Journal articles: 'House cats'

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Venkataramanan, Madhumita. "Where House Cats Roam." Scientific American 305, no. 2 (July 19, 2011): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0811-30b.

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Barratt, D. G. "Predation by House Cats, Felis catus (L.), in Canberra, Australia. I. Prey Composition and Preference." Wildlife Research 24, no. 3 (1997): 263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr96020.

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Studies of predation by house cats in Australia have not attempted to compare the composition of prey taken by cats with the relative availability of prey. Information on the composition of vertebrate prey caught by house cats in Canberra was collected by recording prey deposited at cat owners’ residences over 12 months. A total of 1961 prey representing 67 species were collected or reported. In all, 64% of prey were introduced mammals, especially mice and rats, with birds comprising 27% (14% native, 10% introduced, 3% unidentified), reptiles 7%, amphibians 1% and native mammals 1%. Predatory behaviour by house cats appeared largely opportunistic with respect to spatial (habitat) and temporal (daily and seasonal) prey availability and accessibility, although there is mounting evidence from this and other studies that small mammals are the preferred prey. While this means that introduced mice and rats are common prey of house cats in urban and suburban environments, it also suggests that in relatively undisturbed environments adjoining new residential developments, predation by house cats may have a substantial impact on locally abundant, patchily distributed populations of native fauna, particularly mammals. Imposing night-time curfews on cats is likely to lessen predation of mammals but will probably not greatly reduce predation of birds or reptiles.

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Charatan, F. B. "House cats transmit human plague in US." BMJ 308, no. 6936 (April 23, 1994): 1060. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.308.6936.1060a.

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Meek, PD. "Home range of house cats Felis catus living within a National Park." Australian Mammalogy 25, no. 1 (2003): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am03051.

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Fourteen house cats living in residential areas surrounded by National Park were studied using radio telemetry to determine whether they roamed beyond the urban boundary. Eight cats were recorded using natural habitat, predominantly heath the most abundant habitat type adjacent to residential areas. Ninety two percent of fixes were taken within the fringes of the urban boundary. Mean home range size of house cats was 2.9 ha and two categories of cats were identified based on their tendency to wander away from home. Wandering cats had a home range of 5.1 ha and sedentary cats had a range of 0.4 ha. The mean distance travelled by male cats was 70 m and 30 m for females (range 1.5 – 272 m). The longest straight line distance travelled by a house cat in a single foray from a residence was 1.17 km. The major proportion of forays away from the home environs were undertaken at night and in the afternoon.

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Yeon, Seong C., Young K. Kim, Se J. Park, Scott S. Lee, Seung Y. Lee, Euy H. Suh, Katherine A. Houpt, et al. "Differences between vocalization evoked by social stimuli in feral cats and house cats." Behavioural Processes 87, no. 2 (June 2011): 183–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2011.03.003.

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Barratt, D. G. "Predation by house cats, Felis catus (L.), in Canberra, Australia. II. Factors affecting the amount of prey caught and estimates of the impact on wildlife." Wildlife Research 25, no. 5 (1998): 475. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr97026.

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Information on the amount of vertebrate prey caught by house cats in Canberra was collected by recording prey deposited at cat owners’ residences over 12 months. The amount of prey taken was not significantly influenced by cat gender, age when neutered, or cat breed. Nor did belling or the number of meals provided per day have a significant influence on the amount of prey caught. The age of the cat and the proportion of nights spent outside explained approximately 11% of the variation in the amount of prey caught by individual cats. In all, 43% of variation in predation on introduced species (predominantly rodents) was explained by distance from potential prey source areas (i.e. rural/grassland habitat) and cat density. The mean number of prey reported per cat over 12 months (10.2) was significantly lower than mean predation per cat per year based on estimates made by cat owners before the prey survey began (23.3). Counts of the amount of prey caught by house cats were highly positively skewed. In all, 70% of cats were observed to catch less than 10 prey over 12 months, but for 6% of cats, more than 50 prey were recorded. Estimates of predation by house cats, particularly extrapolated estimates, should be treated with caution. The total number of prey caught by house cats in Canberra estimated using the sample median was approximately half the estimate based on the sample mean. Predation estimates alone do not prove that prey populations are detrimentally affected, especially in highly disturbed and modified environments such as suburbs. Impacts on native fauna are likely to be most significant in undisturbed habitat adjacent to new residential developments.

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Stella, Judith L., and Candace C. Croney. "Management Practices of Cats Owned by Faculty, Staff, and Students at Two Midwest Veterinary Schools." Scientific World Journal 2016 (2016): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7108374.

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Understanding cat owners’ housing, care, and management practices is important for promoting cat welfare. A survey study was conducted on the housing and management practices used for cats by students, faculty, and staff of The Ohio State University and Purdue University veterinary colleges. Subjects were 138 cat-owner dyads. Most cats (74%) were housed strictly indoors in keeping with common US veterinary recommendations. However, many did not implement best practices outlined for behavior and other welfare needs of indoor cats. The percentage of respondents placing resources where cats could be disrupted while using them was 31%, 53%, and 30% for resting areas, food/water dishes, and litter boxes, respectively. Many cats were not provided a litter box in a private area (35%), in multiple areas of the house (51%), or that was regularly washed (73%). Horizontal scratching opportunities were not provided to 38% of cats; 32% were not provided toys that mimic prey and 91% of cats were fed a diet consisting of >75% dry food. These findings suggest a need for more concerted efforts to educate owners about meeting their cats’ welfare needs so as to attenuate risks and improve cat physical and behavioral welfare outcomes.

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De Craeye, Stéphane, Aurelie Francart, Julie Chabauty, Veerle De Vriendt, Steven Van Gucht, Ingrid Leroux, and Erik Jongert. "Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in Belgian house cats." Veterinary Parasitology 157, no. 1-2 (October 2008): 128–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.07.001.

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Beaver, B. V. "Differential approach to house‐soiling by dogs and cats." Veterinary Quarterly 16, sup1 (April 1994): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01652176.1994.9694483.

