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Caitlin Dempsey

A lifelong cat owner, Caitlin currently has three rescue cats: an orange tabby, a gray tabby, and a black cat. An avid researcher of feline topics, Caitlin holds both a master's in Geography from UCLA and a Master of Library and Information Science.

Some Cats Will Eat Cake Even Though They Can’t Taste Sugar

January 18, 2025August 3, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey
A black cat eating a cake on top of a wooden table.

Some cats will eat cake for a variety of reasons, just not because they have a sweet tooth.

Categories Cat Behavior

How Many Domestic Cats are There in the World?

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey
A choropleth map with blue shading gradient showing the number of cats per European country.

Researchers estimate there are between 600 and 750 million cats worldwide.

Categories Cat Trivia

Why Do Cats Knead?

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey
Black cat sleeping with its front paw stretched out.

Kneading is a common behavior in domestic cats where they alternately push and pull their front paws in a relaxed manner.

Categories Cat Behavior

What are Tabby Cats?

August 27, 2023August 2, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey
A long-haired tabby with a white underbelly lying down.

Tabbies, often known as tabby cats, are domestic cats with a unique coat pattern.

Categories Cat Trivia

Bodega Cats of NYC

August 2, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey
A grey tabby with a white muzzle and chest lying on a red tiled floor in front of rows of candy in boxes in a deli.

Bodega cats are found in many local delis across New York City and are used to help control rodents.

Categories Cat Trivia

Role of Cats in Medieval Manuscripts

September 25, 2023August 1, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey
Two pages from a medieval manuscript showing illustrated drawings of cats catching mice.

In medieval Europe, scribes often included cats in the margins and drawings of manuscripts.

Categories Cat Trivia Tags cats in art

Eating Chocolate is Bad for Cats

January 18, 2025July 22, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey
A gray tabby on a gray background reaching on the top of a gray cabinet for some chocolate that has a red circle with a slash across it.

While chocolate may be a sweet delight for humans to eat, chocolate can be toxic to cats.

Categories Cat Care

Why Do Some Cats Love Catnip?

December 5, 2023July 22, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey
An orange tabby cat licking catnip from the floor.

Catnip is a popular herb that some cats respond enthusiastically to.

Categories Cat Care

White Spotting in Cats

January 18, 2025July 22, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey
A diagram showing the ten common types of white spotting coat patterns in cats.

White spotting categorizes how much white fur a cat has.

Categories Cat Trivia Tags cat fur, fur patterns

Why Some Cats Avoid the Litter Box

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey
A longhaired orange and white tabby cat looking at a litter box inside a room with gray brick walls and gray wooden floors.

There can be a range of reasons why your cat has decided to reject their litter box ranging from behavioral issues to a health problem.

Categories Cat Trivia

Snowshoe Cats Explained

August 6, 2023July 18, 2023 by Caitlin Dempsey
Diagram showing a picture of a siamese cat and the American shorthair with a plus sign between them and then an equal sign with a picture of a snowshoe cat.

Snowshoes are highly sociable and intelligent cats that are a cross between a Siamese and American Shorthair cat.

Categories Cat Trivia Tags cat breeds
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