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Cat Husbandry Flashcards

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What are the 5 key feline resources

A 
Food
Water
Litter tray
High resting places
Hide hole/escape route
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How many of each of the 5 resources should be available

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1 per social group +1

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What hairs is the coat made up of

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Down
Aww
Guard hairs

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Are Sphynx cats bald

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No, they have a sparse down coat

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5
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Why are hairless cats not hypoallergenic

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It is due to a glycoproteins in the saliva, skin and fur of certain cats

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What are vibrissae

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Long thick hairs involved in special awareness eg whiskers

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7
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What are the 4 forms of tabby

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Mackerel
Ticked
Classic/blotched
Spotted

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What is a colour point cats special feature

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The darker points are temp dependent (coldest parts) hair clipped comes back darker but eventually returns to normal

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Natural diet

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High protein
Low carbs
Rodent

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10
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How often do they eat

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10-20 small meals through the day

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11
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Why is smell of food important

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Fewer taste buds than humans or dogs

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How do you best avoid food aversions

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Varied exposure throughout weaning of flavours and textures, if they haven’t tried it, it’s likely they’ll not eat it

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13
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What is a mouses nutritional composition

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50% PRO
40% fat
5% carbs
5% uneaten

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14
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What do they drink

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Water NOT milk (no lactase)
Water away from food bowl
Can prefer a running source

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15
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What is a cat

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A small solitary desert hunter

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16
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What do they do with their faeces

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Outdoors - bury it

Indoors - litter tray, should allow digging/ burying. 1/cat + 1

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17
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What is middening

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Uncovered faeces deposition to mark territory or if in inappropriate location it may signify a behavioural issue

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18
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Urination v spraying

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U- onto floor, digging usually before hand

A- tail up, onto vertical surface, territorial, contains felinine

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Signs of a problem

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Inappropriate urination/defication

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20
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How is their hearing special

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4x better than human
Hear broader frequency range
Ears rotate rapidly to id sound source
Noisy enviro stressful

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21
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Why can they see better in dim light

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Higher rod count
See poorly developed colour
Short sighted

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22
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What is their optimal vision distance

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2-6m

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23
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How is their olfactory sense special

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5-10x better than human

Exhibit flehman response

24
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What is the flehman response

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Trap scent in vomeronasal organ

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Puberty age
4-5 mnth
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Behaviours of oestrus
Affectionate Vocalise Roll Adopt lordotic posture
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When is oestrus
Spring-autumn
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How long is oestrus cycle
7 days w/ 7 day interoestrus period 15-21 on av. Mating triggers ovulation
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Gestation
63 days
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How does body temp alter after birth
Lower (35-37) at birth then rise to normal by 4 wk
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When do eyes open
5-14 days
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When does depth perception come
3-4 days post opening
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When is ear canal patent
6-14 days
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Socialisation, etc development period
2-8 wk
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Birth weight
90-110g
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Weaning
3-6 wk
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How many teeth
Adult 30 | Kitten 26
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Core vacc
Feline herpesvirus Feline calicivirus Feline panleucopenia
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Parasitic treatment
Round worm - kitten, then 4-6mnth | Further fleaing/worming through life
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Types of worms
``` Roundworm Tapeworm Lungworm Hookworm Heartworm ```
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Other parasites
Fleas Ticks Live
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Restraint methods
``` Towel wrapping Muzzle Cat bag Crush cage Cat catcher ```
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4 fear responses
Flight Fidget Fight Freeze
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Range v territory
R- area a cat will venture to to hunt, patrol, etc | T- area a cat will defend, larger in summer, usually garden/ house
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What is allogrooming
Cats grooming each other
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Signs of aggression
``` Dilated round pupils Swivelled back ears Raised hind quarters Arched back Tiptoes vertically downward tail Flicking back & forth tail Hissing, spitting, yowling ```
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Fearful/ anxious signs
Blinking Crouching Flattened ears
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Happy/excited/content
``` Dilated round pupils Upward forward pointing ears Upright tail Putting Trill/miaow Chirrup (excited) ```
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Kitten teeth
313 | 312
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Adult teeth
3131 | 3121
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Teeth eruption
I 2-4wk C 3-4 wk P 5-6wk
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Adult teeth eruption
I 3,5-4.5 mnth C 5mnth P 4.5-6mnth M 4-5mnth
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Temp
38-39 degrees
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Resp rate
18-30/35
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HR
120/160-220/240
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BP
100-150 mmHg

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