You’ll often see photos of cats with pet birds sitting nearby or pet mice cuddling up to them. Obviously these cats have never learned the art of hunting or are just very mellow. Some cats seem to be natural hunters. But others must be taught. Barn cats are generally good hunters. Most of the time […]
All unborn mammalian babies have a large shunt, a blood vessel that carries blood around the liver instead of through it to the heart. This shunt, called the ductus venous should close down just before or after birth. Sometimes it does not stop working and is a defect known as an intrahepatic (hepatic referring to […]
Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: Iran (Persia) Coat Type: silky, long fur with soft undercoat Color: solid, silver & golden, shaded & smoke, tabby, bicolor & particolor Temperament: calm, quiet, affectionate, gets along with other pets Where does the Persian come from? The Persian cat is originally from Iran, once known as Persia. There may […]
