Toyger Cat Picture

This is stunning Toyger cat "Bright" in a radiant Helmi Flick Toyger cat picture. The Toyger is a purebred cat that is intended to have some of the physical characteristics of the tiger. The name is an amalgam of "toy" and "tiger". This is a designer cat breed that is relatively new on the cat fancy map but well established in being recognized by TICA, a major cat association, under their championship breeds, the highest level of recognition at the association. This is glowing mackerel tabby cat with orange undertones and a solid conformation. Apparently the breeders have even selectively bred this domestic cat to walk like a tiger! The toyger is a created, hybrid cat in the long list of exotic domestic cats that are intended to evoke the wild cats. This is not wildcat hybrid however. Read and see more...

Picture Of A Tick

A really nice picture of a really horrible bug, the tick. This is a photograph taken by the veterinary staff at the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic. This photo has been used with permission for teaching/educational purposes at www.pictures-of-cats.org (PoC). I want to thank Ryan G. Gates, DVM of the clinic for granting permission. If people want to use the picture please ask the clinic first.

The tick is quite a large parasite.  The domestic cat is one of its many hosts. My mother's cat had a tick. She wasn't sure what it was. If you part the fur you will certainly be able to recognize one. 

The picture to the left, also by the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic and used here with their permission, shows a tick attached to a dog's ear and in the early stages of feeding and therefore much less engorged. The fingers provide a scale to gauge the tick's size. Read more about cat parasites...

Tonkinese Cat Picture

Another beautiful and active cat picture by Helmi Flick. This Tonkinese cat picture shows what I believe to be a lilac, fawn or blue mink Tonkinese. Despite picking three colors, I am probably incorrect as the pointing is very subtle! Please leave a comment if you have the answer. The Tonkinese looks almost like a traditional Siamese cat in terms of body shape with a different range of body and pointing colors due to it being a Burmese/ Siamese hybrid. It is a nice, moderate cat, not bred to extreme. That I think this is its strength. You can see the more rounded head and shorter face than the Siamese show cats or indeed the Thai cats (called old style Siamese). They are like Applehead Siamese in this respect although breeders would not like me making that comparison, I suspect. The coat is fine and close lying as can be seen in Helmi's photo. This makes for very easy maintenance.

Tiffany (Chantilly) Cat Picture

This is a Tiffany (Chantilly) cat picture by the cat's companion (Marianne) who kindly agreed to let me publish her photograph. Please ask her if you would like to do the same thing. The Tiffany is a fine looking purebred cat but also a highly confusing cat! There are numerous similar names to the "Tiffany" that relate to other cat breeds, which makes it almost impossible to understand what name describes what cat. The differences come about because different cat associations in different countries have their own ideas. Fair enough, but I'd like to see some global cat fancy rationalization, please. This page clears up the confusion thanks to Tatiana Lenton of Kaamari Katz.

The classic Tiffany color is chocolate but there are others such as blue and lilac. I prefer the chocolate. This has to be a rare cat because Helmi Flick one of the world's premier cat photographers has not been commissioned to photograph one (as far as I am aware) and she sees an awful lot of purebred cats. On my page on the rare cat breeds I assess this cat as extremely rare. The origins of this cat breed are disputed. I favor the "created hybrid" rather than the "discovered cat" theory of origin. Read more if you wish...

Picture of Cat Drinking Milk (from a cow!)

The classic picture of a cat drinking milk from a cow - direct! This picture is in the public domain. You know...I think it is real. Look at the cat leaning forward and the farmer looking at the cat as he directs the jet of milk towards him. Or am I being naive! I need help. Please leave a comment if you know whether this is an edited photograph or a genuine record of what happened. Whatever, I like it and I like the black and white cat waiting his turn. The meerkat position of the tabby and white cat drinking makes me laugh because it is very purposeful. He really is positioning himself properly to get the maximum amount of milk into his mouth. Cats are lactose intolerant in general. Cows milk should be given to calves! Cats milk (colostrum) should be given to kittens...Damn I am being serious again.

Cat Heterochromia Iridum Picture

A cat heterochromia iridum picture or in layperson's terminology a picture of an odd-eyed cat. The photograph was taken by the veterinarians or their associates at the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic. This photo has been used with their permission for teaching/educational purposes at www.pictures-of-cats.org (PoC). I want to thank Ryan G. Gates, DVM of the clinic for granting permission. If people want to use the picture please ask the clinic first.

Odd-eyed or odd-eye cats are not that rare. I guess the same can be said about people. White cats and bicolor cats have odd-eyes sometimes. This is because the gene that causes the fur to be white (white spotting gene or piebald gene) can also affect one eye. It removes color in the fur by removing pigmentation, leaving it white, and creates a blue eye. A blue eye is one with a low concentration of melanin which is the pigmentation in the iris of the eye. The way light is reflected and absorbed by the low levels of melanin (a very dark brown color), results in the color blue being visible.

The cat in the picture has complete heterochromia. There are varying degrees of this condition. Read some more about odd-eyed cats and cat eye color. The cat's hearing can also be affected.

Kung Fu Cat Picture

A Kung Fu cat picture that I believe is in the public domain. Although I improved the image quality a bit. I like a bit of fun sometimes. This looks like an image that has been edited on a computer but very effectively. Actually, it has to be edited! LOL. It is very dynamic. The cat is a random bred black and white bicolor and the dog looks like a Staffordshire bull terrier (Staffie). This is an English dog that has a reputation for fierceness and aggression. No doubt it is more about the person who "owns" the dog rather than the dog him/herself. Cats can be very fierce in defending their offspring, which is right and proper.

Cat Ear Mite Picture

A very unpleasant little bug that causes a lot of irritation and worse for the cat. This cat ear mite picture was provided by the veterinarians and associates at the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic. This photo has been used with their permission for teaching/educational purposes at www.pictures-of-cats.org (PoC). This site is a subdomain. I want to thank Ryan G. Gates, DVM of the clinic for granting permission. If people want to use the picture please ask the clinic first.

I say, "cat ear mite picture". In fact the ear mite (Otodectes cynotis) does not confine itself to living in the ears of cats. Another species of mite can that can affect ears is Demodex cati.

I think the ear mite is the parasite most commonly affecting cats after the cat flea. It is certainly a common health problem and one that we should be aware of. They cause intense itching. They feed by piercing the skin. If there is itching in both ears it is probably ear mites. Sign: your cat will scratch, stick his claws into the ear causing damage to the ear potentially, and shake his head. Sometimes the cat will be allergic to the ear mite. This will cause secondary health problems. There will be a dark brown waxy discharge inside the ear. Please check for that. A veterinarian trip is essential and (s)he will check for mites by looking at the earwax through a magnifying glass. It is unwise to treat them yourself without veterinary advice first.

Ear mites travel from the ear to the rest of the body. They are very contagious. If one cat has them all the cats/companion animals probably will too. Read more...