Cat

Diagnosis of feline skin diseases based on cutaneous reaction patterns

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Cat

Citation: Merchant, S. R. 1994. Diagnosis of feline skin diseases based on cutaneous reaction patterns. Compendium of Continuing Education for Practicing Veterinarians 16, 163-172.

Pharmacological treament of behavoural problems in cats

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Cat

Citation: Dodman, N. H. 1994. Pharmacological treament of behavoural problems in cats. Veterinary International 4, 13-20.

Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management and Welfare – Chapter on Carnivores: Dogs and Cats

Environmental enrichment caters for the behavioural needs of the animals, and improves their health and welfare as much as any other environmental factor. The provision of play articles or bedding may be a simple way to achieve environmental enrichment, allowing...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Cat, Dog

Citation: Wolfensohn, S. , Lloyd, M. 1994. Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management and Welfare - Chapter on Carnivores: Dogs and Cats. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

The effect of haloperidol and naloxone on excessive grooming behavior of cats

In a double-blind cross-over study the effect of a single injection of naloxone (1 mg/kg s.c.) was investigated in 12 cats which suffered from excessive grooming with subsequent coat damage. Based on clinical observations and reports of the owners, naloxone...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Cat

Citation: Willemse, T., Mudde, M., Josephy, M. et al. 1994. The effect of haloperidol and naloxone on excessive grooming behavior of cats. European Neuropsychopharmacology 4, 39-45.

Social behaviour of domestic cats (Felis lybica f. catus L.): A study of dominance in a group of female laboratory cats

Cats establish a distinctive dominance hierarchy. This makes it advisable to distribute food for group-housed cats on different locations so that no animal can monopolize it, denying others access. The lowest ranking animals spent little time on the floor. They...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Cat

Citation: Van den Bos, R., de Cock Buning, T. 1994. Social behaviour of domestic cats (Felis lybica f. catus L.): A study of dominance in a group of female laboratory cats. Ethology 98, 14-37.

Behavioural aspects of the welfare of rescued cats

Cats use structures more often than the floor and prefer high structures over low ones.

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Cat

Citation: Smith, D. F. E., Durman, K. J., Roy, D. B. et al. 1994. Behavioural aspects of the welfare of rescued cats. The Journal of the Feline Advisory Bureau 31, 25-28.

Environmental enrichment information resources for laboratory animals: 1965-1995: birds, cats, dogs, farm animals, ferrets, rabbits, and rodents (Vol

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Bird, Cat, Cattle, Dog, Equine, Ferret, Goat, Pig, Rabbit, Rodent, Sheep

Citation: Smith CP, Taylor V, Nicol C. 1995. Environmental enrichment information resources for laboratory animals: 1965-1995: birds, cats, dogs, farm animals, ferrets, rabbits, and rodents (Vol. 2). DIANE publishing.

Environmentally enriched housing for cats when housed singly

A species-adequate housing arrangement for single-housed laboratory cats is described. Each cat lives in a two-roomed lodge (2.6 sq. m) with glass walls enabling the resident to be visually stimulated by the cats on each side. Approximately half of a...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Cat

Citation: Loveridge, G. G., Horrocks, L. J., Hawthrone, A. J. 1995. Environmentally enriched housing for cats when housed singly. Animal Welfare 4, 135-141.

Therapy for feline dermatoses

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Cat

Citation: Kunkle, G. 1995. Therapy for feline dermatoses. The Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice 25, 981-1005.

The Laboratory Cat

An unconventional but effective method of calming and immobilising the cat is the use of Clipthesia . This procedure, effective in 50% of the adult animals, involves the use of spring clothes pegs clipped down the mid-dorsal line of the...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Cat

Citation: James, A. E. 1995. The laboratory cat. Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching [ANZCCART] News 8(1), 1-8.