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1 INDEX ACTH, 27, 41 adoption of cats, 76, 135, 137, 150 adrenocorticotropic hormone. See ACTH affiliative s, 2, 5, 7, 18, 66 African wild cat, 1, 27, 47, 181 aggression, 2, 4, 12, 16, 18, 29, 30, 66, 76, 92, 94, 95, 99, 102, 108, 110, 112, 222 ailurophobia. See fear of cats allergies and asthma, 72, 126, 130 allogrooming, 7, 66. See also affiliative s allorubbing, 9, 15, 19, 66. See also affiliative s allowing cats outdoors. See keeping cats indoors animal abuse and hoarding, 73, 74 animal law, 75 animal rights, 75 animal rights movement, 53 animal sanctuary. See shelter Animal Welfare Bill, 178 anthropomorphism, 54, 74, 124 attachment to cats, 58 to dogs, 57, 58 autonomic activity, 26, 111 problems, 25, 38, 67, 71, 75, 77, 80, 92, 129, 132, 158, 195, 216 cause of euthanasia, 93, 120 incidence, 94, 134 treatment, 100 al testing, 37 breeding cats, 56, 124, 206, 259, 263 dogs, 56, 263 effects on welfare, 261, 266 ethical principles, 262 future developments, 273 responsibilities, 262, 274 Burmese, 94 Cat-Approach-Test. See al testing cat-human interactions, 59, 65, 66, 67, 70, 196, 198, 242 catnip, 185 cats in research, 54, 188 Cat-Stress-Score. See CSS 277

2 278 INDEX cattery, 25, 28, 178 colony, 2, 3, 4, 6, 19, 107, 144 colostrum, 243 Comfort from Companion Animals Scale, 58 companion animal. See pet ownership companion animal bond, 54, 56, 58 competition for resources, 28, 145. See also food resources corticosteroid. See cortisol cortisol, 26, 39, 42, 101, 216 CSS, 32, 42, 191, 192, 193 Declaration of Intent, 265. See also breeding defaecation. See elimination dermatological conditions, 112 disease and, 110 domestic environment. See home domestication, 27, 28, 47, 73, 228, 229, 260, 261 dominance, 12, 13, 14, 65, 110, 198 ear tipping, 150 early-age spaying and neutering, 124 elimination, 2, 17, 38, 76, 95, 103 emotions. See feelings enrichment. See also housing requirements auditory, 186 environmental, 181, 185, 198, 219 food presentation, 187 olfactory, 185 European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, 261, 263, 274 euthanasia, 52, 76, 77, 92, 149 of cats in shelters, 120, 121, 123, 135 FCV, 191, 209, 211, 215 fear of cats, 60 fear-related s, 95, 101, 198 FECV, 191, 209 feeding s, 70, 99, 113, 238, 241, 242, 250 feelings, 24 feline calicivirus. See FCV feline cognitive dysfunction, 113, 249 feline enteric coronavirus. See FECV feline herpesvirus. See FHV feline immunodeficiency virus. See FIV feline leukaemia virus. See FeLV feline lower urinary tract disease, 111, 112, 195, 216, 220, 229 feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions, 245 Feline Temperament Profile, 77, 192 Felis nigripes, 185 Felis silvestris catus, 1, 3, 228 libyca, 1, 3 FeLV, 148, 151, 166, 167, 209, 210, 211 feral cats, 25, 80, 107, 121, 141 bond with caretakers, 166 definition, 142 diet, 159, 164, 238 effects of predation on wildlife, 121, 158, 161, 163. See also predation extinction of native species, 162 health status, 169, 210, 219 introduced species, 161

3 INDEX 279 methods of control, 145, 148 number, 145 sources, 144, 157 FHV, 191, 209, 211, 215 FIV, 148, 151, 166, 167, 209, 210, 211 food resources, 1, 11, 27, 145 food selection, 250 aversion, 240, 252 moisture content, 241 neophobia, 240 palatability, 239, 241 satiation, 241 Global Assessment Score, 31 glossary of genetic terms, 273 hiding, 30, 42, 101, 109, 182. See also fear-related s hierarchy, 12, 14, 27, 110, 198 home, 28, 65, 97, 101, 104, 185 home range, 6, 14, 15, 105, 197 house soiling. See elimination and marking housing home, 197 laboratory, 188 licensing, 178 shelters and catteries, 190 housing requirements, 179 comfortable surfaces, 181 conspecifics, 183 contact with humans, 183, 191 control over environment, 179 nutritional environment, 187 occupational environment, 187 olfactory environment, 185 quality of space, 181 quantity of space, 180 sensory environment, 185 vertical dimension, 181 Human-Approach-Test. See al testing hunger, 97 hunting. See predation hyperaesthesia syndrome, 112 hypothalamus, 26 identification of cats, 72, 157, 195 idiopathic cystitis, 38, 111. See also feline lower urinary tract disease individual variation, 9, 29, 39, 40, 222, 240 infanticide, 6 infectious disease, 114, 180, 191, 205 bacterial, 210 boarding cattery, 218 breeding cattery, 217 carrier cats, 214 horizontal transmission, 213 impact on individual, group and population, 207 methods of control, 215, 217 multi-cat households, 217 reduction of exposure, 212 screening, 210 shelter, 218 vertical transmission, 213 inhibition of, 29, 31, 179, 222 keeping cats indoors, 78, 80, 98, 99, 103, 185, 194, 197 kill on site methods, 146. See also feral cats: methods of control kittens development, 17, 61, 102, 239 handling, 17, 61, 62, 101, 102 nutrition. See nutrition post-meal, 62 laboratory, 25, 178, 184, 185, 189 LH, 27, 41

