I wrote a piece about cats for the SF Chronicle website that runs today....
Let's do a little reality check about who our house cats really are: clever little predators who evolved to spend most of their time leaping, pouncing and slinking after prey. They hunt and eat more than a dozen times a day, mostly during the nighttime hours. They sleep in the daytime.
Their natural diet is high in protein and fat and devoid of carbohydrates. They drink little or no water, getting all their moisture from their food. They scratch at trees and other vertical surfaces to keep their claws in shape. They are lean and muscular and have sleek, short coats.
That's what cats really are, but we rarely take that into account when we keep them as pets.
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