Pet Haven

Domesticated felines have been with people for about as long as people have been coming together to form communities. The first cases of cats working with people probably date back to the early Assyrian and Egyptian cultures that developed along the banks of the Nile and its delta more than 10,000 years ago, as mousers. These feral cats became more and more domesticated through this ‘fast food’ program, protecting the grain stores for these early cultures, to the point that pharaohs had their favorite cats embalmed with them, so they could serve their masters in the afterlife.

Love them or hate them, there isn’t a precious little area on the planet that you can go that doesn’t have cats in one form or another. There’s long hairs, short hairs, tabby’s, Scottish Folds, Persians – the list goes on and on, with new breeds appearing every 20 or thirty years. These new breeds (such as the Savannah) usually breed one specific trait to prominence, be it size, speed, hair, colors etc.. from usually a female normal cat and a male showing the mutation or ‘sport’ that your looking to bring to the front.

As is the truth with all experiments not all succeed, but most do come to a happy ending. Like all animals though, before you do decide to go ahead and commit, make sure that your soon to be pet is healthy, as a lot of current new breeds have bone and lung problems; make sure you are aware of the needs of your pet – yes, you do need to brush all the sizes and shapes regularly, some daily, others less so.

Find out if your cat needs any additions to their diet for good health. Make sure you carry good pet insurance for those trips to the Vet and for added comfort, have your cat chipped (tracking chip) because, like it or not, sometimes they run away or get lost.

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