Sometimes you can see the fleas if you run a fine toothed metal comb through the fur but often they are hard to spot. Cats can show signs of having fleas but by the time you check their coats the cat has groomed them out itself.

To do a flea check on your cat sit it on a large piece of white paper then rub its fur vigorously. Any flea faeces should drop out onto the paper.

Remove any fur from the paper then dab the contents with a damp cotton wool ball. Any flea faeces should dissolve and turn red. If this happens then your cat has definitely had contact with fleas and should be treated for them.

Cats were a sacred animal in Egypt and their history dates back about 8,000 years.

The Maine Coon is the largest breed of cat and can weigh up to eleven kilos.

Cats on average can sleep from twelve to fourteen hours per day.

The sense of smell in a cat is fourteen times stronger than a humans.

Cats have 30 vertebrae whilst a human has only 25.

Cats can live up to twenty years.

…and perhaps most interestingly… cats can have a top speed of up to 30 mph!