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Cats

Any member of the family Felidae, including the domestic cat, Felis catus, and many non-domestic species.

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Chlamydia

Animals; Cats

A highly contagious bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract which causes flu-like symptoms including coughing, sneezing and runny eyes and nose. A vaccine is available for cats considered ...

Inherited

Animals; Cats

To receive (a characteristic) from one's parents by genetic transmission.

Chocolate

Animals; Cats

A medium to pale brown color, though distinctly paler than seal in Siamese.

Jacobsen's organ

Animals; Cats

A sense organ located in a cat's mouth that functions somewhere between smell and taste.

Tapeworm

Animals; Cats

Any of various ribbonlike, often very long flatworms of the class Cestoda, that lack an alimentary canal and are parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates, including humans.

Colostrum

Animals; Cats

The milk secreted by the mother during the first few days following birth that provides the kittens with immunity to some diseases.

Inbreeding

Animals; Cats

The mating of two closely related cats of the same breed.

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