4 280 INDEX litter substrate, 105, 183 tray, 104, 183, 198 luteinizing hormone. See LH maintenance s, 30, 179 marking, 94, 95, 97, 103, 106, 186 mating, 6 mental state, 24 miaow, 16, 69. See also vocal communication motivation, 31, 97, 100, 103, 106 multi-cat households, 28, 97, 104, 106, 108, 109, 111, 198 neotenization, 54, 70 neuroendocrine response, 26 neutering costs, 125 effects, 108 no-kill shelters, 77, 191 non-infectious disease, 205 screening, 220 normal s, 95, 196 nutrition, 250 adult, 245 geriatric, 246 kitten, 243, 244 obesity, 250 oral health, 245 queen, 246 sick cat, 252, 253 nutritional problems, 237, 238 nutritional requirements anti-oxidants, 235 carbohydrate, 232 carnivorous specialization, 230, 250 fat, 231 minerals, 235 protein, 230 standards, 229 vitamins, 232 water, 243 obesity, 113, 195, 196, 229, 241, 250. See also nutrition observational learning, 4 olfactory communication, 16, 96, 185 over-grooming, 38, 110 pain, 110, 112 acute, 222 chronic, 223 treatment, 222, 223 parturition, 3 patterns of activity, 98, 184, 185 pedigree breeds, 64, 195, 196, 206 characteristics, 64 differences in, 64, 65 welfare problems, 267 Persian, 64, 137, 206, 267 personality, 39, 62, 63, 65, 77, 179 pet cats, 25 pet foods, 229, 243 pet overpopulation, 119 magnitude of cat overpopulation, 120 pet ownership benefits, 228 cats, 48, 49, 56, 57 children, 51 dogs, 48, 50 elderly, 57 evolutionary aspects, 55 family, 51, 59 health benefits, 57 pet death, 52 prohibition by landlords, 131 responsibilities, 71, 157 risks, 72 scale, 48 petting cats, 68 pheromone therapy, 107 play, 9, 18, 31, 98, 187

5 INDEX 281 predation, 4, 97, 238, 97, 98, 242 effects on wildlife, 78, 98, 160, 195, 197 strategy, 238 preferred associates, 7 purr, 15, 16, 31, 70. See also vocal communication quarantine and isolation, 216, 217, 218 cattery, 28 rabies, 72, 121, 164, 209. See also zoonoses reciprocal altruism, 3 relatedness, 2, 3, 7, 28, 107, 198 relinquishment to shelters characteristics of cats, 127 characteristics of owners, 129, 131, 134 risk factors, 76, 92, 93, 126, 127, 128, 131, 133 replacement, reduction and refinement, 188 rescue. See shelter Resolution on Breeding and Animal Welfare, 266 Resolution on the Breeding of Pet Animals, 263, 265, 274 resting together, 11, 15. See also affiliative s retroviruses. See FeLV and FIV road accidents, 78, 98, 196, 220 scratching, 15, 16, 38, 95, 96, 186, 198. See also marking separation anxiety, 71 shelter, 25, 67, 76, 120, 121, 149, 178, 180, 185. role, 190 single versus group housing, 192 Siamese, 64, 94, 137, 260 sociability index, 143 social, 18, 65, 66, 101, 107, 108, 180, 198, 199 groups, 27, 107, 109, 114, 183, 192, 198 learning, 4, 9 organization, 2, 145 socialization sensitive period, 18, 61 to cats, 18, 61, 193 to humans, 18, 61, 62, 63, 100, 143, 193 stereotypy, 29 sterilization, 124, 125, 150, 158 stray cats, 25, 80, 137, 142, 143, 144, 157 stress, 28, 29, 31, 41, 42, 106, 109, 111, 182, 191, 192, 223 and disease, 114, 215 response, 26, 28, 39 submission, 12, 14 tail-up, 19, 70. See also visual signals temperament. See personality territoriality, 14 toileting. See elimination touching noses, 7, 15. See also affiliative s toxoplasmosis, 72, 121, 165, 209. See also zoonoses toys, 184, 187 trap and remove, 149. See also feral cats: methods of control trap, neuter and return. See also feral cats: methods of control methods, 150, 151 programs in Canada, 155 programs in Germany, 156 programs in Hong Kong, 157 programs in Israel, 155

6 282 INDEX programs in Japan, 156 programs in Singapore, 156 programs in The Netherlands, 156 programs in the United States, 152 urination. See elimination urine spraying, 16, 105. See also marking vaccination, 207, 218 effects, 207 frequency, 209 risks and reactions, 208 vaccines available, 209 veterinary care, 71, 120, 123 visual signals, 14, 70, 96, 186 vocal communication, 15, 69, 222 vocalization. See vocal communication weaning, 102, 244 welfare al measures, 29 interpretation of measures, 42 physiological measures, 39 zoonoses, 72, 164, 166

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