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Cat Facts: Is your cat in pain? Use the Feline Grimace Scale!

Cats are really excellent at hiding pain and illness. This is a problem when we try to be the best cat caregivers we can be, because it means we can miss signs that they’re…

Cat Facts: A cat named Yoshi

Did you know that there’s an extinct genus of sabre-toothed cat called Yoshi? Originally described as Machairodus from a Greek specimen in 1862 by Hensel, it was later moved…

A deep dive on my issues with Colossal’s so-called dire wolves

I had a pretty relaxing morning on April 7, 2025. I got up, fed the cats, made myself some tea, and attended a mindful writing session. I took a break for lunch before I was…

Cat Facts: Sensitive toe beans

Cats have extremely sensitive feet! Their forepaws have lots of mechanoreceptors, which respond to pressure and movement and in cats are particularly sensitive to the speed…