DOCSLIB.ORG

Cat Breeder Directory CAT FANCY, P.O

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

T CAT FANCY FANCY CAT EXPLAINED BEHAVIOR • STRANGE & FUN HOLIDAY OF 2012 • SAFE NEW PRODUCTS • SINGAPURA BEST SNOWSHOE DECEMBER 2012 H A DECEMBER 2012 FREE POSTER! R E ® U S W P A E G E N T, SI * PETITE CAT FANCY CAT THE AUTHORITY ON ALL THINGS CAT ® EDITORS’ CHOICE: BEST New 23Products OF 2012 ➻ Strange Behavior EXPLAINED HOW MANY Words CAN YOUR CAT Learn? Make this Holiday Safe&Fun! Happy Kitty Holiday + CONTEST WINNERS Snowshoe The Ultimate People Cat CCFcover1212.inddFcover1212.indd 1 99/24/12/24/12 88:33:09:33:09 AAMM C2_C3_C4_CF1212 9/21/12 9:40 AM Page Cov2 Born to climb Born to stalk Born to pounce Did you know the African Wildcat is an original ancestor of your domestic cat? At Purina ONE, we believe that by better understanding the behavior and needs of the African Wildcat, we can understand who our cats were born to be and deepen our relationship with them. Why do cats jump? Pounce? Stalk? Join our journey online to learn more. > www.purinaone.com/borntobe Discover your cat’s true nature. ® ® All trademarks are owned by Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. or used with permission. Printed in U.S.A. 1EdNote1212 9/21/12 9:55 AM Page 1 FROM THE EDITOR VOLUME 55 • NUMBER 12 DECEMBER 2012 Holiday Miracles Editor Susan Logan Managing Editor Annie B. Shirreffs Managing Web Editor Anastasia Thrift HOW DOES A DAYS-OLD KITTEN SURVIVE GETTING SWEPT Art Director Jerome Callens up by a tornado and flung onto the top of a tree? Pre-weaned kittens Group Editor Ernie Slone Web Editorial Director require so much around-the-clock care that it doesn’t seem possible Melissa Kauffman that one, aptly named Toto, could survive that. Now that he’s a doted- Contributing Editors on celebrity, I have to wonder if Toto remembers what happened to Kitty Angell, CFA Past Vice President; *him. Interestingly, he does know that he’s special. Toto is this month’s Kay DeVilbiss, TICA Past President; Cool Cat and one you must read about, especially if you need a little Gary D. Norsworthy, DVM Special Correspondents Wendy Bedwell- hope in miracles this holiday season. Wilson; Steve Dale; Stacy N. Hackett; A breast cancer survivor and her husband, who has Marilyn Krieger, CCBC; Tiffany Lin; Cimeron Morrissey; Amanda Page, DVM; Audrey cancer and is receiving chemotherapy, are fostering Pavia; Arnold Plotnick, DVM; Sandy Robins; h kittens and other baby animals in need. Read about Elaine Wexler-Mitchell, DVM this month’s inspiring Foster Focus couple, who are Editorial, Production and Sales Office working hard to make miracles happen for cats. P.O. Box 6050, Mission Viejo, CA 92690- Like us on 6050; (949) 855-8822, fax (949) 855-3045 Animal Planet’s famous cat whisperer, Jackson Facebook. Production Coordinator Theresa Rahlwes Galaxy, tells Steve Dale in this month’s CATalyst, Marketing Director Lisa MacDonald “Never underestimate a cat.” I would say to Jackson Galaxy: “Never Consumer Marketing Manager underestimate what you do for cats.” His work on My Cat From Hell Suzanne Stowe has saved cats from homelessness, abandonment and euthanasia. By Consumer Marketing and Fulfillment Specialist Christi Hendricks teaching people how to see things from the cat’s perspective so that we can bring out their best be- Manufacturing Karen Bartz, Gina Cioli (BowTie Studio), haviors from a human perspective, he has elevated Shawn Fung, Jessica Jaensch, Jacquelyn the status of cats, and CF is deeply thankful. Kramer, Jorge Lopez, Myles Nguyen, Paul Speaking of seeing things from a cat’s per- Rosales Follow Susan spective, Sandy Robins had the opportunity to CAT FANCY (ISSN #0892-6514) is published monthly by on Twitter. BowTie Magazines, a division of BowTie, Inc., 3 Burroughs, TWITTER.COM experience what it’s like to be a cat for a day at an Irvine, CA 92618-2804. Corporate headquarters is located at 3 Burroughs, Irvine, CA 92618-2804. Periodicals /CATEDITOR incredible museum with human-sized tunnels, Postage Paid at Irvine, CA 92619-9998, and at additional walkways and hideouts. The adventure was made mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to CAT FANCY, P.O. Box 37185, Boone, IA 50037- possible by Nestlé Purina PetCare, which sponsored a study of the 0185. © 2012 by BowTie, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any material from this issue in whole or in African wildcat so that we might better understand and nurture our part is strictly prohibited. own cats. You don’t want to miss her new insights in this month’s For subscription inquiries or change of address: Life’s Purrfect. CAT FANCY You’ll enjoy the cat capers from our Happy Kitty Holidays Contest P.O. Box 37185 