Exploring the Cat Industry

1. Exploring the Cat Industry

2. What are these, why are they needed?

3. Student Learning Targets • Describe the biology and physiology of a cat. • Explain classes and breeds of cats. • Identify management, training, and grooming of cats. • List considerations when selecting a cat.

4. Terms • Companion animal • Declawed • Hairballs • Kitten • Litter • Neutering • Queen • Spaying • Tomcat

5. Learning Target #1 Describe the biology and physiology of a cat.

6. What are terms unique to cats? • Tomcat - mature male cat. • Queen - mature female cat. • Kitten - baby cat of either sex. • Litter - a group of kittens born to the same parents.

7. What are terms unique to cats? • Companion animal • Any domestic animal kept for enjoyment and companionship with humans. • Declawed • The cat’s claws have been surgically removed by a veterinarian.

8. What are terms unique to cats and their anatomy? • Cats are very common. • 60 million are used for companion animals. • Can live up to 30 years. • Average is between 12 and 18 years.

9. Weighs from 6 to 15 pounds. • Have 250 bones and 500 muscles. • Extra sensitive ears, noses, and paws.

10. What are terms unique to cats and their anatomy? • Cats are carnivores that can feed on mice and rats but food has been designed especially for their needs. • Have an extra taste organ and can distinguish between foods. • Have 3-dimensional vision. • Whiskers attached to nerves to help find their way in the dark.

11. What are terms unique to cats and their anatomy? • Other animals in the cat family include lions and tigers. • Similar to these wild animals because their foot structure are closely designed. • Outside cats need to be quick and agile.

12. What are terms unique to cats and their anatomy? • Some cats are declawed to protect carpeting furniture, and curtains. • Keep declawed cats inside because they no longer have their most important defense mechanisms.

14. What are terms unique to cats and their anatomy? Some cats are declawed to protect carpeting furniture, and curtains. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8XZ3YMCuFs Keep declawed cats inside because they no longer have their most important defense mechanisms.

15. The declawing procedure • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niMgBGfMgFc

16. Written Reflection • What are your thought on declawing? • Would you have your cat declawed why or why not?

18. Learning Target #2 Explain classes and breeds of cats.

19. What are the classes and breeds of cats? • Many different classes and breeds of cats. • Purebred or the common house cat. • Two classes of cats • short-haired and long-haired. • 36 breeds in the U.S. • Good website • http://www.cfainc.org/

20. What are the classes and breeds of cats? • Short-Haired • Popular because less work. • Require little to no brushing. • Less hair to shed. • Long-Haired • Require more work. • Need to be brushed frequently. • Often get hairballs - wads of hair that collect inside the digestive tract and block the digestion of food.

22. YouTube - Top 20 Cat Breeds!

23. Paired project • Pair-up with someone you have not worked with . • One person will select a card from the basket. • Design a poster about the breed you have selected. • Members will present their poster to the class. • Due end of class Wednesday

24. What do I need? • Three pictures • History of the breed • Personality traits • Care • Pricing

25. Learning #3 Identify management, training and grooming of cats.

26. How do I mange my cat? • Selection • Healthy & alert • Medical attention • Vaccinations

27. How do I mange my cat? • Daily Care • Handle with care to make feel secure. • Properly bath & groom. • Fresh water. • Clean bedding. • Exercise. • Check for mites & ticks. • Monitor eyes. • Clean teeth. • Remove plaque & tarter.

28. How do I train and groom my cat? Litter Box Training • Buy a litter box and some litter. • Place in a spot out of your sight. • Place cat in box. • Show how to scratch paws. • Watch cats for signs it has to urinate and place in box. • Reward the cat.

29. How do I train and groom my cat? • Brush your cat’s coat daily. • Bath occasionally. • Trims nails with a special trimmer.

30. Nail ClippingYouTube - Cat Nail How to Cut and Trim Cat Nails Video About com

31. Learning Target #4 List considerations when selecting a cat.

33. What should I consider when selecting a cat? • Tend to be independent and affordable. • Age. • Kittens are cute and cuddly. • Kittens require more work. • Adult cats come with old habits. • Breed. • Purebred vs. non-purebred. • How much money do you want to invest. • Pedigree cats are more expensive.

34. What should I consider when selecting a cat? Gender • Unfixed animals • Males may urinate frequently to mark their territory. • Females will go through reproductive cycles and become annoying when in heat.

35. What should I consider when selecting a cat? Gender • Spaying • Removing the ovaries & uterus of a queen. • YouTube - Spay in a Cat • Neutering • Process of altering a tomcat sexually to prevent from breeding. • YouTube - CAT GETTING NEUTERED

36. How it will fit into your budget Declawing Spaying or neutering Vaccinations Other medical needs What should I consider when selecting a cat?

37. Review • What are terms unique to cats and their anatomy? • What are the classes and breeds of cats? • How do I manage, train, and groom my cat? • What should I consider when selecting a cat?