Terminology
Young offspring
What is kitten?
Normal Temperature of Cat
What is 100.0 - 102.2 degrees F
Gestation of the cat
What is about 63 days?
White cats with blue eyes are often associated with
What is deafness?
Surgical removal of the third digit or the most distal digit and claw on the paw
What is Onychectomy?
Female intact cat
What is Queen?
Normal pulse for a cat
What is 140-220 bpm
Term for giving birth in cats
Queening
Primary source for identifying objects/individuals in environment
What is smell?
Reflex that assists cats to land on their feet majority of the time
What is the righting reflex?
Male intact cat
What is a Tom?
Normal Respiration
What is 20-42 rpm?
Sexual maturity for the cat.
What is 7-12 months?
Biologic reflector system that is like a mirror system lining the caudal surface of the eye which reflects light back to the retinal to enhance visual sensitivity at low light levels
What is tapetum lucidum?
Coat pattern that is defined as black, orange, and white
What is calico?
Term for many digits
What is Polydactyl?
Type of diet of the cat
Carnivore
Type of Estrous cycle of the cat
What is Seasonally Polyestrous?
Used to detect pheromones with the flehmens response
What is Vomernasal (Jacobsons) Organ?
Number one behavioral problem in cats
What is inappropriate elimination?
Species of the cat
What is Felis catus or Felis domesticus?
Essential Amino Acid deficiency causes cardiomyopathy, retinal degeneration, and fertility anomalies
What is Taurine?
Type of ovulation for a cat
What is induced ovulator?
Technical term for what helps the cat determine boundaries
What is Vibrissae?
Term for increased thirst
What is polydipsia?