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8 Cards in this Set
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Traits of Cats |
-solitary - clean - aloof - independent - territorial - creatures of habit - powerful |
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Development Stages |
- Neonate (0-14 days) - born altricial - Transitional (14-21 days) - become independent quicker than puppies - Socialization (3-14 weeks) - weaning begins at 7 weeks - teaching is done by queen - best to socialize with humans from 3-7 weeks |
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Development Stages (cont) |
- Juvenile (14 weeks - sexual maturity) - Adult - high increase in independence |
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Feline Senses |
- vision - night vision helps with hunting - taste - more concerned with texture - fewer taste buds than humans - smell - highly developed but not as good as canine - used for social behaviors |
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Feline Senses (cont) |
- touch - highly developed for night stalking - use whiskers as feelers to probe tight spaces etc. - hearing - highly developed but not as good as canine |
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Signs of Aggression |
- grunt - growl - scream - snarl - wail -hiss |
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Normal Feline Behavior |
- rubbing - sebaceous scent marking - scratching - urine spraying - territorial - will decrease with more cats |
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Abnormal Behavior |
- defecation or urination outside of litter box - could be medical or behavioral in nature - sudden attacks on humans - most common stress response - can be pain response - cannibalism of kittens - keep tomcats away from litter |
