WORD |
DESCRIPTION |
Sable |
A
term referring to the color black, the darkest coat color
in Burmese. |
|
A
tower-like structure typically covered in burlap allowing
cats to safely scratch or rub their nails. |
|
A
breed of cat with a natural mutation to its ears with the
ear cartilage containing a fold so the ears bend forward and
down towards the front of their head. |
Seal |
A
term referring to the dark brown color found at the point
of the darkest variety of Siamese. |
Self |
Also
known as solid, a term used to describe a coat of a single,
uniform color. |
|
A
breed of cat with highly curled hair, including the whiskers.
|
Semi-Feral |
A
cat which, though not domesticated, still lives near and is
accustomed to humans, such as barn cats. |
Semi-Longhair |
A
type of longhair cat without an extremely long coat, such
as the Maine Coon. |
Senile
Cataracts |
Occurring
in elderly animals, a lens opacity in the eye that does not
interfere with vision. |
Shaded
|
A
term referring to the coloring pattern in which the tips of
the hairs are colored. |
Shading |
A
term referring to a gradual variation in coat color, typically
from back to belly |
Shelter |
A
local organization dedicated to the rescue and care of stray
or otherwise homeless animals and also seeks to find them
permanent homes. |
| Shock |
A
generally temporary massive physiological reaction to severe
physical or emotional trauma, usually characterized by marked
loss of blood pressure and depression of vital processes. |
Shorthair |
A
term used to describe a cat with a fairly short coat. |
| Show |
An
exhibition of cats in which judges evaluate and award prized
to cats according to their conformance to breed standards.
|
Show
Cat |
A
cat exhibited in a show. |
Show
Quality |
A
cat that can compete in shows because it meets its breed standards. |
Show
Standard |
Also
known as standard of point, a term referring to the description
of the ideal cat of a particular breed against which actual
cats are judged. |
|
A
slender, elongated cat with a creamy base coat with colored
points on the muzzle, ears, paws, lower legs and tails. |
|
A
breed of moderately long to longhaired cat with a tight undercoat. |
Silver |
A
term describing shaded silver and silver tabby, both tipped
colorings. |
|
A
shorthaired breed of cat with a very short and close-lying
coat that is fine in texture. |
Sire |
The
male parent. |
Smoke |
A
term describing a coat color in which most of the hairs are
colored with the roots being white or pale. |
|
A
breed of cat with large ears, blue eyes, a triangular head
with black marking, and a shorthaired, white and gray coat. |
Solid |
Also
known as self, a term referring to a coat of a single color. |
|
A
longhaired breed of cat similar in appearance to the Abyssinian
though with a different coat length. |
Spay |
To
remove a female cat's ovaries to prevent conception. |
Species |
A
fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking
below a genus or subgenus and consisting of related organisms
capable of interbreeding. |
Speuter |
A
blending of spay and neuter. |
|
A
rare breed of cat with extremely little fur, or at most a
short fuzz all over the body, and no whiskers. |
Spotted |
A
term describing a coat pattern with many dark, rounded spots,
especially at the rear of the body. |
Spotting |
A
term referring to the white patches on the coat. |
Spray |
Behavior
of a cat (typically male) who emits a stream or spray of urine
to mark its territory. |
Steatitis |
An
inflammation of fatty tissue. In cats, often caused by a vitamin
E deficiency and causing a sensitivity to touch, fever and
poor appetite. |
Sterilize |
To
make sterile or unproductive; spay or neuter. |
Stereoscopic
Vision |
Three-dimensional
vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views
of a scene on each retina. |
Sterilization |
The
act or procedure of sterilizing. |
Sterling
Cat |
A
silver, longhaired chinchilla cat, similar to a Persian cat
but without the squashed face. |
Stifle |
The
proper name for the knee of a cat's hind leg. |
Stimulus |
An
agent, action, or condition that elicits or accelerates a
physiological or psychological activity or response. |
Stop |
A
term referring to an abrupt change in the slope of the nose
profile as seen in Persian breeds. |
Stray |
A
domestic cat with no home or owner. |
Stud |
A
whole, unneutered male cat (tom) used as part of a breeding
program. |
Subcutaneous |
Located
or placed just beneath the skin. |
Svelte |
A
term referring to cat's body type that is fine boned and narrow
in shape. |
