A cat can jump and lands on its
feet as this are a natural instinct for a cat. When a kitten is first born, the
cushion in a kittens paws are not developed with the cushion to land on its
feet. It takes about 7 wk to develop the cushion in a cats paw for landing. A
cats bone structure is unique to other animals as the bones are flexible , cat
has no collar bone, which enables them to be able to twist and bend their bones
A cat can jump from short distant with out sustaining any injuries.
With this behavior, you will want
to teach the cat to jump hoops, sticks, or off the scratching tree. Letting a
cat jump from extreme heights will cause injury to the cat.
Cats have a unique hearing
ability; they are able to hear high tones and pitches, like opening a door or a
can of food. Cats also have unique smelling abilities. The reason a cat will
scratch or urinate on the floor , rub its self up against a door or furniture,
is the cat is leaving their scent in
that areas so they will be able to come back and know they were there, in other
words marking its territory. In addition, if another cat or animal comes along
in the area a cat will know this. Cats can also smell with their mouths. There
is a gland call 'Jacobson's organ’, it is a sac in the cats upper mouth filled
with blood, as the cat smells the scent and the slightly opens their mouth and
upper lip, this allows the scent to be carried in and to the sac, which it will
carry the scent goes to the cat brain. This mostly happen to male cats when a
female has urinated.
