The behaviour of domestic cats in a shelter: Residence time, density and sex ratio

Gouveia, Kelly; Magalhães, Ana; Sousa, Liliana de

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2010.12.009

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“…Our finding that the cats moved more between resources in the largest area is in accordance with previous studies (Leyhausen, 1979;van den Bos and de Cock Buning, 1994;Gouveia et al, 2011). However, this was only observed during the afternoon observations, just before feeding.…”

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The effect of space on behaviour in large groups of domestic cats kept indoors

Loberg

Lundmark

2016

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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The effect of space on behaviour in large groups of domestic cats kept indoors

Loberg

Lundmark

2016

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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“…as a result of a decrease in overall activity (Gouveia et al, 2011) and thus increase even further their Length of Stay. However, as in our study the maximum Length of Stay (<13 months) was much shorter than in Gouveia et al's study (>7 years), this seems to not be the case in our study sample.…”

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Development and application of CatFACS: Are human cat adopters influenced by cat facial expressions?

Caeiro

Burrows

Waller

2017

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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The domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) is quickly becoming the most popular animal companion in the world. The evolutionary processes that occur during domestication are known to have wide effects on the morphology, behaviour, cognition and communicative abilities of a species. Since facial expression is central to human communication, it is possible that cat facial expression has been subject to selection during domestication. Standardised measurement techniques to study cat facial expression are, however, currently lacking. Here, as a first step to enable cat facial expression to be studied in an anatomically based and objective way, CatFACS (Cat Facial Action Coding System) was developed. Fifteen individual facial movements (Action Units), six miscellaneous movements (Action Descriptors) and seven Ear Action Descriptors were identified in the domestic cat. CatFACS was then applied to investigate the impact of cat facial expression on human preferences in an adoption shelter setting. Rehoming speed from cat shelters was used as a proxy for human selective pressure. The behaviour of 106 cats ready for adoption in three different shelters was recorded during a standardised encounter with an experimenter. This experimental setup aimed to mimic the first encounter of a cat with a potential adopter, i.e. an unfamiliar human. Each video was coded for proximity to the experimenter, body movements, tail movements and face movements. Cat facial movements were not related to rehoming speed, suggesting that cat facial expression may not have undergone significant selection. In contrast, rubbing frequency was positively related to rehoming speed. The findings suggest that humans are more influenced by overt prosocial behaviours than subtle facial expression in domestic cats.

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“…Cat ejaculates ( n = 60) were collected separately from four clinically healthy mix breed domestic tomcats of 4.1 ± 0.3 kg weight and 14–22 month old. The animals were individually housed, fed with dry commercial cat food (FIT, Drag‐pharma, Chile), drinking water ad libitum and exercised daily, and this environment was adequate to ensure his behavioural requirements (Gouveia, Magalhães, & Sousa, ; Rodan, ). A veterinarian periodically checked the animals’ health status and sanitary management (deworming and vaccinations).…”

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Changes in sperm function and structure after freezing in domestic cat spermatozoa

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Sperm cryopreservation allows for a long-term storage of genetic. However, changes due to factors as cold shock, osmotic and oxidative stress cause reduction in viability and fertilising ability of frozen/thawed spermatozoa. Therefore, evaluation of cryoinjury of cat spermatozoa is a key factor in achieving better cryopreservation results. This study analysed the changes in structural and functional after freezing in ejaculated domestic cats spermatozoa. Semen samples (n = 60) were analysed before and after freezing, progressive motility was determined with computer-assisted sperm analysis and viability, and acrosome intact spermatozoa, mitochondrial function and superoxide anion ( ) were assessed by flow cytometry. The results demonstrated that cryopreservation induced changes in all sperm parameters (p< 0.05). Total sperm motility, viability, acrosome integrity and mitochondrial function of fresh samples were near to 80% and decrease near to 40% in frozen/thawed spermatozoa (p < 0.05); nevertheless, in contrast to all other sperm parameters, the sperm positive with increased post/thawing (p< 0.05). In conclusion, changes in frozen/thawed spermatozoa could be related to the effect of oxidative stress due to the increase in the synthesis of and a concomitant loss of functional competence. Therefore, the evaluation of these sperm parameters could contribute to complement the analysis of fresh or frozen semen used ART.

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The behaviour of domestic cats in a shelter: Residence time, density and sex ratio

Cited by 64 publications

References 19 publications

The effect of space on behaviour in large groups of domestic cats kept indoors

The effect of space on behaviour in large groups of domestic cats kept indoors

Development and application of CatFACS: Are human cat adopters influenced by cat facial expressions?

Changes in sperm function and structure after freezing in domestic cat spermatozoa

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