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Guo, Weihong, June-Soo Park, Yunzhu Wang, Steve Gardner, Christina Baek, Myrto Petreas, and Kim Hooper. "High polybrominated diphenyl ether levels in California house cats: House dust a primary source?" Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 31, no. 2 (December 29, 2011): 301–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.1700.

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Morgan, S. A., C. M. Hansen, J. G. Ross, G. J. Hickling, S. C. Ogilvie, and A. M. Paterson. "Urban cat (Felis catus) movement and predation activity associated with a wetland reserve in New Zealand." Wildlife Research 36, no. 7 (2009): 574. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr09023.

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Context. House cats are increasingly suggested as having major ecological impacts in semiurban environments. Information on the activity of house cats is relatively scarce, especially in habitats such as wetlands. Aims. This study examines the movement and foraging behaviour of house cats living on the periphery of a wetland reserve in Christchurch city, New Zealand. Methods. Twenty-one domestic cats living in a suburban residential area were studied using radiotelemetry to determine home-range size, mean and maximum distances travelled into the adjacent wetland, and the proportion of time spent in the wetland over a 12-month period. Surveys of prey retrieval for 88 cats were also carried out by cat owners over the same 12-month period. Key results. Cat age and the distance of the cat’s home from the periphery of the wetland were highly correlated with cat movement and hunting activity. These movements were not markedly influenced by season or time of day. Younger cats (<6 years of age) living on the periphery of the wetland had larger home-range sizes, moved significantly further into the wetland and spent a significantly greater proportion of time in the wetland. Cats living close to the wetland also brought a greater diversity and a greater total number of prey items to their home-site. Rates of predation were not significantly influenced by sex or whether the cat was wearing a bell. The most common prey items were introduced rodents and birds; however, 172 of 981 prey items were identified as a native common skink. Conclusions.Consequently, cats living in households on the wetland periphery currently pose a predation risk for the wetland species, and the impact of cats on the native skink population warrants further investigation. Implications. This study suggests that domestic cats will exploit wild habitats but that their potential impact will have both positive (predation of introduced pest species) and negative (occasional direct predation) effects on native wildlife.

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Bell, Dianna. "Companion Animal for a Prophet or Witch?: Changing Place of House Cats in Contemporary Mali." Society & Animals 27, no. 4 (August 28, 2019): 452–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685306-12341549.

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AbstractThis essay offers an analysis of how the spread of Islam across southern Mali has impacted relationships between humans and cats. Historically, Malians have generally characterized cats as familiars for witches, setting them apart from other nonhuman animals as signs of misfortune. Such attitudes regularly culminate in people capturing and killing cats, some of whom are kept as companion animals, without repercussion. But cat-loving Muslims in southern Mali have increasingly started to call such attitudes and practices into question, using stories of the Prophet Muhammad to defend the honor of cats. This article offers a review of the changing nature of human-cat relations in contemporary southern Mali by considering the varied rationales offered for vilifying as well as honoring and tending to cats alike.

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Flux, John E. C. "Comparison of predation by two suburban cats in New Zealand." European Journal of Ecology 3, no. 1 (October 26, 2017): 85–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/eje-2017-0009.

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AbstractTo study the effects domestic cats may have on surrounding wildlife, a complete list was made of 558 items caught in the garden or brought into the house by one cat over 17 years, from 1988 to 2005. The effect on prey populations was assessed by comparing their abundance with the previous 15 years’ population without a cat. On balance, this cat (Cat 1) was clearly beneficial to the native bird species by killing rodents and deterring mustelids. The diet of a second cat (Cat 2) was recorded in the same way from 2006 to 2016. This cat caught half the number of items 148:287, but in the same proportions: house mice (37.8:42.6); ship rats (12.8:12.1); European rabbits (all young) (8.1:6.7); weasels (0.7:0.4); dunnock (12.8:9.2); house sparrow (2.0:3.1); blackbird (2.7:2.5); song thrush (1.4:1.3); European greenfinch (0.7:5.8); chaffinch (0.7:3.3); silvereye (10.1:8.3); New Zealand fantail (2.0:1.0); lizards (8.1:1.7). Despite this, there were significant differences: Cat 2 avoided finches (2:28, P = 0.004), and took a few more lizards (12:5). For both cats, birds apparently formed about a third of their diet: 33.4% and 34.5%, but comparison of the proportion of birds and rodents brought into the house (12:92) and found dead away from the house (49:45) implies that 320 rodent kills may have been missed, being far more difficult to find. As top predators, these cats were clearly beneficial to native birds, and proposed control or elimination may precipitate mesopredator release and a rabbit problem.

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Swain, Sara. "Feral Hospitality: Thinking Outside the House With Kedi." Public 31, no. 61 (December 1, 2020): 90–173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/public_00028_1.

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Our current understandings of hospitality are largely informed by the Western European philosophical tradition. This tradition, however, restricts accommodation to the proprietary space of the human house, or to its equivalent, the nation state. Both can only offer a constrained, exclusive, and temporary welcome. This has significantly limited the possibilities for imagining and practicing hospitality. In order to challenge the perceived scarcity at the heart of hospitality’s spatial imaginary, this essay turns to Kedi, Ceyda Torun’s 2016 documentary about Turkish street cats. Using the film as a guide, it explores what hospitality can look like outside the house. By tending to the relationships between cats and the people of Istanbul, the film offers a glimpse of a more capacious, creaturely, and cosmopolitan alternative I call, “feral Hospitality.” This is an itinerant and performative hospitality that produces rather than consumes space.

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Hutchings, Susan. "The diet of feral house cats (Felis catus) at a regional rubbish tip, Victoria." Wildlife Research 30, no. 1 (2003): 103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr99067.

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The diet of feral cats (Felis catus) inhabiting a regional rubbish tip (dump) in Victoria was studied to determine whether cats utilised garbage or live prey from the surrounding heathlands for food. Between 30 and 50 cat scats were collected from the tip over two years in each of four sampling periods: spring 1997, autumn 1998, spring 1998 and autumn 1999. The scats were analysed to determine major dietary components, dietary breadth and seasonal overlap of diet. Bone fragments from meat scraps were the most frequent dietary item detected in the scats. Vertebrate prey species occurred less often in the cats' diet but a variety of both introduced and native species were represented. Analysis of dietary breadth confirmed that cats selected mainly meat and chicken scraps from the garbage but indicated that vertebrates were hunted opportunistically. Control measures are suggested to reduce cat numbers at regional rubbish tips to relieve potential impact on native wildlife.

