Postnatal developmental Histomorphological and histochemical study of the pancreas in the domestic cat (Felis Catus).

AbstractBehavioral changes that reduce the risk of predation in response to predator-derived odor cues are widespread among mammalian taxa and have received a great deal of attention. Although voles of the genus Microtus are staples in the diet of many mammalian predators, including domestic cats (Felis catus), there are no previous studies on vole space utilization and activity levels in response to odor cues from domestic cats. Therefore, the objective of our study was to investigate responses of adult prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) living in semi-natural habitats to odor cues from domestic cat excreta. Contrary to expectations, neither adult males or females showed significant changes in space use or willingness to enter traps in response to cat odors. One hypothesis to explain our results are that prairie voles have not co-evolved with domestic cats long enough to respond to their odors. Other possible explanations include whether levels of odors in the environment were sufficient to trigger a response or that the perceived risk of predation from odor cues alone did not outweigh relative costs of changing space use and activity levels. Future studies should consider multiple factors when determining what cues are sufficient to elicit antipredatory behavior.

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Sperm capacitation in the domestic cat (Felis catus) and leopard cat (Felis bengalensis) as studied with a salt-stored zona pellucida penetration assay

Molecular Reproduction and Development ◽

10.1002/mrd.1080310307 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 200-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

J. C. Andrews ◽

J. G. Howard ◽

B. D. Bavister ◽

D. E. Wildt

Keyword(s):

Zona Pellucida ◽

Felis Catus ◽

Domestic Cat ◽

Sperm Capacitation ◽

Leopard Cat

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The Domestic Cat, Felis catus, as a Model of Hereditary and Infectious Disease

Sourcebook of Models for Biomedical Research ◽

10.1007/978-1-59745-285-4_25 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 221-232 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Marilyn Menotti-Raymond ◽

Stephen J. O’Brien

Keyword(s):

Infectious Disease ◽

Felis Catus ◽

Domestic Cat

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A Molecular Survey on Neglected Gurltia paralysans and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus Infections in Domestic Cats (Felis catus) from Southern Chile

Pathogens ◽

10.3390/pathogens10091195 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (9) ◽

pp. 1195

Author(s):

Natasha Barrios ◽

Marcelo Gómez ◽

Macarena Zanelli ◽

Lisbeth Rojas-Barón ◽

Paulina Sepúlveda-García ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Large Scale ◽

Nematode Species ◽

Epidemiological Studies ◽

Felis Catus ◽

Domestic Cat ◽

Southern Chile ◽

Domestic Cats ◽

Aelurostrongylus Abstrusus ◽

Factors Associated

Gurltia paralysans and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus are neglected metastrongyloid nematode species which infect domestic and wild cats in South American countries and in Chile, but no epidemiological studies on concomitant infections have been conducted in Chile so far. The aim of this study was not only to evaluate the occurrence of concomitant infections, but also to identify epidemiological risk factors associated with of G. paralysans and A. abstrusus infections in urban domestic cats (Felis catus) from Southern Chile. Blood samples from clinically healthy domestic cats from three cities of Southern Chile—Temuco, Valdivia, and Puerto Montt—were analyzed by an experimental semi-nested PCR protocol. A total of 171 apparently healthy domestic cats in Temuco (n = 68), Valdivia (n = 50), and Puerto Montt (n = 53) were sampled and analyzed. A total of 93 domestic cats (54.4%) were positive for G. paralysans, and 34 (19.9%) were positive for A. abstrusus infections. From those animals, 34 (19.9%) were co-infected. Cats positive with G. paralysans were found in all three cities; 47.2% in Puerto Montt, 48% in Valdivia, and 64.7% in Temuco. Levels of infection for A. abstrusus in the population under study were 4% (Valdivia), 10% (Puerto Montt), and 32.4% (Temuco). The present large-scale epidemiological study confirmed the presence of these neglected nematodes in domestic cat populations in Southern Chile, and described the possible risk factors associated with feline gurltiosis and aelurostrongylosis.

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