WORD |
DESCRIPTION |
Panleukopaenia |
A
viral infection that attacks the bones and intestinal walls,
also known as Feline Infectious Enteritis (FIE) |
Papers |
A
cat's pedigree and registration slip. |
Papillae |
Tiny,
finger-like hooks found on a cat's tongue and lining the gut. |
Paralysis |
Loss
or impairment of the ability to move a body part, usually
as a result of damage to its nerve supply. |
|
An
organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different
organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its
host. |
Parti-Color |
A
coat of two or more distinct colors. |
Pathogen |
An
agent that causes disease, especially a living microorganism
such as a bacterium or fungus. |
Pedigree |
The
written record of a cat's genealogy, often of three generations
or more. |
Pedigreed
Cat |
A
cat with a pedigree. |
Persian
Cat |
One
of the oldest breeds of show cat, characterized by an extremely
long, thick coat, short legs, a wide head with ears set far
apart, large eyes and a foreshortened muzzle. |
|
A
cat who does not meet the breed standard closely enough to
be considered valuable to a breeding program. |
Pheromones |
A
chemical secreted by an animal that influences the behavior
or development of others of the same species, often functioning
as an attractant of the opposite sex. |
Piebald |
Covered
with patches of two colors, typically black and white. |
Pigment |
A
substance, such as chlorophyll or melanin, that produces a
characteristic color in plant or animal tissue. |
Pinking
Up |
In
a pregnant female, the changing of the color of the nipples
to pink, typically occurring in cat's about three weeks after
successful mating. |
Pinna |
The
ear flap. |
|
A
hybrid offspring of a domestic cat and a bobcat, believed
not to be the result of deliberate breeding but rather fathered
by wild Bobcats. |
Placenta |
A
membranous vascular organ that develops in female mammals
during pregnancy, lining the uterine wall and partially enveloping
the fetus, to which it is attached by the umbilical cord.
Following birth, the placenta is expelled.. |
Platinum |
A
term referring to the lilac or lavender color in Burmese. |
Pneumonia |
An
acute or chronic disease marked by inflammation of the lungs
and caused by viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms and
sometimes by physical and chemical irritants. |
Pointed |
A
coat pattern characterized by a solid body color with darker
coloring on the face, ears, legs and tail. |
Points |
The
extremes of a cat's body, including the mask, ears, legs and
tail. |
Polytocous |
Producing
many offspring in a single birth. |
Praise |
Positive
reinforcement. |
Pre-Disposition |
A
condition of special susceptibility, as to a disease. |
Pregnant |
Carrying
developing offspring within the body. |
Prepotent |
A
cat with a strong genetic influence resulting in offspring
that consistently resemble the parent. |
Pricked |
Term
describing ears which are held apart. |
Primary
Hairs |
The
outer coat of a cat, also known as guard hairs. |
Progesterone |
A
steroid hormone, C21H30O2, secreted by the corpus luteum of
the ovary and by the placenta, that acts to prepare the uterus
for implantation of the fertilized ovum, to maintain pregnancy,
and to promote development of the mammary glands. |
Protein |
Any
of a group of complex organic macromolecules that contain
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and usually sulfur and
are composed of one or more chains of amino acids. |
Puberty |
The
stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically
capable of sexual reproduction, typically occurring between
the ages of 6 and 12 months in cats. |
|
A
cat whose sire and dam belong to the same breed and who are
themselves of unmixed descent since recognition of the breed.
|
Pyometra |
An
accumulation of pus in the uterine cavity.
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