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CHOMEL, BRUNO B. "Zoonoses of house pets other than dogs, cats and birds." Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 11, no. 6 (June 1992): 479–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006454-199206000-00011.

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Gao, Tianyue, Xingchen Pan, and Chungen Pan. "The fate of house cats during the COVID-19 pandemic." Microbes and Infection 22, no. 4-5 (May 2020): 157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2020.04.006.

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Torrey, E. F., and R. H. Yolken. "Could Schizophrenia Be a Viral Zoonosis Transmitted From House Cats?" Schizophrenia Bulletin 21, no. 2 (January 1, 1995): 167–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/21.2.167.

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YILMAZ, Tonguç Utku, Saffet ÇINAR, Levent ALTINTAŞ, Sertaç Ata GÜLER, and Zafer UTKAN. "Comparison of video based learning and lecture based learning in last year medical faculty students." Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 38, no. 2 (March 14, 2021): 150–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.52142/omujecm.38.2.17.

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Cats are the main host of Toxoplasma gondii and pregnant women who own cats at home may be at risk. This condition may cause anxiety and stress in pregnant women. The aim of this study is to evaluate toxoplasmosis risk on anxiety and perception of cat owner pregnant women. The study group consisted of 59 pregnant women feeding cats in the home and 369 pregnant women not feeding cats. A Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI-18) was used to measure the anxiety of all participants. Age and anxiety variables were analyzed using a two-sample independent t-test. Gravida, education, and job status were analyzed using chi-square tests, and live to abort ratio & pregnancy number were analyzed using Fisher exact test. Measurement of the anxiety level between the two groups showed that anxiety is significantly higher among the pregnant women who feed cats in their house with an average of 32.03±8.72. The average anxiety level among the pregnant women who don't have cats in their house was 25.94±8.99. The difference between the Health Anxiety Inventory of the two groups was significant (p= 0.0001) It was shown in the literature that pets can reduce anxiety but not studied in pregnant women, yet. Our results showed that pregnant women who own cats at home had more environmental anxiety than women who don’t feed cats at home which is possibly associated with fear of Toxoplasma gondii transmission. This anxiety may also cause unfavorable pregnancy outcomes like eclampsia, preterm birth, low birth weight and high incidence of cesarean delivery.

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DOKUZEYLUL GÜNGÖR, Nur, Tuğba GÜRBÜZ, Selma Bozkurt ZİNCİR, Banu DOKUZEYLÜL, Erman OR, and Ferhat CENGİZ. "Evaluation of toxoplasmosis risk on anxiety and perception of cat owner pregnant women." Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 38, no. 2 (March 14, 2021): 154–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.52142/omujecm.38.2.18.

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Cats are the main host of Toxoplasma gondii and pregnant women who own cats at home may be at risk. This condition may cause anxiety and stress in pregnant women. The aim of this study is to evaluate toxoplasmosis risk on anxiety and perception of cat owner pregnant women. The study group consisted of 59 pregnant women feeding cats in the home and 369 pregnant women not feeding cats. A Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI-18) was used to measure the anxiety of all participants. Age and anxiety variables were analyzed using a two-sample independent t-test. Gravida, education, and job status were analyzed using chi-square tests, and live to abort ratio & pregnancy number were analyzed using Fisher exact test. Measurement of the anxiety level between the two groups showed that anxiety is significantly higher among the pregnant women who feed cats in their house with an average of 32.03±8.72. The average anxiety level among the pregnant women who don't have cats in their house was 25.94±8.99. The difference between the Health Anxiety Inventory of the two groups was significant (p= 0.0001) It was shown in the literature that pets can reduce anxiety but not studied in pregnant women, yet. Our results showed that pregnant women who own cats at home had more environmental anxiety than women who don’t feed cats at home which is possibly associated with fear of Toxoplasma gondii transmission. This anxiety may also cause unfavorable pregnancy outcomes like eclampsia, preterm birth, low birth weight and high incidence of cesarean delivery.

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Ramos, Daniela, Archivaldo Reche-Junior, Priscila Luzia Fragoso, Rupert Palme, Patricia Handa, Marie Odile Chelini, and Daniel Simon Mills. "A Case-Controlled Comparison of Behavioural Arousal Levels in Urine Spraying and Latrining Cats." Animals 10, no. 1 (January 10, 2020): 117. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10010117.

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It is often suggested that both latrining and spraying in the home are associated with increased stress in cats. However, the scientific evidence for this is weak. We therefore examined faecal cortisol metabolite (FCM) levels in subjects using a case-control design. Eleven spraying and 12 problematic latrining cats (assessed as healthy after detailed medical examinations on an initial population of 18 spraying and 23 latrining cats) were assessed along with behaviourally normal and similarly healthy control subjects from the same multi-cat (n = 3–9) households. Individual faecal samples were collected by owners from both “case” and “control” cats after observing them defecate in all but one pair in each group. A total of five samples per cat (typically taken on a weekly basis) were collected and submitted to extraction procedures prior to FCM analysis via an 11-oxoaetiocholanolone enzyme immunoassay (EIA). Participant cats, both “cases” (nine “sprayers” and eight “latriners”) and controls, were also individually video recorded (together with the owner) for 5 min in a dedicated room. FCM levels were significantly higher in individuals (“sprayers” and their controls) from spraying households than from the latrining households (“latriners” and their controls), but there was no significant difference between cats from the same household. Within a video observation test, cats from spraying houses spent proportionally more time moving (as opposed to stationary), but again there was no difference between cats from the same house. These results indicate that households in which a cat exhibits urine spraying, are generally more aroused, but “sprayers” are not more aroused than their housemates. Accordingly, we suggest appropriate management needs to be applied to the whole household to help alleviate the potential stress of all the cats in the home, and not just the one expressing this through urinary spraying behaviour.