Boone, IA 50037-0185 winners and learn how to keep your cats safe this holiday. You’ll be Telephone: (800) 468-1618 Fax: (515) 433-1013 entertained by 25 bizarre feline behaviors and our experts’ educated Visit us online: www.custmag.com/cfy MEMBER guesses at what they mean. You’ll even discover how to teach your cat Subscription rate for 12 issues is $24; 24 issues, $40. Canadian and foreign surface, add $12 extra per year, a few key phrases. We packed all these stories along with 23 of our fa- payable in U.S. funds. Please allow six to eight weeks vorite new products into this issue for your holiday read- for new subscriptions to begin. ing. With that, we wish you and Single copy price is $4.99. When changing address, give six weeks’ notice and address label from latest copy as your own feline miracles safe well as new address with zip code. Occasionally, we make and happy holidays! our subscriber list available to carefully screened compa- nies that offer products and services that we believe would interest our readers. If you do not want to receive these offers and/or information, please write us at Privacy Policy, P.O. Box 6040, Mission Viejo, CA 92690 or send us an email at [email protected]. Please read our Privacy Policy at www.bowtieinc.com. Unsolicited photographs and manuscripts may not be ac- knowledged or returned; query first in writing. CAT FANCY cannot be responsible for unsolicited material submitted. Publications Mail Agreement No. 40612608 Registration No. R126851765 Return undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: Pitney Bowes The CF team (from left to P. O. Box 25542 right): Anastasia Thrift, London, ON N6C 6B2, CANADA Annie Shirreffs, Jerome PRINTED IN U.S.A. Callens and Susan Logan CATFANCY.COM | DECEMBER 2012 1 02x03TOC1212 9/21/12 11:30 AM Page 2 ON THE COVER December 2012 PHOTO AND COVER INSET BY CHANAN * ROB LITTLE FEATURES 10 DEPARTMENTS35 BEHAVIOR & TRAINING CAT CHANNEL 6 Happy Kitty Holidays 16 Use Words 4 CatChannel.com Contest Winners Cats appear to understand a surprising Your Internet Source for CAT FANCY amount of vocabulary. Here’s how you can Content & More teach your feline some key phrases. BY JANICE BINIOK HEALTH & CARE HEALTH & CARE 8 Health News 10 The Festive Feline 20 Your Cat Did What? BY ELAINE WEXLER-MITCHELL, DVM, Keep the holidays fun and safe for you and Twenty-five crazy — but common — feline AND AMANDA PAGE, DVM your cat. behaviors. BY ERIKA SOROCCO BY REBECCA SWEAT ADVOCACY & RESCUE 35 Cool Cats 14 The Truth About PRODUCTS A tiny kitten survives a tornado. Toxoplasmosis 26 Editors’ Choice BY SANDY ROBINS Learn why cats are unlikely to spread this Check out this year’s best new products. disease to humans and why you need to 36 The CATalyst know the real sources of infection. BREED PROFILE Behaviorist Jackson Galaxy shares some BY GARY D. NORSWORTHY, DVM, DABVP 30 Paws for Effect words of feline wisdom. Distinctive white markings and a lively per- BY STEVE DALE sonality are the hallmarks of the Snowshoe. IN EVERY ISSUE BY STACY N. HACKETT 37 Foster Focus 1 From the Editor A foster parent’s mission to help kittens 5 Reader Letters BREED SNAPSHOT BY CIMERON MORRISSEY 9 Ask the Veterinarian 33 Sweet and Petite 24 Ask the Behaviorist The Singapura charms its people with its LIFESTYLE 25 Products: Gift Guide loving personality and small size. 43 Life’s Purrfect 40 Feline Shopper BY AUDREY PAVIA A study of the African wildcat reveals how we 42 Ad Index can bring out the best in our domestic cats. 44 Gallery of Breeds CONTACT US: BY SANDY ROBINS 47 Cat Breeder Directory CAT FANCY, P.O. Box 6050, Mission Viejo, CA 92690-6050 58 Calendar Subscriptions: CAT FANCY, P.O. Box 37185, Boone, IA 50037-0185; 800-468-1618; fax 59 Classified Ads 515-433-1013; www.cust mag.com/cfy 60 Coming Up in CF Letters to the Editor: Mail to Attn: Letters, or email [email protected]. Letters may 61 Cat Book Club be edited for publication. 62 Cats for Kids, Sadie Reader Photos: Mail to Attn: Snapshots, or email [email protected] [subject: 63 Reader Snapshots Snapshots]. Include your cat’s name and your name, address and phone number on 64 Garfield Weighs In each submission. Photos cannot be acknowledged or returned. 2 DECEMBER 2012 | CAT FANCY 02x03TOC1212 9/21/12 11:34 AM Page 3 WHEN YOU’RE TOO BUSY TO SCOOP LITTER ODOR CAN TAKE OVER. ARM & HAMMER™ ULTRA LAST™ DESTROYS ODORS LONGER. Ultra Lastt™ is packed with powerful odor destroyers. PLUS, we’ve coated every granule with ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda. For our longest lasting freshness yet. It’s the secret to controlling litter odors even if you miss a scoop. SWITCH TO ARM & HAMMERR™. YOU’LL NEVER GO BACK.
Recommended publications
  • Haraway When Species Meet.Pdf

