Cats can't be or have Down Syndrome although they can have features and a condition that looks similar to down syndrome.
Cat Down Syndrome is a neurological disorder in cats that causes the cat to show and exhibit physical symptoms which include low muscle tone, flat or upturned nose, unusually shaped ears, small ears and eyes that are wide apart.
This disorder in cats is not actually down syndrome as cats cannot have down syndrome like humans can but it's similar to down syndrome.
What appears to be down syndrome in cats is a disorder called cerebellar hypoplasia.
Cats have 5 front claws on each paw and a total of 18 paws on all paws.
That is cats have 5 claws on their front claws and 4 claws on each of their back paws.
The weirdest looking cat in the world is the LaPerm cat which is a breed that is originally from Oregon USA which is named because of it's curly and long coat that looks like they had a perm.
Other weirdest looking cats are the Peter Bald Cat, Savannah Cat, Ukrainian Levkoy cat, Scottish Fold Cat, Elf Cat, Exotic Shorthair Cat and Sphynx cat.
Inbred cats are cats born to cats who are related closely that mated with each other.
For example a cat born from a brother and sister cat mating would be an inbred cat or father and daughter cat would be inbred cats or a mother and son cat or half sibling cats would be inbred cats.
Inbreeding could lead to smaller litter sizes, immune deficiencies, increased incidences of congenital abnormalities or cats that fail to grow to a normal, full size.
Cats typically live for 15 to 18 years although some have lived for 20 years.
As long as you take proper care of your cat they should live a long life.
The average lifespan of a cat is between 15 to 18 years although some have lived up to 20 years or longer.
The cat is a domestic species of a small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family.
Felis is a genus of small and medium-sized cat species native to most of Africa and south of 60° latitude in Europe and Asia to Indochina.
The genus includes the domestic cat.
The smallest Felis species is the black-footed cat with a head and body length from 38 to 42 cm.
The cat (Felis catus) is a domestic species of a small carnivorous mammal.
It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family.
Some interesting facts about cats are.
Cats can jump up to 6 times their height.
Cats have a total of 18 toes.
There are over 500 million pet cats!
Cats sleep for around 13 to 16 hours a day (70% of their life).
1 year of a cats life equals to 15 years of a humans live.
One of the largest domestic cat breeds is a Maine Coon.