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Machado, DS, AFF Bragança, IC Travnik, AP Rossi, and AC Sant'Anna. "Should cats be allowed outdoors? A research survey on animal welfare risks for free-ranging cats in Brazil." Animal Welfare 30, no. 3 (August 31, 2021): 331–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.7120/09627286.30.3.011.

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A need exists for research that contributes to estimating the risk factors associated with the management of outdoor cats (Felis silvestris catus) and addresses the lack of such surveys in Brazil and other Latin American countries. With this in mind we aimed to: i) identify the causal factors affecting the practice of owners allowing their cats to roam freely and; ii) evaluate potential welfare risks associated with the allowance of outdoor access, based on cat owners' reports. An online questionnaire consisting of 25 questions was answered by 8,485 Brazilian cat owners and logistic regression models used to obtain odds ratios. A number of the factors significantly related to owners allowing their cats to have outdoor access were unneutered cats, the manner in which the cat was acquired, residence in rural areas, the number of cats owned, the presence of other pets in the house, younger owner age, owner declaration of not being responsible for the cat, owner perception about the role of the cat in the house, owner knowledge about cats' potential for transmitting diseases, a lack of knowledge about zoonoses, and a lack of knowledge regarding toxoplasmosis. The practice of allowing outdoor access was associated with significantly higher odds of owners reporting several welfare issues, such as frequent flea contamination, sporotrichosis, going missing, poisoning, mistreatment, and accidents. We conclude that the practice of allowing outdoor access, as reported by 37.1% of our respondents, may result in risks to feline welfare. Increasing public awareness through campaigns that highlight the risks associated with outdoor access would improve feline management practices and welfare.

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Muz, Mustafa Necati, Serkan Erat, and Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu. "Protozoan and Microbial Pathogens of House Cats in the Province of Tekirdag in Western Turkey." Pathogens 10, no. 9 (August 31, 2021): 1114. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10091114.

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Domestic felines’ re-emerging infectious and neglected zoonotic diseases are a significant focus of global “One Health” efforts. This study aimed to rapidly diagnose 14 pathogens, including zoonoses by using PCR primers in 167 client-owned symptomatic cats, routinely accepted to the Veterinary Clinics of Tekirdag. The prevalence of pathogens investigated were as follows: Babesia canis canis (24%), Babesia microti (2.4%), Hepatozoon felis (10.8%), Cytauxzoon felis (6.6%), Bartonella henselae (40.1%), Anaplasma platys (30.5%), Anaplasma phagocytophilum (7.2%), Rickettsia felis (26.3%), Borrelia burgdorferi (21%), and hemotropic Mycoplasma sp. (11.4%). There was a significant difference between the prevalence of the pathogens (χ2 = 152.26, df = 9, p < 0.001). There was also a statistical difference between the gender of the cats in terms of the prevalence of all pathogens considered together (χ2 = 4.80, df = 1, p = 0.028), where the female cats showed a higher prevalence. This was not the case for the different age groups (χ2 = 2.92, df = 1, p = 0.088). The lowest infection was observed for B. microti (p < 0.001), while the highest infection was observed for B. henselae (p < 0.01). Leishmania donovani, Plasmodium spp., Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Neoehrlichia mikurensis PCR test results were negative in all samples. In conclusion, house cats of Tekirdag are apparently highly susceptible to some neglected zoonoses important for “One Health”, and their prevalence in the region is most probably underestimated. Hence, applying PCR tests to assist fast clinic diagnosis in routine, may be an efficient option to protect the public as well as the cats from severe diseases.

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Kurnosova, O. P., M. V. Arisov, and I. M. Odoyevskaya. "Intestinal parasites of pets and other house-kept animals in Moscow." Helminthologia 56, no. 2 (June 1, 2019): 108–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0007.

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SummaryA study screening pet animals (dogs, cats, chinchillas, ferrets, guinea pigs, rabbits, primates, reptiles, and hedgehogs) within Moscow city limits for intestinal parasitic diseases has been conducted over a period of 6 years. According to the study, parasitic infections caused by intestinal protozoa are found in pet animals more frequently than by intestinal helminths. Although dogs and cats exhibit the highest level of diversity of intestinal parasite species, in the group of exotic animals, helminth infection are found much less frequently and parasitic fauna is represented mostly by intestinal protozoa with a high percentage of mixed infection. The most widespread helminth infeсtion of dogs and cats is toxocarosis (respectively 2.5 and 5.7 %) and the most widespread protozoan infection is Giardia sp. (9.8 and 4.6 %). Giardia sp. was found in 47.4 % of chinchillas, Cryptosporidium sp. was more frequently found in ferrets (6.55 %), protozoa from the family Trichomonadida was found in guinea pigs (9 %), Eimeria sp. in rabbits (13.9 %), Acanthocephala in primates (15.7 %), and eggs from the generaOxyurida (59 %), along with protozoa from the family Trichomonadida, in reptiles. Capillaria sp. was most prevalent in hedgehogs (33.4 %). Acanthocephala eggs, as well as protozoa from the Giardia and Entamoeba genera, were more frequently found in primates. Parasites common to animals and humans, which may become a source of infection for the latter under certain conditions, have been identified in pet animals.

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Yang, W., S. Kelly, J. Karsh, J. Yang, and J. Marcelo. "P079 Anatomic distribution of Feld1 and Feld4 in domestic house cats." Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 119, no. 5 (November 2017): S32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2017.08.119.

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Dokuzeylul, B., B. Basaran Kahraman, BD Sigirci, E. Gulluoglu, K. Metiner, and ME Or. "Dermatophytosis caused by a Chrysosporium species in two cats in Turkey: a case report." Veterinární Medicína 58, No. 12 (December 20, 2013): 633–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/7187-vetmed.