    Haraway When Species Meet.Pdf

    WHEN SPECIES MEET , When Species Meet Donna J. Haraway The Poetics of DNA Judith Roof The Parasite Michel Serres WHEN SPECIES MEET Donna J. Haraway Posthumanities, Volume 3 University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis London Copyright 2008 Donna J. Haraway All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Haraway, Donna Jeanne. When species meet / Donna J. Haraway. p. cm. — (Posthumanities) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 978-0-8166-5045-3 (hc : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8166-5045-4 (hc : alk. paper) ISBN: 978-0-8166-5046-0 (pb : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8166-5046-2 (pb : alk. paper) 1. Human-animal relationships. I. Title. QL85.H37 2008 179´.3—dc22 2007029022 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 CONTENTS Acknowledgments vii PART I. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN HUMAN 1. When Species Meet: Introductions 3 2. Value-Added Dogs and Lively Capital 45 3. Sharing Suffering: Instrumental Relations between Laboratory Animals and Their People 69 4. Examined Lives: Practices of Love and Knowledge in Purebred Dogland 95 5.
  • National Specialty Insurance Company Boost Pet Health Insurance Program

    National Specialty Insurance Company Boost Pet Health Insurance Program

    National Specialty Insurance Company Boost Pet Health Insurance Program Countrywide Rating Manual Section I: General Rules A. Application of Manual 1. The rules contained in these pages will govern the rating of the Pet Health Insurance Plan policies. 2. The Pet Health Insurance Plan contains multiple benefit and coverage options. Unique benefit packages can be designed by constructing combinations of these benefit and coverage options. B. Premium Computation 1. Premiums at policy inception will be computed using the rules, rates and rating plan in effect at that time. 2. Premiums are calculated for each benefit package. 3. To calculate the monthly rate, divide the annual rate by 12, and then round to two decimal places. 4. To meet the demand of a marketable price point, a downward adjustment in price, not to exceed 5%, may be applied to the monthly premium. C. Additional Premium Charges 1. Additional premiums are computed using rates in effect at policy inception. 2. All coverage changes or additions involving additional premiums will be pro-rated based upon the effective date of the change. 3. If an endorsement or change to a policy results in an additional premium of $5 or less, no charge will be made. D. Return Premiums 1. Return premiums are computed using rates in effect at policy inception. 2. All coverage changes involving return premiums will be pro-rated based upon the effective date of the change. 3. If an endorsement or change to a policy results in a return premium of $5 or less, no return will be made. E. Minimum Premium The minimum premium per year is $50.00.
  • Prepubertal Gonadectomy in Male Cats: a Retrospective Internet-Based Survey on the Safety of Castration at a Young Age

