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Difference between dogs and cats

Every animal has its own characteristics and features . Generally speaking , each animal is adapted for existence in a certain environment and may be unable to survive or reproduce in other environments Environment includes such factors as temperature light moisture atmospheric and water pressure and gas and mineral content of air water , and soil . The various factors of the environment in which any particular animal lives may not remain constant at all times . Most animals are adapted to withstand certain

environmental variations . This scrutinizes the difference and similarities between the cats and dogs

Cats are meat-eating animals . The cat family includes not only the domestic cat , but also the tiger , lion , leopard , lynx , bobcat , and many others . Wild cats are dangerous predators , but domestic cat is a pet and companion and is valuable as a means of controlling rats , mice , and other rodents . The young of most wild cats are called cubs the young of domestic cats are kittens

All cats , from lion to housecat , are adapted for hunting . The head is large and broad , with powerful jaws and sharp , slashing teeth . Long whiskers on the sides of the face are believed to aid the cat in feeling its way through narrow places . The eye has a vertical pupil that closes to a narrow slit in bright sunlight and opens wide in dim light maintaining the keen vision so necessary to a hunter . A cat , like a dog is largely color-blind . Its sense of smell and hearing are very well-developed

The cat has a lithe body , with a loose skin . There are five toes on the front feet and four on the hind . The feet are padded for silent motion Except for the cheetah , which has feet that look much like a dog 's , all cats have claws that can be drawn backward and upward into protective sheaths . Some cats are good swimmers , but most avoid water

The traditional belief in the nine lives ' of the cat can be traced to the animal 's cleverness in getting out of trouble , and to its vigor and strong hold on life . Cats can live for several days without food and recover from injuries that would kill most other animal

Kittens should be fed crumbled bits of cereal in milk , finely chopped cooked meat , or canned baby food four or five times a day . Gradually the number of feedings is reduced , but the amount increased until at 9 to 12 months the cat is receiving an adult diet . Adult cats do best on two meals a day . Suitable foods include ground lean meat , cooked , non-oily fish , canned cat food , or dry cat food . Fresh clean water should also be provided

Cats not intended for breeding purposes should be kept indoors , it should be provided with a sanitary tray . New kittens should be confined to the tray area until they begin to use it . Most cats over thee months of age use the tray readily...