Stephen Hallett
Mr. Dawson
English Comp Fund
16 November 2001
Cats and Dogs This compare and contrast essay is for English composition, it will be on cats, and dogs, and The three points are going to be about; fur, hearing, and dogs being omnivorous, and cats being carnivores. Cats and dogs are at the top of the list for pets in the U.S. today. One can train dogs with a lot of time, and hard work, yet most cats are difficult or not trainable at all. Most dogs and cats have different lengths of hair, and they come in many colors, and lengths. They both have a strong sense of hearing, and a tremendous sense of smell.
My family and I have owned many pets. We currently have two dogs, and two cats. Phoebe is a Yellow Lab with short blonde hair, and Lizzie is a Black Lab with short black hair. Most dogs shed, but there are some breeds that shed remarkably little, or not at all. Brushing a dog’s coat will cut down on the amount of hair on the furniture, and floors. We adopted our two cats from an animal shelter. Shockte has short white hair, and Izzy has long gray hair. Cats are easier to take care of than dogs due to their self-grooming habits; therefore, they do not need baths regularly. The only problem is they do get hairballs that can lead to health problems. There are three ways to rid a cat of a hairball; a bowel movement, regurgitation, or having them surgically removed. The more love and affection a pet gets, the more they are likely to give back. Cats and dogs love to play and must receive attention every day to ensure a healthy life. Cats love different kinds of toys to play with. Dogs love to play fetch, and play outdoors. There have been studies that show pets can relieve anxiety, and help lower blood pressure levels in humans. Cats can hear better than dogs with their hearing going up to 45000 to 64,000 kilohertz, and dogs have a hearing range of 35,000 to 54000 kilohertz. This is the reason a mother cat can hear her kittens so well, or hear the ultra-sonic sounds of rodents. Dogs have wet noses that allow them to help distinguish different scent molecules, and recognize smells that cats cannot. A dog has 200 million odor sensitive cells, while a cat only has about 19 million.
A carnivore’s digestive tract is designed to digest raw meat. Cats are no different in this respect from any other carnivore. We may provide our feline companion a diet that is suitable for carnivores, while affording them the numerous health benefits that a natural diet of whole foods can provide. Dogs are able to eat just about anything. Our dogs like Old Yeller dog food, or table scraps. A dog may eat grass to sooth an upset stomach. However, a dog has a hard time digesting green foliage, and most of the time they regurgitate it.
Now we know that most cats and dogs shed a lot of hair, also that cats can hear a lot better than dogs. We also know that dogs can smell a lot better than cats, and dogs will eat just about anything they can get their mouth on, and cats prefer meat.