo gallery
Mackey
Hi everybody! Click to read about the adventures of Mackey!
Fun Fact: According to Rover.com, Scottish Folds are born with normal ears. This change happens when they are 18 to 24 months old, and only if they have the mutation in their genes.
Written by: Faith Molitor
Photo taken by Laura Johnstone-Wilson
Annie Stam (Blog Entry #2)
Hi everybody! Look at this cute picture of Annie in the Cat Tree!
Fun Fact: According to Animal Path, this breed can be taught to do all the tricks that a dog can. They are very smart, and it is often best to train them by using a clicker. This allows them to associate the clicks with a reward when completing the desired task.
Written by: Faith Molitor
Photo from the Cat Colloquium’s photo gallery
Annie Stam (Blog Entry #1)
Hi everybody! Annie Stam is a Siamese. I am hoping to download a video of her soon ;).
Fun Fact: According to 33 Square, they are one of the oldest breeds to be tamed as furry friends. They were orginally found in Thailand, but they were found, in the US, at the turn of the 19th century.
Written by: Faith Molitor
Photo from the Cat Colloquium’s photo gallery
Meet Hilda Lynn
Hi everybody! Click to read about the adventures of Hilda Lynn today!
Fun Fact written by Faith Molitor
Fun Feline Fact: Although many people are drawn to Scottish Folds, their outwards appearance comes at the expense of their long-term health. According to BBC News, their folded ears are due to a mutation in their genes that negatively impacts their cartilage and leads to shorter, more difficult lives.
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Meet Tuckahoe
Hi everybody! Click to read about the adventures of Tuckahoe today!
Fun Fact: Encyclopedia Britannia says that cats avoid water because they are used to living in areas where it is hot and there is very little rain/wet. They don’t know much about the water and how it works, but they do know that it does weird things to their fur.
Written by: Faith Molitor
Photo from Cat Colloquium’s photo gallery
Meet Eliot & George
Hi everybody! Click to read about the adventures of Eliot and George.
Photo: Cat Colloquium Gallery
Fluffy Yet Sassy
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Fun Fact written by Dylan Freidman
Fun Fact: According to MentalFloss, a potential reason cats like to sit in the sun is to regulate body temperature. Cats tend to have a higher average temperature (100.4°F-102.5°F) than humans (98.6°F). When the cat sleeps, its body temperature lowers due to its metabolism slowing down to try and conserve energy. While they can use energy to warm back up, they might also let the sun do it for them.
Photo taken from Cat Colloquium’s photo gallery
Gallery
We are so excited to share some photos from the Cat Colloquium Instagram. These are some crazy photos that hopefully make you smile. Here’s a sneak peek until you click Read More.”
The Original Two
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Posey and Buster were the original two residents of the Cat Colloquium. Buster loves to watch the action and loves to be around people. Posey is very energetic and is very vocal.
Our Writers
Hi y’all! Welcome to the Cat Colloquium Blog!
We are a non-profit that was created in order to educate those about the things that go into permanently adopting a feline friend. Each Friday, we will be posting a story on one of our staff members/volunteers/leaders and one of the cats. These posts will tell you a little bit about each of the cats as well as a perspective from a day in the life of one of the cats. We will also be listing some fun facts about cats in general, answering some of the general questions such as why cats purr, where each breed comes from, etc. We hope you all enjoy our blog, and we hope that this entertains you until you can come in and interact with the cats. See y’all soon!
Click below to read more about the writers behind our blog.
Bio: Faith Molitor
Picture: Cat Colloquium