Trivia for Dinner.

August 5, 2021

Our August ‘Pet of the Month’ contest has just wrapped up and our NEW winner is Darlene M. from Austin, Texas!  Congratulations Darlene.  Darlene belongs to the sweet and chubby cat named Savanna.  Savanna’s story resonates with many American cats as dogs as she is always hungry no matter what you feed the poor thing!  There are always tech solutions to any modern day problem and Darlene found her answer too.  Check out the new pet design on the top of site to learn about the tech solution that Darlene discovered! Thanks to everyone for submitting for the month of August!    

Pixelated Pets Pet of the Month Contest, Savanna the cat, August
Kitty inspired by Savanna


Thanks to everyone for submitting for the month of August!    September is right around the corner, so if your Pet makes you laugh, tell us a story all about it.  You can learn about all the submission guidelines above at the  PIXELated PETS ‘Pet of the Month’ contest link at the bottom of all the PIXELated PETS™ Pages!

Okay, I thought I’d share a couple of WEIRD cat facts with you.  If you’ve heard of them before, good for you, and you are very well informed.  For me though, it was NEWS to me so I am helpful that it is news to you too!  It’s much better news than what you are going to see on cable or the networks right now too.  Bring it up at dinner today and see if you surprise anyone!

Do you know that there are 3 animals that walk different than any other quadrupeds? Obviously, cats is one of them.  The other two animals share the same trait… first the right side moves up a step and then the left side moves up a step.  Have you figured out what the other two animals are?  I’ll give you a hint… only the ‘cat’ is a typical ‘pet.’  Give up?  I’ll give the answer at the bottom so you can think about it more. Or skip to the bottom if hate dumb trivia questions! 

Do you know all the foods that are toxic to cats?  This one I won’t kid around with.  Don’t let your felines eat Grapes, Raisins, Onions, Garlic, or Chives.  That seems easy enough to avoid.  The raisin and onion families!  Also, despite the fact that cats LOVE milk more than anything, it does nothing but upset their tummies. 

We all know that marijuana is becoming legalized in more and more states.  As of today it is legal in 18 states.  But you know what acts as marijuana for cats but is legal in all 50 United States?  Catnip!  Fortunately its effects only last 15 minutes and each cat may have different reactions to it!  I had one cat that would go from normal to psycho and mean.  My other cat loves it in mini-cat pillows that she likes to lick and renew the scent once in a while.  I’m sure you can guess which cat was on the ‘Do Not Fly Zone’ with catnip!  It was way too dangerous.

One more mini-cat fact.  There are more cats as pets than dogs as pets.  There are 88 million cats in America.  Sorry pooches!  We still love you anyway! 

Trivia Answer to question one: The other animals that walk just like cats are camels and giraffes.  As an artist I was sore at myself for never noticing this amazing fact!  Grrrr.

 

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