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Dermatophytes are infectious agents and can cause the zoonotic disease dermatophytosis in animals and humans. Keratinophilic fungi and especially dermatophytes can be detected on the hair coat and skin of cats. The aim of this report is to present a rarely seen dermatophytic skin disease in cats. Two Persian cats, living in the same house, were found to be positive for Chyrososporium spp. using mycological culture. At that time the owner of the cats was undergoing chemotherapy for a mammary tumour. This treatment led to low immunity, intensive pruritus and also to scaling on the inside of her arms. Chrysosporium spp. were also detected in the cats’ owner. Antifungal therapy was applied with fluconazole to both cats. Because of widespread lesions and alopecia, intravenous fluconazole was administered with a saline solution. The lesions improved inside a six week period after fluconazole therapy and no adverse effects were observed.

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Short, Jeanmarie, and Dunbar Gram. "Successful Treatment of Demodex gatoi with 10% Imidacloprid/1% Moxidectin." Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 52, no. 1 (January 1, 2016): 68–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.5326/jaaha-ms-6259.

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Demodex gatoi is a transmissible, short-bodied mite found in the stratum corneum of cats. It is known to cause moderate to intense pruritus, often manifested as self-induced alopecia and excoriations. 10% imidacloprid/1% moxidectina is a monthly, topical solution indicated for the treatment and/or prevention of fleas, heartworms, intestinal parasites, and ear mites. A household of cats was presented for pruritus that ranged from mild to severe in 8 of the 13 felines. The most common clinical signs included miliary-type papular dermatitis and focal areas of erythema associated with alopecia. Multiple skin scrapings of each animal revealed Demodex gatoi mites in only two cats. Weekly topical administration of 10% imidacloprid/1% moxidectin was used on all cats in the household for a total of ten doses. Skin scrapings following treatment were negative, and all cats in the house improved. Based on the successful treatment of this small number of cats, weekly application of 10% imidacloprid/1% moxidectin should be considered for the clinical resolution of cats affected by D. gatoi.

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Ralphs, S. C., and M. Milovancev. "Congenital patellar aplasia in a family of cats." Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology 17, no. 01 (January 2004): 9–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1632799.

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SummaryA diagnosis of congenital bilateral patellar aplasia was made in two male littermate Siamese cats that presented for abnormal conformation and hind limb gait. Both cats had abnormalities of the femora, tibiae, fibulae, and tali. The owners reported that the cats were able to ambulate adequately in the house and jump onto low-lying objects. Other than signs related to this developmental anomaly, significant abnormal clinical signs were not noted in either cat. According to the owner, none of the other littermates were affected, but the seven year old sire displayed identical clinical signs. Unfortunately, the sire and littermates were not available for examination. Treatment was not pursued for either cat.

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Kim, Younjung, Hyungjoon Kim, Dirk Pfeiffer, and Dave Brodbelt. "Epidemiological study of feline idiopathic cystitis in Seoul, South Korea." Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 20, no. 10 (October 2, 2017): 913–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1098612x17734067.

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Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate potential risk factors for the diagnosis of feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC) in cats living in a primarily indoor environment. Methods A case-control study focusing on a cohort of cats attending a first-opinion veterinary practice in Seoul, South Korea, from 2012–2016, was undertaken. Data were collected from cats’ owners by questionnaire and analysed using a multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results Fifty-eight cases of FIC and 281 randomly selected controls were surveyed. Over 90% of the cases and controls had no access to the outside, and 100% and 91% of the cases and controls, respectively, were neutered. The estimated prevalence of an FIC diagnosis was 1.77% (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.36–2.18). The final logistic regression model included five variables associated with an FIC diagnosis. Males had 2.34 times the odds of being diagnosed with FIC compared with females (95% CI 1.18–4.62; P = 0.015). Cats reported as not having vantage points had 4.64 times the odds of an FIC diagnosis compared with those reported as having vantage points (95% CI 2.05–10.49; P <0.001). Cats living in an apartment had 2.53 times the odds of an FIC diagnosis compared with those living in a house (95% CI 1.30–4.93; P = 0.006). Cats cohabiting with other cats were more likely to be diagnosed with FIC than those living alone (odds ratio 3.16, 95% CI 1.61–6.22; P = 0.001). Cats using non-clumping litter had 2.62 times the odds of an FIC diagnosis compared with those using clumping litter (95% CI 1.38–4.96; P = 0.003). Conclusions and relevance This study was conducted in a different epidemiological context from previous studies in that the overwhelming majority of the cats studied were housed entirely indoors. This study identified several significant associations related to a cat’s indoor environment. These findings suggest that the cat’s physical and social environment may play a role in the development of FIC.

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Jedrychowski, Wieslaw, Frederica Perera, Umberto Maugeri, Marek Zembala, Barbara Hajto, Elzbieta Flak, Elzbieta Mroz, and Agata Sowa. "Validity of the interview on pets kept at home for predicting the actual domestic expsoure to their specific allergens. Krakow inner city area study." Open Medicine 3, no. 2 (June 1, 2008): 149–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11536-008-0016-z.

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AbstractThe aim of the study was to describe the exposure to dog (Can f 1) and cat (Fel d 1) allergens within homes of very young children living with and without pets, and to assess the validity of the interview on pets for predicting the actual exposure to pet allergens in house dust. House dust samples were collected in 275 dwellings from the mattresses, children’s bedroom and kitchen floors. In the laboratory, dust samples were analyzed for Can f 1 and Fel d 1 using monoclonal antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). The majority of households (79.3%) had neither a dog nor a cat living in the home over the past 6 months preceding the survey. Dog allergen above 2 μg/g dust were found in 22.5% of homes and 14.2% of homes contained dog allergen above 10 μg/g of house dust. In the total study sample, cat allergen above 1 μg/g of dust were found in 12.7% of homes, and 3.3% of homes contained Fel d 1 levels greater than 8 μg/g of dust. The majority of children (75.0%) with reported ownership of dogs were exposed to Can f 1 levels above 2 μg/g of house dust, and 73.1% of children with cats at home were exposed to Fel d 1 concentrations above 1 μg/g house dust. The results of the study showed that post-test probability of the true exposure to Can f 1 above 2 μg/g dust in houses with positive interview on indoor dogs was 75.0% (95%CI: 61.7–84.8%). On the other hand, the prediction of exposure estimated from the interview data on indoor dogs produced 12.6% of false negatives (95% CI: 9.9–15.8%). Similarly, the post-test probability of the true exposure to Fel d 1 above 1 μg/g dust in houses with positive interview on indoor cats was 73.1% (95%CI: 55.1–85.7%). On the other hand, the interview data produced 6.4% false negatives (95% CI: 4.6–9.0%). In conclusion, the study demonstrated that homes in Poland with pet ownership are important reservoir of Can f 1 and Fel d 1 allergens with levels that might induce allergic symptoms. Even in homes of children without a dog or cat indoors, there was a higher prevalence of pet allergens at the levels above allergic sensitisation thresholds. This may have an important implication for epidemiologic studies on pet related allergy and prevention practice.