    Prepubertal Gonadectomy in Male Cats: a Retrospective Internet-Based Survey on the Safety of Castration at a Young Age

    ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences Hedvig Liblikas PREPUBERTAL GONADECTOMY IN MALE CATS: A RETROSPECTIVE INTERNET-BASED SURVEY ON THE SAFETY OF CASTRATION AT A YOUNG AGE PREPUBERTAALNE GONADEKTOOMIA ISASTEL KASSIDEL: RETROSPEKTIIVNE INTERNETIKÜSITLUSEL PÕHINEV NOORTE KASSIDE KASTREERIMISE OHUTUSE UURING Graduation Thesis in Veterinary Medicine The Curriculum of Veterinary Medicine Supervisors: Tiia Ariko, MSc Kaisa Savolainen, MSc Tartu 2020 ABSTRACT Estonian University of Life Sciences Abstract of Final Thesis Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 1, Tartu 51006 Author: Hedvig Liblikas Specialty: Veterinary Medicine Title: Prepubertal gonadectomy in male cats: a retrospective internet-based survey on the safety of castration at a young age Pages: 49 Figures: 0 Tables: 6 Appendixes: 2 Department / Chair: Chair of Veterinary Clinical Medicine Field of research and (CERC S) code: 3. Health, 3.2. Veterinary Medicine B750 Veterinary medicine, surgery, physiology, pathology, clinical studies Supervisors: Tiia Ariko, Kaisa Savolainen Place and date: Tartu 2020 Prepubertal gonadectomy (PPG) of kittens is proven to be a suitable method for feral cat population control, removal of unwanted sexual behaviour like spraying and aggression and for avoidance of unwanted litters. There are several concerns on the possible negative effects on PPG including anaesthesia, surgery and complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of PPG. Microsoft excel was used for statistical analysis. The information about 6646 purebred kittens who had gone through PPG before 27 weeks of age was obtained from the online retrospective survey. Database included cats from the different breeds and –age groups when the surgery was performed, collected in 2019.
  • Savannah Cat’ ‘Savannah the Including Serval Hybrids Felis Catus (Domestic Cat), (Serval) and (Serval) Hybrids Of

    Savannah Cat’ ‘Savannah the Including Serval Hybrids Felis Catus (Domestic Cat), (Serval) and (Serval) Hybrids Of

    Invasive animal risk assessment Biosecurity Queensland Agriculture Fisheries and Department of Serval hybrids Hybrids of Leptailurus serval (serval) and Felis catus (domestic cat), including the ‘savannah cat’ Anna Markula, Martin Hannan-Jones and Steve Csurhes First published 2009 Updated 2016 © State of Queensland, 2016. The Queensland Government supports and encourages the dissemination and exchange of its information. The copyright in this publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY) licence. You must keep intact the copyright notice and attribute the State of Queensland as the source of the publication. Note: Some content in this publication may have different licence terms as indicated. For more information on this licence visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/3.0/au/deed.en" http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en Front cover: Close-up of a 4-month old F1 Savannah cat. Note the occelli on the back of the relaxed ears, and the tear-stain markings which run down the side of the nose. Photo: Jason Douglas. Image from Wikimedia Commons under a Public Domain Licence. Invasive animal risk assessment: Savannah cat Felis catus (hybrid of Leptailurus serval) 2 Contents Introduction 4 Identity of taxa under review 5 Identification of hybrids 8 Description 10 Biology 11 Life history 11 Savannah cat breed history 11 Behaviour 12 Diet 12 Predators and diseases 12 Legal status of serval hybrids including savannah cats (overseas) 13 Legal status of serval hybrids including savannah cats
  • Origin of the Egyptian Domestic Cat

