Lima
a wire cage with sliding doors that is used to control a cat for procedures such as exams or injections
What is squeeze cage (chute)?
a protozoan parasite passed in cate feces that may cause abortion in pregnant women
What is toxoplasmosis?
restraint equipment used to sedate a cat or other small mammal under gas anesthesia that is pumped into the glass or plastic box
What is anesthesia chamber?
simple serologic blood test kit completed in the clinic that tests for certain disease antigens in the bloodstream
What is SNAP test?
female cat of breeding age
What is a queen?
surgical removal of the digits on the feet of cats
What is declaw?
a boxlike object that safely holds a cat for transport
What is a carrier?
a glue-like substance to close incisions
What is tissue adhesive?
condition of the lungs that causes inflammation; may have viral or bacterial source
What is pneumonia?
What is Tom?
surgical procedure that declaws a cat
What is onychectomy?
panleukopenia; causes decrease in white blood cells
What is feline distemper?
having multiple heat or estrus cycles during a season
What is polyestrus?
fatal virus in cats that attacks the immune system
What is Feline Immunodeficiency Virus?
labor process of female cat
What is queening or kittening?
a fatal virus in cats that affects the white blood cells and immune system
What is Feline Leukemia Virus?
virus that affects the upper respiratory tract of cats
What is rhinotracheitis?
commonly known as feline distemper
What is panleukopenia?
fatal virus in cats; has a dry and wet form; affects the lungs and chest cavity
What is Feline Infectious Peritonitis?
a male cat not able to reproduce
Feline vaccine combination series; also known as feline distemper series; stands for feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, and panleukopenia
What is FVRCP?
exhibiting a prayer position where the front end of the body is lowered to the ground with back end high in the air
What is lordosis?
What is induced ovulators?
a highly contagious virus that affects the upper respiratory system of cats and may cause a head tilt
What is calicivirus?
Group of cats in a household
What is a bevy?