Cat senses are adaptations that allow cats to be highly efficient predators. Cats have acute sight, hearing and smell, and their sense of touch is enhanced by long whiskers that protrude from their heads and bodies. These senses allow cats to hunt effectively in dim light or at night.

Because of the recent pet food recall, you might want to make your own dog or cat food. Here's five recipes that you can make yourself if you don't want to buy pet food. Recipes include Bow Wow Tenderloin of Beef, Chow Hound Chicken, GRRRReat Vegetable Feast, Whisker-Licking Liver, and Kitty’s Salmon Supreme.

Hercules, the 20-pound fat cat that got stuck in the doggie door, has become an instant celebrity. He's in the Martha Stewart rag, he's the spokes-cat for low-cal cat food, and some guy in Canada wants his sperm for breeding. (Awesome photo of the big flippin' cat with the story...)

For five days and four nights, Whiskers the cat was stranded 40 feet up in a tree surrounded by jagged rocks and overlooking a steep embankment. Pamela and Kenneth Fisher in Martinsburg first tried using food to lure Whiskers down late last week, but without success.