PawznPlay facts about pets

PawznPlay dog walker and pet sitting — a few facts about the pets we look after every day.

Cats are lactose intolerant. Like most mammals, cats lose the ability to digest dairy after infancy. Feeding milk to a cat can encourage stomach upset and diarrhea.

Cats are capable of about one hundred distinct vocalizations; dogs are capable of about ten. A dog’s sense of smell is up to one hundred thousand times more sensitive than a human’s. Domestic cats sleep an average of sixteen hours per day. Dogs’ only sweat glands are between the pads of their feet — they cool down mainly by panting, which is why we keep walks sensible in warm weather.