Category: Cats

Some owners say their Sphynx cats smell like mushrooms, fish, cheese, bread, potatoes, socks, sweat, and even junk food. So, why do bald cats smell and what can you do to prevent them from...

Sphynxes and other hairless breeds of cats are known to get chilly easily but are they also likely to overheat in summer? Sphynxes and other hairless cats overheat and are at risk for sunburn....

Bald cats do not have fur to insulate them, so how do they keep themselves warm? Do they depend on clothes and heaters or do they have any adaptations to prevent hypothermia? Sphynxes and other...

Sphynx Donskoy Sphynx and Donskoy breeds look similar but they are not related. Different mutations cause these cats' hairlessness. Donskoys are heavier and have more variation in how much...

Our two black cats used to have light pink paw pads but their paw pads changed to black over time. I did some research to figure out why cats' paw pads change and if the change is a normal...

Whiskers are a sophisticated sensory mechanism. How do bald felines maintain their balance without whiskers? Sphynxes and other hairless cats can balance without whiskers because whiskers do not...