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Cline, Martha G., Angela L. Witzel, Tamberlyn D. Moyers, and Claudia A. Kirk. "Body composition of lean outdoor intact cats vs lean indoor neutered cats using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry." Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 21, no. 6 (June 18, 2018): 459–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1098612x18780872.

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Objectives The objectives for this study were to compare the body composition of adult indoor neutered domestic cats with outdoor intact cats with an ideal body condition score using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, and to report the body composition findings of free-roaming cats, as this has not been previously reported. Most domestic house cats differ from free-roaming cats as they are confined indoors and neutered. Indoor neutered cats have reduced activity and hormonal alterations that may result in lower muscle mass and higher body fat percentages vs outdoor intact cats, despite similar body condition scores. Methods Twenty-one outdoor intact cats (10 male, 11 female) were selected from a trap–neuter–return program and 16 indoor neutered domestic cats (10 male, six female) were client-owned. Inclusion criteria included an estimated age between 1 and 6 years, complete blood count, biochemistry panel, urinalysis, total thyroxine, feline leukemia virus/feline immunodeficiency virus screening and a body condition score of 4–5/9. Results Indoor neutered cats had a higher body fat percentage (22.1% [range 17.3–28.2%]) than outdoor intact cats (17.3% [range 10.0–33.6%]; P = 0.002). Indoor neutered male cats had a higher body fat percentage ( P <0.001) than outdoor intact cats. No difference in body fat percentage was observed in female cats ( P = 0.159). Indoor neutered domestic cats had a higher bone mineral density than outdoor intact cats ( P = 0.023). Conclusions and relevance The results of this study suggest indoor confinement and neutering increase body fat percentage and bone mineral density in cats with an ideal body condition score.

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Konecny, Michael J. "Food Habits and Energetics of Feral House Cats in the Galápagos Islands." Oikos 50, no. 1 (September 1987): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3565398.

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Kays, Roland W., and Amielle A. DeWan. "Ecological impact of inside/outside house cats around a suburban nature preserve." Animal Conservation 7, no. 3 (August 2004): 273–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1367943004001489.

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Tomlinson, Catherine. "Toileting troubles part 1: factors influencing house soiling in cats and dogs." Companion Animal 21, no. 6 (June 2, 2016): 351–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/coan.2016.21.6.351.

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Tomlinson, Catherine. "Toileting troubles part 2: managing house soiling problems in dogs and cats." Companion Animal 21, no. 7 (July 2, 2016): 415–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/coan.2016.21.7.415.

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Meneses, Iris Daniela Santos de, Müller Ribeiro Andrade, Rosângela Soares Uzêda, Marta Vasconcelos Bittencourt, David Scott Lindsay, and Luís Fernando Pita Gondim. "Frequency of antibodies against Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora caninum in domestic cats in the state of Bahia, Brazil." Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária 23, no. 4 (December 2014): 526–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1984-29612014080.

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Sarcocystis neurona is the major agent of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. It infects several mammalian species in the Americas, where the definitive hosts, marsupials of the genus Didelphis (D. virginiana and D. albiventris) are found. Domestic cats are one of the confirmed intermediate hosts of the parasite; however, antibodies against S. neurona had never before been demonstrated in Brazilian cats. The aim of this study was to determine whether cats in Bahia, Brazil, are exposed to the parasite. A total of 272 feline serum samples (134 from feral and 138 from house cats) were subjected to an indirect fluorescent antibody test using cultured merozoites of S. neurona as antigen. Positivity was detected in 4.0% (11/272) of the tested samples, with titers ranging from 25 to 800. The feline sera were also tested for antibodies against the protozoan Neospora caninum, with an observed antibody frequency of 2.9%. To the author's knowledge, this is the first study to report antibodies against S. neurona in Brazilian cats. We conclude that cats are exposed to the parasite in the region of this study. Further investigations are needed to confirm the role of cats in the transmission cycle of S. neurona in Brazil.

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Ramos, Daniela, Archivaldo Reche-Junior, Daniel S. Mills, Priscila L. Fragoso, Alexandre GT Daniel, Mariana F. Freitas, Silvia G. Cortopassi, and Geni Patricio. "A closer look at the health of cats showing urinary house-soiling (periuria): a case-control study." Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 21, no. 8 (September 28, 2018): 772–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1098612x18801034.

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Objectives The aim of this study was to perform a case-control medical evaluation of cats from multi-cat households presenting with inappropriate latrining and spraying behavior. Methods Owners of 18 ‘spraying’ and 23 ‘latrining’ cats with normal control subjects available from the same households were recruited for a case-control study. Otherwise overtly healthy dyads (each dyad consisting of a case cat and a control cat) were brought together to the veterinary hospital of the University of São Paulo for a medical work-up (ie, physical examination, complete blood count, biochemical profile, urinalysis and urine culture, abdominal ultrasound of the urinary system and in females, where possible, cystoscopy). Results Medical problems were identified with similar frequency in the ‘sprayers’ (38.9%), ‘latriners’ (39.1%) and controls of the latrining group (26.1%), but not the controls of the spraying group (5.5%). The difference between ‘cases’ and ‘controls’ from spraying households was significant. Common potential health-related changes include renal insufficiency, cystitis and bladder lithiasis. Renal calculi, higher creatinine levels (within normal reference interval) and ‘glomerulations’ (detected during cystoscopy) were also found in the remaining sprayers and latriners that were considered clinically healthy. Post-cystoscopy, a new form of periuria occurred in two cats (one sprayer and one latriner). Conclusions and relevance These results indicate that spraying or latrining behavior in the home, as well as living with a cat that is not using the litter box as a latrine, are all associated with a higher level of urinary tract abnormalities; living with a cat that is spraying, however, does not have this association. The findings also suggest that both forms of periuria might be associated with interstitial cystitis. We therefore conclude that all cats with periuria need to be carefully evaluated medically and that treatment of latrine-related problems should consider all cats in the house, whereas spraying may be more focused on the individual displaying the problem.

