Beware of Cats and Plants Cats like to gnaw on weeds. If the animal doesn't have a preferred weed. he wouldn't know what weed are bad for him and could suffer from poisoning.Poisoning for cats: spruce, aconite, rosebay, adonida, wind flower, birthwort, aspidio, azalea, belladonna, boxwood, prick wood, calla lily, white bellflower, celandine, hemlock, horsetail, meadow saffron, daene, lady by night, digitalis, bittersweet, hellebore, larkspur, thorn apple, garden officinal spurge, philodendron, fern, Spain bean, liverwort, ivy, potato leaf, harebell, laburnum, green lily, , mistletoe, lily of the valley, coxcomb, California primrose, meadow pulsatila, crowfoot, genista, castor oil plant, locust tree, midget alder tree, tobacco, tomato, hellebore. Harmless to cats: if you want to do something good for your cat and for yourself you can cultivate the following plants on pots and flower stands: big flowers donkey herbs, sedge, Melissa gilt, wild mint, water mint, wild thyme, sweet marjoram., balm gentle, valerian, verbatim. Why do cats hunt mice? Cat have lived with men for a long time. but, they still are predators animals like their parent the great felines, like the lion, tiger, or leopard. Of course, our cats prey are smaller. They prefer rodents. The instinct for hunting in the cat is hereditary. so, even if you feed him on a daily basis, he will find a way to catch any mouse that goes by him. When they hunt, they are perseverant. They can wait for hours in front of the prey's hiding place. and if they by chance, stick their heads out, he will still wait patiently. The prey must not feel any danger, so he will not go in hiding again. If he does go out, the cat will rapidly jump on him and catch it. What to do if the cat brings back a mouse? To you, maybe its gross. but for a cat is a way too show his affection for you. Then, don't scold him. take the house from him, if he lets you, and let him go on the garden. If the mouse is dead, bury him there. Why do cats fall on their feet without hurting themselves? Cats can even survive falls from great heights. In fact, almost every time he falls on his four feet. He can do this because of the use of his tail as a steering wheel. changing this, while your cat falls. He turns his body in mid air using his tail in a way, that before landing, his feet are orientated towards the ground. This way, he can land securely on his four feet. |