    Origin of the Egyptian Domestic Cat

    UPTEC X 12 012 Examensarbete 30 hp Juni 2012 Origin of the Egyptian Domestic Cat Carolin Johansson Molecular Biotechnology Programme Uppsala University School of Engineering UPTEC X 12 012 Date of issue 2012-06 Author Carolin Johansson Title (English) Origin of the Egyptian Domestic Cat Title (Swedish) Abstract This study presents mitochondrial genome sequences from 22 Egyptian house cats with the aim of resolving the uncertain origin of the contemporary world-wide population of Domestic cats. Together with data from earlier studies it has been possible to confirm some of the previously suggested haplotype identifications and phylogeny of the Domestic cat lineage. Moreover, by applying a molecular clock, it is proposed that the Domestic cat lineage has experienced several expansions representing domestication and/or breeding in pre-historical and historical times, seemingly in concordance with theories of a domestication origin in the Neolithic Middle East and in Pharaonic Egypt. In addition, the present study also demonstrates the possibility of retrieving long polynucleotide sequences from hair shafts and a time-efficient way to amplify a complete feline mitochondrial genome. Keywords Feline domestication, cat in ancient Egypt, mitochondrial genome, Felis silvestris libyca Supervisors Anders Götherström Uppsala University Scientific reviewer Jan Storå Stockholm University Project name Sponsors Language Security English Classification ISSN 1401-2138 Supplementary bibliographical information Pages 123 Biology Education Centre Biomedical Center Husargatan 3 Uppsala Box 592 S-75124 Uppsala Tel +46 (0)18 4710000 Fax +46 (0)18 471 4687 Origin of the Egyptian Domestic Cat Carolin Johansson Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Det är inte sedan tidigare känt exakt hur, när och var tamkatten domesticerades.
  • The Mini Lesson

    The Mini Lesson

    BreakingNewsEnglish - The Mini Lesson Cats are just as clever as True / False dogs, says study a) The article says people assume dogs are more intelligent than cats. T / F 28th January, 2017 b) Research into cat intelligence was done at a For whatever university in Japan. T / F reason, people c) Cats ate from 15 bowls as part of a memory assume dogs are test. T / F more intelligent creatures than d) The cats could remember which bowl they ate cats. This notion from. T / F has been called e) Scientists said dogs were better at a whole into question by variety of mental tests. T / F scientists in Japan, who have f) Scientists said cats could not respond to facial said that cats are gestures. T / F as smart as dogs g) A researcher said cats do not recall past at certain memory tests. Cat lovers, of course, have memories like humans. T / F always known this. Researchers at Kyoto University conducted tests on how well 49 cats could recall or h) The researcher said the research was good relate to an event from the past – known as an news for pet owners. T / F episodic memory. The Japanese team got the felines to eat from one of two bowls. Fifteen Synonym Match minutes later, the cats were tested on their ability (The words in bold are from the news article.) to remember which bowl they had eaten from and which remained untouched. The team found the 1. creatures a. assortment cats could recall what they ate and where, 2.
  • THE INTERNATIONAL CAT ASSOCIATION, INC. (Open Session

    THE INTERNATIONAL CAT ASSOCIATION, INC. (Open Session

    THE INTERNATIONAL CAT ASSOCIATION, INC. 2007 Annual Board Meeting August 29-31, 2007 Albuquerque, NM (Open Session) August 29, 2007, Wednesday, 8 AM ACTION TIME PAGE Welcome and Call to Order DeVilbiss Verbal 8-8:30AM - 1. Roll Call DeVilbiss Verbal - 2. President's Remarks DeVilbiss Verbal - (Executive Session) 8:30-11:30AM See Executive Agenda Lunch - 11:30AM-1PM (Open Session) Consent Agenda 1:00-1:15PM 1. Annual Awards Report EO Approve 5 2. License Fee Report EO Approve 7 3. Insurance Report EO Approve 9 4. Active Regional Clubs EO Approve Previously furnished - 5. Dom X Dom Litters Registered - None EO Approve - 6. Future Annuals, Semi-Annuals EO Approve 11 7. Minutes, Corrections/Additions EO Approve - 8. TICA TREND Editor Contract BOD Approve 12 9. Pet Pac Donation BOD Approve - 10. Reiss Design Assoc Agreement BOD Approve 15 Board Governance 1:15-2:00PM 1. Review Board Governance Policy Fisher Approve - a. Publish Minutes of the Meeting Fisher Add and Approve - 2. Review follow-up status report Fisher Approve 17 Fiduciary 2:00-3:00PM 1. 2007-2008 Budget Review EO Information 18 2. Overtime Report (End of Fiscal Year) EO Information 23 3. TDS Revenue FY 06-07 EO Information 24 4. Credit Card Info and new Addendum EO Approval 25 5. TICA TREND Final Report EO Information 32 Page 1 2007 Annual Meeting Agenda, Page 1 Discussions 3:00-5:00PM 1. Results-Russian Poll on Isolated Status Wood Discussion - 2. Results-American Bobtail Poll Crockett Discussion - 3. TICA FR CN club-NEW organization Christian Discussion - 4.