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Escobar-Aguirre, Sebastián, Raúl A. Alegría-Morán, Javiera Calderón-Amor, and Tamara A. Tadich. "Can Responsible Ownership Practices Influence Hunting Behavior of Owned Cats?: Results from a Survey of Cat Owners in Chile." Animals 9, no. 10 (September 29, 2019): 745. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9100745.

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The domestic cat (Felis catus) has become a worldwide threat to wildlife. The potential impact of owned cats on wildlife in Chile has not been documented at a large scale. The purpose of this study was to investigate the number and type of prey that owned cats bring back in Chile and its relation with responsible ownership practices. An online survey was distributed to 5216 households that included questions about the type of pet, responsible ownership practices, and in the case of cats, the type of prey they brought home. Descriptive statistics as well as univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were applied. The results showed that 94.3% of respondents had a pet, and from these, 49.9% had at least one cat. A total of 84.1% of owners reported that their cats had brought back prey. Birds were the most common type of prey, followed by mammals and insects. Not being registered with a microchip, not having a litter box, living in a house with access to a garden, not having a hiding place for the cats, and having free access to the outdoors significantly increased the odds of cats bringing back prey. Body condition score or providing ad libitum food to cats did not have an effect on bringing prey.

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Bastien, Berenice Camille, Cari Gardner, and Ebenezer Satyaraj. "Influence of time and phenotype on salivary Fel d1 in domestic shorthair cats." Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 21, no. 10 (May 28, 2019): 867–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1098612x19850973.

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ObjectivesFel d1 is a major allergen that may affect humans sensitive to cat allergens, and it can be detected in the saliva and on the hair of cats. We studied the variability of salivary Fel d1 in typical house cats (ie, neutered domestic shorthair cats) and the factors that could be associated with that variability.MethodsSaliva samples were collected from 64 cats, twice daily, every other day, for a year, at two locations (Missouri, USA, and Ontario, Canada). Salivary Fel d1 levels were measured using an immunoassay. Correlations and linear mixed-effects model analyses were run to assess which factors significantly affected the Fel d1 levels.ResultsSalivary Fel d1 levels varied significantly both within and among cats. Cat averages over the year ranged from 0.4–35 µg/ml, and a higher average correlated with a higher SD ( P <0.001). The first collection of the day tended to be higher than the afternoon collection ( P <0.001). Sex, coat color or body size did not relate to cats’ average Fel d1 production, but older cats tended to have lower salivary Fel d1 levels ( P <0.001). Fel d1 levels from four samples were reliable in identifying cats producing stable low levels of Fel d1.Conclusions and relevanceWe observed a wide and continuous range of salivary Fel d1 production in domestic shorthair cats. In particular, a subset of cats had stable low levels throughout the course of the year, and they can be identified by analyzing a few saliva samples rather than their physical appearance.

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Konecny, Michael J. "Home Range and Activity Patterns of Feral House Cats in the Galápagos Islands." Oikos 50, no. 1 (September 1987): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3565397.

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URAL, Kerem, Serdar PAŞA, Hasan ERDOĞAN, Mehmet GÜLTEKİN, Deniz ALIÇ URAL, Songül ERDOĞAN, Halil İbrahim ADAK, Deniz Sude ATEŞ, and Gizem GÜL. "House dust mite specific in vitro IgE determination in cats with allergic dermatitis." Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 4, no. 1 (June 30, 2019): 14–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.24880/maeuvfd.526315.

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Sambeek, Francene Van, Birch L. McMurray, and R. Kenny Page. "Incidence of Pasteurella multocida in Poultry House Cats Used for Rodent Control Programs." Avian Diseases 39, no. 1 (January 1995): 145. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1591994.

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Carney, Hazel C., Tammy P. Sadek, Terry M. Curtis, Vicky Halls, Sarah Heath, Pippa Hutchison, Kari Mundschenk, and Jodi L. Westropp. "AAFP and ISFM Guidelines for Diagnosing and Solving House-Soiling Behavior in Cats." Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 16, no. 7 (June 25, 2014): 579–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1098612x14539092.

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Wenger-Riggenbach, Bettina, Mike Hässig, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann, and Hans Lutz. "Evaluation of the LaserCyte: an in-house hematology analyzer for dogs and cats." Comparative Clinical Pathology 15, no. 2 (June 13, 2006): 117–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00580-006-0602-x.

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SARIDOMICHELAKIS (Μ. Ν. ΣΑΡΙΔΟΜΙΧΕΛΑΚΗΣ), M. N., and A. F. KOUTINAS (Α.Φ. ΚΟΥΤΙΝΑΣ). "A retrospective study of 10 spontaneous cases of feline atopic dermatitis (1995-1997)." Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society 50, no. 4 (January 31, 2018): 292. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.15724.

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Ten atopic cats (5 DSH, 4 Siamese, one Persian) were admitted to the Clinic of Companion Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.T., because of a seasonal (3/10) or nonseasonal (1/10) pruritic skin disease. The seasonal pattern of the clinical signs could not be established in the rest 6 cats. The presenting cutaneous syndromes were miliary dermatitis (6 cats), self- induced alopecia - hypotrichosis (5 cats), indolent ulcer (one cat), linear eosinophilic granuloma (one cat) and head and neck self - inflicted dermatitis (one cat), some appearing alone (5/10) or in various combinations (4/10). One cat had a generalized but non - lesionai pruritus. The onset of these manifestations ranged from 6 months to 8.5 years. The aeroallergens implicated by the ID skin test were Dermatophagoides farinae (9/10), D. pteronyssinus (4/10), Acarus siro (4/10), house dust, cottonseed and tree pollens (2/10) and grass and weed pollens (1/10). ID test reactions to single or multiple aeroallergens were detected in 2 and 8 cats, respectively. Although 5 of the 10 atopic cats also reacted positive to ID test with flea allergen, there was not strong evidence that flea allergic dermatitis had been coexisting in 4 of them. Other conditions associated (conjuctivitis, bronchial asthma) or not (otodectic otitis externa) with feline atopy were seen in 3 cats.

