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Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 1 CHAPTER 8 Cats Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 2 History of the Cat • Descended from dog ancestor Miacis • General timeline – First feline cat: ~35 million years ago – Modern cats: ~7 million years ago – Domestication: ~4,000 years ago Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 3 History of Cats • When humans were predominantly hunters, dogs were of great use, and thus were domesticated long before cats. • Cats, on the other hand, only became useful to people when we began to settle down, till the earth and— crucially—store surplus crops. – With grain stores came mice. – Cats began to wander into towns. – The cats were delighted by the abundance of prey in the storehouses; people were delighted by the pest control. Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 4 History of Cat • Cats today came from African Wild Cat • Roughly 38 species of cats today Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 5 General Cat Classifications • Three genuses – Roaring cats (Panthera) – Nonroaring cats (Felis) – Cheetah (Acinonyx) • Two major groups of domesticated cats – Shorthaired – Longhaired • One miscellaneous domesticated group – Semi-longhaired and either shorthaired or longhaired Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 6 Shorthaired Cat Breeds (A–J) • • • • • • • Abyssinian American Shorthair American Wirehair Bombay Breed Burmese British Shorthair Chartreux • • • • • • • Colorpoint Cornish Rex Devon Rex Egyptian Mau Exotic Shorthair Havana Brown Japanese Bobtail Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 7 Shorthaired Cat Breeds (K–Z) • • • • • • Korat Malayan Manx Ocicat Oriental Shorthair Russian Blue • • • • • • Scottish Fold Siamese Singapura Snowshoe Breed Sphynx Tonkinese Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 8 Longhaired Cat Breeds • Balinese and Javanese • Birman • Cymric • Himalayan and Kashmir • Maine Coon • • • • • Norwegian Forest Cat Persian Breed Ragdoll Somali Turkish Angora Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 9 Miscellaneous Cat Breeds • • • • • American Curl Turkish Van LaPerm Selkirk Rex Siberian Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 10 Methods of Cat Feeding • Dietary makeup – Cats need almost twice as much protein as dogs (30 to 40 percent) – Fats should make up ~10 percent • Food sources – Animals are best protein source – Commercial foods are best—No dog food • Food amount – Driven by cat’s age, weight, breed, condition, and activity level – Frequent feedings for kittens and pregnant females Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 11 Methods of Cat Exercise and Training • Amount of exercise varies according to cat’s breed and environment • Toys and play equipment are sources of exercise • Cats should be trained to litter box and scratching post as kittens • Trick training is similar to that for dogs Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 12 Methods of Cat Grooming and Care • Grooming benefits all cats – Longhaired cats should have daily care – Hand grooming usually enough for shorthairs • Cat baths should begin at 4 months • Other checks during regular grooming – Ears for mites – Eyes for infection – Teeth and gums for soreness – Claws for trimming Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 13 Infectious Cat Diseases • Feline panleukopenia • Feline herpesvirus (FHV) and feline calicivirus (FCV) • Feline rhinotracheitis (PVR) • Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) • Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) • Feline pneumonitis • Rabies Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 14 Noninfectious Cat Diseases • Feline urologic syndrome (FUS) • Wet eyes Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 15 Internal Cat Parasites • Toxoplasmosis • Ascarids and hookworms • Tapeworms Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 16 External Cat Parasites • • • • Lice Mites Feline scabies Other external parasites Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 17 Cat Fungal Diseases and Poisonings • Similar to those for dogs • Fungal diseases – Ringworm – Systemic fungal infections • Poisonings – – – – – – – Insecticides Plants Household chemicals Herbicides Medications Metal poisonings Antifreeze Copyright 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 18
