Cats (Felis Domesticus)
estrus
-3 week pattern receptive to male for 4-6 days -seasonal, poly-estrus, in spring -induced ovulators
vital signs
-Temperature: 100-103.1 -Respiration: 20-30 bpm -Pulse: 100-120 bpm
Oriental
-body like Siamese -NO colorpoints
balance
-cerebellum: balance part of the brain -vestibular inner ear is also highly developed
American Wirehair
-coarse and wiry looking
Minx
-cobby body -no tail -rumpy, stumpy, and lony tails
American Bobtail
-cobby body -short legs
Exotic
-cobby body -tube tail -round head and ears -Persian-like w/ short hair
Bombay
-deep black -pug nose, round hear, petite
American curl
-ears are curled in towards each other
Vision
-elliptical cornea -see best at twilight and dawn
Birman
-extremely fluffy -round head/ears -blue eyes and white socks (Siamese coloration)
Balinese
-fluffy tail -blue eyes -long slender body
Russian Blue
-grin -green eyes
Egyptian Mau
-hair starts as stripes and become spots moving down body
Maine Coon
-huge -long coat -pads of feet are furry
Queen
-intact female -puberty 3 1/2 to 9 months
Norwegian Forest
-large almond shaped eyed -triangular shaped head
Chartreux
-like AM SH -small nose only blue
FIP
feline infectious peritonitis (body cavity becomes inflamed
FeLV
feline leukemia
FVRCP
feline viral rhinotracheitus
tom
in tact male cat (puberty: 7 months or later)
tapetum lucidum
iridescent reflecting layer of the choroids that give the eye the property of shining in the dark
Colorpoint
-like Siamese but with stripes at color points
Siamese
-long roman nose, bat-like ears, short coat -deep blue eyes ~seal brown ~chocolate ~blue
Abyssinian
-look wild -short hair -huge ears and eyes -concentrate urine
behavior traits
-not adaptable to change -territorial (spray urine) -squint and close eyes before attacking
British shorthair
-round face, ears, eyes, and toes -tube-like tail and compact body, very large
American Short Hair
-round head and toes
Somali
-ruddy and blue colors -huge tail -(long hair Abyssinian)
Korat
-small, delicate -heart-shaped head
Cornish rex
-tight, wavy short coat, shed very little -no undercoat
Persian
-tiny nose, surprised expression, flat face, dent above nose (sinus drainage problems)
Havana Brown
-tobacco brown -green eyes -elongated snout
Tonkinese
-very loving -wrong color points -apple head
Singapura
-very small -take a long time to develop
Touch
-whiskers sensitive to touch and vibration -stroking and petting = primal pleasure (bonding with cat)
temperment
-wild/captive -aloof/independent -attuned to movement, sound and smell
Rabies: 1. incubation stage 2. Stage 2 3. Stage 3
1. 10 days depending on where bitten 2. change in behavior (furious stage, tight jaw, can't swallow, drooling, hydrophobia 3. Dumb- coma-death
List the 5 main cat vaccinations
1. FVRCP 2. Calici/Panleukopenia 3. FeLV 4. FIP 5. RV
Tail indicates mood: 1. wagging tail 2. hair raising
1. displeasure 2. (piloerection) hair stands up
taste and smell: 1. food preference 2. food requirements
1. prefer crunchy food 2. require higher protein and taurine in feed
Pupillary response: 1. constricted 2. dilated
1.happy 2.angry/threatened
What % body weight does the skeleton account for?
13%
membrane nictitans
3rd eyelid that protects and covers eyes quickly (visible when cat is sick)
Gestation period
58-63 days
Can a cat have tapeworms and not have fleas?
NO
cattery
a group of cats
queening
act of giving birth
What does a cat do when you flick its whiskers?
blinks
Scottish Fold
cobby body w/ folded ears
Selkirk Rex
curly hair and flat face
Ocicat
domestic breed spotted cat
Turkish Angora
nearly disappeared
RV
rabies vaccine
passive submission
rolling over and presenting belly
lordosis
standing heat, ready for mating
active submission
tail up walking towards you
flehmen reaction
vomeronasal gland (jacobsons gland) hardwired to brain for smell
Nictitation
winking (similar to a shark)
Can a cat have fleas and not have tapeworms?
yes
