Cats are one of the most mysterious and mysterious animals on earth. Since ancient times, they have often been associated with mysterious phenomena and the supernatural. And in ancient Egypt, cats were considered sacred animals at all. So, one of the ancient Egyptian deities was Bast, or Bastet - the patroness of fun, love, female beauty, home and fertility. She was portrayed as a cat or a woman with a cat's head. Interesting facts about cats can be listed for hours, but there are several misconceptions, myths about these animals, which many consider to be facts.
For example, cats are believed to love milk and it is the ideal food for them. However, this is not a fact about cats, but a real delusion. Many felines' stomachs do not digest lactose, so milk can cause diarrhea in your Murka. At least the milk makes a good laxative. In addition, there are not so many useful substances in it, and it can easily be replaced with more useful low-fat cottage cheese or kefir.
Many owners think that fish is simply vital for their pets. Of course, it contains enough nutrients, however, vitamin A and taurine, which are no less necessary for animals, are found in meat. As soon as the fish starts to spoil, eating it can lead to serious stomach problems.
There are several myths associated with the behavior of cats. According to one of them, these animals yell only in spring. In fact, they can do this at any time of the year, when females are in heat and males are sexually active. Also, many owners sincerely believe that cats and cats after sterilization / castration become lazy and will certainly get fat. In fact, your Barsik will simply become less aggressive due to hormonal changes in the body, but not lazy at all, and he will sleep exactly as much after the operation as before. And to avoid obesity, just remember to play with your pet and entertain him - this will be enough to maintain good physical shape.
Here's another fun fact about cats: it turns out they can see perfectly in the dark! Wait a minute, this is also a myth, nothing more. Indeed, the cat's eye requires much less light than the human eye to distinguish the outlines of objects, but in pitch darkness, where there is no light at all, there is simply nothing to reflect. In the twilight, cats do see better than humans, but in the dark they are as blind as we are.
It is believed that if a cat is purring, then it is good for her. Is it really? Representatives of the feline family in rare cases can accompany not only pleasure, but also pain and aggression with a purr. Cats sometimes purr when seriously injured, recovering from surgery, or even before dying.
There are many interesting facts about cats, but much of what people say about them is fiction. These mysterious animals still arouse genuine interest among scientists today, since not all the mysteries of their behavior have been revealed to people.