  • Auburn's Handfield Throws Perfect Game

    (508) 943-4800 Newsstand: 75 cents www.auburnnews.net Friday, May 22, 2015 THIS WEEK’S Perfection: Auburn’s QUOTE Handfield throws perfect game “Storms make oaks take deeper FRESHMAN WINS IT ON SENIOR NIGHT root.” VERSUS WESTBOROUGH BY NICK ETHIER George Herbert SPORTS STAFF WRITER AUBURN — The Auburn High var- sity softball team hosted Westborough High under the lights on Monday, May 18, for their Senior Night contest. INSIDE And freshman Julia Handfield made sure it would be a night to remember CALENDAR ................. for everyone. Handfield pitched a perfect game OPINION ................A6 with 14 strikeouts and added a solo SENIORS ................A8 homer over the center field fence as the Rockets won the game, 7-0. OBITUARIES ................ “I think it was just a combination Photos courtesy Dawn Cipro Dawn Cipro said that throughout it all, Aislen has kept a posi- PORTS of adrenaline, being our last home S .............. A10 game,” Handfield said, adding that tive attitude. Thanks to family friend Pat McHugh there will be she wanted to grab the win for seniors a fundraiser for Aislen on May 31 to raise money towards the EDITOR’S Jordan Lavallee and Carly Zona. “It family’s mounting medical bills. McHugh said that she wants was definitely all about them. I want- to help others as much as she can, since the community sup- OFFICE HOURS ed it to be about them.” ported her when her child had countless surgeries. Handfield was in the zone from the MONDAYS 12-5 moment the game started, striking WEDNESDAYS 1-5 out the side in the top of the first inning.
  • In the Company of Cats

    In the Company of Cats

    BRIEF HISTORY In the Company Feline ancestors of today’s domestic of Cats cats still live and thrive in Asia and Africa. How cats have survived, thrived and captivated us for thousands of years. BY SHERRY BAKER f your cat’s bossy analysis shows that most cats had preservation, were both positioned attitude and the stripes and coloring we associate with heads pointed west. entertaining antics with today’s tabby. That suggests to Vigne that the cat have you catering to Archaeological evidence concurs: could well have been a beloved pet. I her needs, you are Stone and clay statues up to 10,000 not alone. Your thoroughly modern years old suggest that cats were kitty is descended from a long line culturally important in the areas GLORY DAYS IN EGYPT of ancestors who likely used those that are now Syria, Turkey and Researchers say that cats have long same skills to cajole, sneak and work Israel. And bones of cats from about been helpers to human farmers in their way into the lives of humans that time period have also been several areas of the Mediterranean for thousands of years. “What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing about the origin and destiny of Cats working on farms some 10,000 cats?” the American essayist, naturalist and feline lover Henry years ago, at the dawn of human David Thoreau asked back in the 19th century. Today, the answers agriculture, looked like the tabby of today. are finally at hand: Thanks to new archaeological discoveries and advances in DNA analysis, we’ve come up with some surprising found on the island of Cyprus, where and the Near East.

  • Man Critically Injured After Striking Truck Last Tuesday

    Tuscola Sheriff asks Chronicle special section: Chemical Bank for residents’ help Spring your home to life presents generous gift Page 4 Pages 6-7 Photo, page 11 Complete coverage of the Cass City community and surrounding areas since 1899 VOLUME 104, NUMBER 52 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011 FIFTY CENTS ~ 16 PAGES Man critically injured after striking truck last Tuesday A Cass City man was critically westbound. That vehicle was driven injured last week when the vehicle by Eric Hagen, 50, of Ubly, who was he was driving collided with a semi- not injured. truck just east of town. “Kruse was airlifted to a Saginaw The accident occurred at shortly hospital by FlightCare, then trans- before 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to ferred to Hurley Hospital in Flint, in Tuscola County Undersheriff Glen critical condition,” Skrent said. “He Skrent, who identified the victim as was found not to have been wearing Donald Kruse, 78. a seatbelt.” Skrent reported that Kruse, was MMR ambulance personnel, mem- driving northbound on Schwegler bers of the Elkland Township and A CASS CITY area man Road when he stopped at the stop Elmwood Township-Gagetown fire was listed in critical con- sign at M-81 and then pulled into the departments, and Cass City police dition after the vehicle path of the truck, which was headed assisted at the scene. he was driving struck a semi last week at the Tuscola Co. Sheriff: intersection of M-81 and Schwegler Road. The driver, Donald Kruse, this program will 78, was flown to a Saginaw area hospital, target teen drivers then transferred to Tuscola County Sheriff Lee Teschendorf is again reminding parents of Hurley Hospital in Flint.
  • Pet Ownership, Attachment, and Well-Being

