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52 Cards in this Set
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Tom |
Intact Male |
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Queen |
Intact Female |
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Kitten |
Young cat of either sex up to 9 months |
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Litter |
Group of kittens from 1 queening |
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Spraying |
boundary marking by toms by spraying urine on objects |
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CFA |
Cat Francier's Association; pure bred breed registry |
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Hairball |
Accumulation of hair mass in stomach from grooming |
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Tabby |
series of striped, blotched, spotted, swirls, or ticked patterns |
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Tortoise |
patches or intermingled colors of black, red, and yellow |
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Calico |
Tortoise and white; females only |
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Cobby |
solidly built body type with short, thick legs and tail; short rounded heads; i.e. Persians |
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Lithe |
lightly built body style with long slim legs and tail; usually long, narrow, wedge-shaped head; i.e. Siamese |
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Muscular |
muscular build; medium legs; medium, long, slightly rounded head; i.e. Manecoons |
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Wedge |
head-style of Siamese types; triangular in shape |
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Murmurs |
Purring and soft sounds |
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Vowels |
chirping, purring, hiss, meow, screech; "meow" various pitches, usually request, demand, complaint, or bewilderment |
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High intensity sound |
cat to cat; change shape of mouth; growling, hissing, pain, fear, female in heat |
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Body language |
face to face, facial expressions, tail positions, body posture |
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Scent marking |
feces and urine are most common; anal glands; mainly use urine to mark territory |
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Signs of pregnancy |
Absence of estrous, redness of nipples - usually around 3rd week, gradual weight change, swollen abdomen, behavioral changes |
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Social Behavior |
territorial or social |
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Queening |
cats need queening box; give within 2 weeks before giving birth; if cat is outside that is not feral, bring inside to have their kittens; can use cardboard box with some sort of bed lining; warm place, free from drafts; not in flow of traffic of the house; if does not like location of box, try moving the box |
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Labor for cats |
Usually have no trouble/very seldom; kittens can be born front feet first or back feet first; also go through 3 stages of labor like dogs; time between kittens being born can be 5 minutes - 2 hours; more than 2 hours should go to vet; some queens will have resting period between labor; each kitten has its own membrane and placenta that will fall; queen should lick kitten immediately for respiration and to remove membrane; queen bites umbilical cord and eats placenta |
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Neonatal care |
remove membranes and clear airway; rub with warm towel to stimulate respirations and get them warm; tie umbilical cord and cut 1" from body; place kittens next to mother or somewhere they can stay warm; nurse for colostrum; queen will reject cold kittens; handle as little as possible; while nursing, mama should be fed at least 4 times a day or free choice and plenty of water; kittens eyes begin to open 3-10 days of age |
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Weaning |
6-8 weeks of age; should be well on solid food prior; mother will wean herself but if not we should help by taking them away from her during the day and giving her dry food; while we wean them, reduce mother's feed for less milk |
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Temp for cat |
101-102.5 |
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Pulse for cat |
145-240 bpm |
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Respiration for cats |
20-40bpm |
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Sexual maturity for Toms |
10-14 months |
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Sexual maturity for Queens |
7-12 months |
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Estrous Cycle |
Polyestrous; queen cycle somewhat seasonal - starts around January but peaks between March and September; no cycle between October and December but there are exceptions; indoor cats less likely to have the no cycle period between October and December |
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Frequency of estrous cycle |
2-3 weeks if not bred |
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length of estrous cycle |
3-6 days |
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Signs of estrous |
calling, howling, rubbing objects, rolling over and over, restless, squatting in crouched position with tail elevated and pedaling rear feet |
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Time of ovulation |
reflex ovulator meaning they do not ovulate until they mate; once mate, ovulation occurs 25-50 hours after mating |
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Gestation period |
63-65 days |
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Courting Behavior |
Even though they may be ready to mate, may go through period of non-acceptance of the tom; teasing: will spit and claw; tom will retreat away and call her; once he calls her, she'll roll over in front of him and purr and if she's not ready, she may repeat this process over |
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Panleukopenia |
"Feline distemper" or "Feline infectious enteritis" Virus (Parvo type) Transmission: blood, urine, feces, and nasal secretions Destroys WBC Signs: Lethargy, vomiting, high fever, dehydration, semiformed to watery stools with blood Highly fatal Preventable by vaccine |
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Rhinotracheitis |
Virus Transmitted: direct contact with infected cats, nasal/ocular discharges, fomites Signs: Fever, cough, sneezing, conjunctivitis, hypersalivation, nasal and ocular discharge Preventable by vaccine |
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Calici |
Virus Transmitted: direct contact with infected cats, nasal/ocular discharges, fomites Signs: Fever, cough, sneezing, conjunctivitis, hypersalivation, nasal and ocular discharge, and oral and nasal ulcers Preventable by vaccine |
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Chlamydia |
Pneumonitis Bacterial Signs: Conjunctivitis (main), Fever, cough, sneezing, hypersalivation, nasal and ocular discharge Transmitted: direct contact with infected cats, nasal/ocular discharges, fomites Preventable by vaccine |
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Bordatella |
Bacterial Caused by bordatella bronchiceptica Easily transmitted from cat to cat Can be asymptomatic or show same signs as other respiratory diseases and pneumonia Preventable by vaccine |
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Rabies |
virus Causes acute infectious encephalitis Transmission: Saliva in the bite Signs: Altered behavior, aggressiveness, progressive paralysis, death Preventable by vaccine |
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Leukemia "FeLv" |
Retro virus Transmission: Direct contact of infected cats, grooming, shared food bowls, fighting Killed easily in environment Cause: Neoplasia, lymphosarcoma, bone marrow disorders, immune suppression Preventable by vaccine but must have negative test before giving it Most clinics recommend euthanizing or make strict indoor |
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FIP or Feline Infectious Peritonitis |
Corona Virus Signs: Asymptomatic or have fever, anorexia, lethargy, chronic weight loss, pale mucous membranes, reoccurring episodes of diarrhea or constipation, abdominal distention caused from accumulation of fluid in peritoneal cavity Preventable by vaccine |
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FIV or Feline Immunodeficiancy Virus |
Feline AIDS Retro virus Not transmittable to humans or any other species; only cats Transmission: direct contact: grooming, shared food bowls, cat bites; usually feral toms Signs: immunosuppression, gingivitis, chronic diarrhea, fever, conjunctivitis, rhinitis, dermatitis, generalized lymphadenopathy Test used to test negative or positive; if positive, most of the time euthanized and cannot keep in house Was vaccine but wasn't effective so no vaccines currently "Snap test" for FeLv, FIV, heartworms |
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Vaccine Schedule: 6-8 wks |
PE, fecal, FeLv test, FVRCP |
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Vaccine Schedule: 10-13 wks |
PE, fecal, FVRCP, FeLv vacc |
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Vaccine Schedule: 15-16 wks |
PE, fecal, Rabies |
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Vaccine Schedule: 1-3 years |
PE, fecal, FVPCP, FeLv, Rabies |
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FVRCP |
Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis Calici Panleukopenia |
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FVRCCP |
Feline Viral Rhino Calici Chlamydia Panleuko |
