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- 4. this breed of cat has long hair and a long, slim body. it lacks the wooly undercoat of the true long-haired cats
- 6. a collective term used to cover the hobby involving the appreciation, promotion, and/or breeding of cats
- 8. tame cats that have reverted back to the wild state
- 9. derived from the herb Neptra Cataria, often used in cat toys. most cats like this herb
- 10. this is a young cat, usually under 15 months of age
- 12. kittens born from the female cat at the same time during one gestation. also the absorbent materials used in a litter box
- 13. a cat's fur consisting of white hair mixed with one other color
- 14. a cat produced from breeding cats of different breeds
- 19. this is a person who loves cats
- 20. giving birth to kittens
- 23. these are the primary hairs, or the outer and longest hairs in a cat's fur
- 24. when cats wash themselves with their tongues, they swallow some of their fur. if they swallow more fur than they can digest, they may vomit this compacted mass of fur
- 25. a cat whose ancestors are of the same variety or allowable varieties
- 26. the most common parasite found on a cat's skin live by feeding on blood. an infestation of these could cause a cat to become anemic
- 27. cats that have an extra number of toes are called this
- 31. the thick layer of insulating fur under the topcoat
- 32. a group of cats with a related ancestry and similar characteristics
- 33. belonging to the cat family, which includes jungle cats, wild and domestic cats
- 34. upright or forward ears
- 35. the vein in a cat's claw. when trimming the nails, you must be careful not to cut this vein, which will result in bleeding
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- 1. an unspayed female cat of breeding age
- 2. the yowling sounds a female cat in heat often makes
- 3. the overall health, cleanliness, and well-being of a cat
- 5. a place where cats are bred and/or boarded
- 7. this is a tortoiseshell and white haired cat, almost always a female
- 9. a member of the family Felidae
- 11. usually females, these cats have a black and orange coat color. the coat results from a linkage of dominant and recessive orange genes, both carried by the female chromosomes
- 15. cat fancier's association
- 16. markings such as a Siamese cat has where the ears, face, legs, feet, and tail are a different color than the body color
- 17. this document contains the first three to five generations of a cat's predecessors. it includes the known names, titles, colors, and registration numbers of these cats
- 18. a male cat that has not been neutered
- 21. eyelid that is often seen at the corners of a cat's eye
- 22. this faint tabby pattern seen in young kittens usually disappears as the kitten becomes older
- 28. this is a shallow box filled with absorbent materials used as an indoor cat's toilet
- 29. the sandy color located between the black stripes of a tabby
- 30. these markings on a cat are striped, spotted, or blotched