Top 10 Myths About Cats

• Myth:Cats always land on their feet.
• Fact: While cats instinctively fall feet first but that does not mean that they will not receive any injuries.
• Myth:Cats should be given milk everyday.
• Fact: Some cats have lactose intolerance. So, they should not be forced to have milk. A grown up cat can have it's nutrients even without having milk.
• Myth:Spayed or neutered cats gain weight.
• Fact: This is not true at all.
• Myth:Cats are not susceptible to rabies.
• Fact: Dogs, cats and even humans can get rabies.
• Myth:If cats are kept indoors, they are safe from communicable diseases.
• Fact: The microbes can easily travel indoors through air. So, this is a total myth.
• Myth:A cat's sense of balance is in its whiskers.
• Fact: Cats have whiskers as "feelers" and not to have balance.
• Myth:Declawing won't hurt my cat.
• Fact: Declawing will definitely hurt your cat. It is not just cutting their nails, it also includes amputing the bones of their feet.
• Myth:Cats should have fish always.
• Fact: Excessive fish eating can get Yellow Fat Disease (steatitis) in cats though they may be server fish in moderate amount.
• Myth:Dog food will be equally nutritious for cats.
• Fact: Nutritional requirements of cats are entirely different from dogs. Giving them this food will lead to blindness, dry scaly skin.
• Myth:Cats smother babies
• Fact:Nothing can be more false than this. There has not been even a single case in the whole world so far.