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B. Phillips, R., B. D. Cooke, K. Campbell, V. Carrion, C. Marouez, and H. L. Snell. "Eradicating Feral Cats to protect Galapagos Land Iguanas: methods and strategies." Pacific Conservation Biology 11, no. 4 (2005): 257. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc050257.

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A three-year programme to eradicate Feral Cats Felis catus from the island of Baltra in the Galapagos archipelago achieved good results by initially poisoning with sodium monofluoroacetate (compound 1080) then trapping or shooting the remaining cats. The poisoning campaign removed 90% of the cats, its success being attributable to pre-baiting with unpolsoned baits to accustom cats to eating baits and placing enough baits to ensure that all cats encountered several baits within their home range. This, together with the use of metaclopromide (Pileran) as an anti-emetic, overcame a problem associated with poor retention of 1080 in thawed fish baits that limited the dose available to 1 mg 1080/bait, a quality insufficient to kill large cats. Removal of the remaining cats was delayed by a weather-induced irruption of Black Rats Rattus rattus and House Mice Mus musculus that enabled recruitment of kittens in 2002, but made cats more susceptible to trapping and shooting in 2003 when rodent populations collapsed. Since July 2003 no sign of a cat has been detected on Baltra despite extensive searching and monitoring throughout 2004. As cat abundance has decreased there have been more locally-bred Juvenile iguanas (Conolophus subcristatus) seen during annual censuses. However, such recruitment may reflect the increasing maturity and higher fecundity of iguanas repatriated from 1991 onwards rather than being a direct result of reduced cat predation alone. More time is necessary to determine the benefits of reduced cat predation on the Iguana population.

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Taglinger, K., C. R. Helps, M. J. Day, and A. P. Foster. "Measurement of serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) specific for house dust mite antigens in normal cats and cats with allergic skin disease." Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 105, no. 1-2 (May 2005): 85–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2004.12.017.

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van der Dussen, Riet Schenkeveld. "Cats Self-stryt een Arminiaanse tekst?" Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde 136, no. 2 (January 1, 2020): 105–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.5117/tntl2020.2.002.duss.

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Abstract In 1620 Jacob Cats published his didactic poem Self-stryt, about the biblical story of Joseph in Potiphar’s house (Genesis 39) the title of which he might have borrowed from the English translation by his friend Josuah Sylvester, of George Goodwin’s Automachia (1607). Self-stryt can be read as an Arminian text, as the protagonist Joseph fights off the advances of Potiphar’s wife, with God’s help surely but in the first place by his own good will. In 1620 this would be a dangerous view. The persecution of the Remonstrants was still in full flow. Maybe at instigation of the clergy of Middelburg, good friends of the poet, he therefore added an emblematic poem Sinne-beelt, plus commentary in which he defended the Counter-remonstrant theology, with a heavy accent on God’s grace through Jesus Christ. The real Self-stryt is now only to be found in born-again Christians and not in all well-meaning people. The combination of Self-stryt and Sinne-beelt makes the book acceptable for orthodox readers. My argument is that Cats himself did not want to be involved in the dogmatic quarrels of the period. When commenting on the Synod of Dordt (1618-1619), at the time but also later on, he always avoids taking sides. His own position might be characterized as semipela-gianist or synergist: man must be willing to accept God’s grace.

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Read, John, and Zoë Bowen. "Population dynamics, diet and aspects of the biology of feral cats and foxes in arid South Australia." Wildlife Research 28, no. 2 (2001): 195. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr99065.

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Average cat and fox densities at Roxby Downs, in northern South Australia, of 0.8 and 0.6 km–2 respectively, determined through spotlight counts over a 10-year period, probably considerably underestimate true densities. Peak rabbit populations coincided with high fox numbers, which probably suppressed cat densities. Cat abundance peaked when fox numbers were low but rabbit numbers were relatively high. When abundant, rabbits were the principal prey of both cats and foxes. Declines in rabbits numbers coincided with dramatic declines in fox numbers. By contrast, declines in cat populations were less marked, presumably because they could more effectively switch to hunting a wide range of native vertebrates. Sand-dwelling lizards, house mice and common small passerines were the most abundant non-rabbit, vertebrate prey taken by cats. We estimate that annual cat predation accounted for approximately 700 reptiles, 150 birds and 50 native mammals per square kilometre, whereas foxes consumed on average 290 reptiles per square kilometre and few native mammals and birds in the Roxby Downs region each year. Male cats and foxes were heavier than females. Feral cats typically weighed less than 4.0 kg, and cats weighing less than 2.5 kg typically preyed on more native vertebrates than did larger cats. Male and female cats were both typically tabby coloured, but a higher proportion of males were ginger in colour. Peak cat breeding coincided with rabbit and bird breeding and increased reptile activity during spring.

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Marsh, Roger. "Foxes and vixens: an update on the music of Vic Hoyland." Tempo, no. 207 (December 1998): 22–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0040298200006823.

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Bleak House Farm lies down a muddy track which leads off Heslington Lane, quite close to York's main golf course and a stone's throw from the grey concrete campus of the university. Here, in 1969, in a field more often than not unapproachable without Wellington boots, stood a dilapidated modern caravan just big enough for the occupant and his eight cats. The occupant, who kept halfcopied transparencies of music by himself and his teacher rolled up under the bed, was Vic Hoyland. His motive for such an existence was neither masochism nor romantic self indulgence, but extreme hardship. The cats – all related by vigorous in-breeding – had short legs and voracious appetites.

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