    Pet Ownership, Attachment, and Well-Being

    Pet Ownership, Attachment, and Well-Being by Maria Pranschke A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Neuroscience Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario © 2019 Maria Pranschke ii Abstract The present research examined links between attachment to pets and psychological well-being in different populations. Key factors among pet owners that were expected to moderate the relationship between attachment and well-being, notably social connectedness and genetic polymorphisms relating to oxytocinergic functioning, were also explored. Survey responses and saliva samples were gathered from attendees at a pet exhibition (Study 1), members of the public (pet owners and non- owners) at a mall and museum (Study 2), and low-income, marginally housed pet owners (Study 3). Pet owners reported greater quality of life and were more likely to have a polymorphism of the oxytocin receptor gene (rs225429). However, across all three studies, greater attachment to pets was associated with negative psychological well- being and the presence of physical health conditions. Overall, findings suggest that pet attachment and its relation to human well-being can differ depending on psychosocial characteristics of pet owners. iii Acknowledgements Over the two years it took to complete this thesis, I relied on the knowledge, guidance, and support of so many members of the Carleton community. First and foremost, I want to thank my supervisor, Dr. Kim Matheson, for taking me on as a master’s student and offering her wisdom and encouragement at every stage of the process. Her mentorship was vital in helping me to grow into my own as a researcher.
  • C:\My Files\Meetings\2011 Winter Meeting\2011 Winter

    C:\My Files\Meetings\2011 Winter Meeting\2011 Winter

    THE INTERNATIONAL CAT ASSOCIATION, INC. 2011 Winter Board Meeting February 21-22, 2011 Harlingen, Texas Open Session - 8:30AM-Noon January 21, 2011, Friday, 8:30AM ACTION TIME PAGE Welcome and Call to Order Fisher Verbal 8:30-9:15AM 1. Roll Call Fisher Verbal - 2. Welcome to new members Board Verbal - 3. Fiduciary responsibility Schiff Verbal - Consent Agenda 9:15-9:20AM 1. Legislative Report Bangle Accept .......... to be furnished 2. Future Annuals, Semi-Annuals EO Accept .................... 5 3. Minutes, Corrections/Additions EO Approve - Governance 9:20-10:15AM 1. President’s Report Fisher Inform - 2. Follow Up Report EO Discuss ..................... 6 3. Nomination for TICA Treasure Hogan Approve - 4. Request for Special Breed Award Rose Approve - Break - 10:15AM – 10:30AM Fiduciary 10:30AM-Noon 1. FY 2010 Audit Report EO Accept ..................... 7 2. TICA Financials Winter EO Accept .................... 19 3. TICA P&L Budget v Actual EO Accept .................... 26 4. TICA P&L Budget Performance EO Accept .................... 32 5. Set Winter Meeting reimbursements BOD Approve - 6. Fees Comparisons BOD Discussion/Action............ 38 Lunch: Noon–1:30PM Tours and Briefings - Executive Office - 1:30-5:00PM 1 2011 Winter Meeting Agenda, Page 1 Open Session: 9:00AM-Noon January 22, 2011, Saturday, 9AM ACTION TIME PAGE PROPOSALS Standing Rules 9:00-10:00AM 1. Standing Rules 1019.2 Fisher Discuss .................... 41 Breeds 10:00-10:45AM 1. Napoleon Gardner Approve ................... 42 2. Highlander (to be presented) Lively Approve ................... 53 3. Minskin Report McSorley Accept .................... 58 4. Sokoke Report Schafer-Russell Accept............................... 59 5. Savannah Championship Standard Strait Approve ..................