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A sick cat in New York City

Metropolitan Diary: Friendship test

Dear Diary:

I was at the dry cleaner. A woman came in with an ungainly heavy bundle, which she dumped onto the counter. It was a patterned comforter completely covered with stains.

“My friend’s cat threw up all over my bed,” she said. “Can you clean this?”

“That will be $50,” the woman behind the counter said.

“She must be a very good friend,” I said.

“She is not a friend anymore,” the woman replied.

— Patricia Rich

A dog, a cat, an old guy, and a brilliant young girl.

The Wall Street Journal

Somebody asked a ridiculous religious question. Somebody else wrote an excellent answer.

"Can I baptize my cat?"

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"Dip your cat's head into the water - and please, take a video and let us know how things go."

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Evolution
Main article: Cat evolution

The domestic cat is a member of the Felidae, a family that had a common ancestor about 10–15 million years ago. The genus Felis diverged from the Felidae around 6–7 million years ago. Results of phylogenetic research confirm that the wild Felis species evolved through sympatric or parapatric speciation, whereas the domestic cat evolved through artificial selection. The domesticated cat and its closest wild ancestor are both diploid organisms that possess 38 chromosomes and roughly 20,000 genes. The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) was tamed independently in China around 5500 BC. This line of partially domesticated cats leaves no trace in the domestic cat populations of today.