We need to worry about Bella and Charlie: the impacts of pet cats on Australian wildlife

S Legge, JCZ Woinarski, CR Dickman… - Wildlife …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
Research and management attention on the impacts of the introduced domestic cat (Felis
catus) on Australian fauna have focussed mainly on the feral population. Here, we …

Feline idiopathic cystitis

SD Forrester, TL Towell - Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal …, 2015 - vetsmall.theclinics.com
It has been said that a well-defined problem is half solved. Perhaps feline idiopathic cystitis
(FIC) remains the most common cause of feline lower urinary tract (LUT) signs, in part …

Domestic cats and their impacts on biodiversity: A blind spot in the application of nature conservation law

A Trouwborst, PC McCormack… - People and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Free‐ranging domestic cats Felis catus, from owned pets to feral cats, impact biodiversity
through predation, fear effects, competition, disease and hybridization. Scientific knowledge …

Prevalence of disorders recorded in cats attending primary-care veterinary practices in England

DG O'neill, DB Church, PD McGreevy, PC Thomson… - The Veterinary …, 2014 - Elsevier
Improved understanding of absolute and relative prevalence values for common feline
disorders could support clinicians when listing differential diagnoses and also assist …

Natural history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in cats from rehoming centers: The CatScan II study

J Novo Matos, JR Payne, J Seo… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The natural history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in cats has been
mainly studied in cats referred for suspected heart disease, which can skew the results …

Cats, cancer and comparative oncology

CM Cannon - Veterinary sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Naturally occurring tumors in dogs are well-established models for several human cancers.
Domestic cats share many of the benefits of dogs as a model (spontaneous cancers …

Reconciling actual and perceived rates of predation by domestic cats

JL McDonald, M Maclean, MR Evans… - Ecology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The predation of wildlife by domestic cats (Felis catus) is a complex problem: Cats are
popular companion animals in modern society but are also acknowledged predators of …

Prevalence of disease and age-related behavioural changes in cats: past and present

L Sordo, C Breheny, V Halls, A Cotter… - Veterinary …, 2020 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: age-related changes in behaviour and health may be thought of as “normal”
ageing; however, they can reflect under-diagnosed, potentially treatable, conditions. This …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence of pyometra in Swedish insured cats

R Hagman, BS Holst, L Möller, A Egenvall - Theriogenology, 2014 - Elsevier
Pyometra is a clinically relevant problem in intact female cats and dogs. The etiology is
similar in both animal species, with the disease caused by bacterial infection of a …

The animal welfare, environmental impact, pest control functions, and disease effects of free‐ranging cats can be generalized and all are grounds for humanely …

MC Calver, L Cherkassky, MV Cove… - … Science and Practice, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although the domestic cat Felis catus is implicated in multiple faunal extinctions and
threatens many extant species, there is widespread, well‐funded advocacy for desexing …