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eumelanin 16 folded ears 9, 15 hairless cats 105 Highlander
European Burmese 39 Scottish Fold 106–7, 183 key 19 longhair 186–7
European Shorthair 62–3, 64 see also curled ears longhairs 135 shorthair 108
evolution 8 folic acid 214 in overweight cats 243 Himalayan 155
exercise, for elderly cats food regular time for 210 Hinds-Daugherty, Dorothy 60
243 in convalescence 242 self- 228 hissing 224
Exotic Shorthair 27, 28 cost of 20 shorthairs 27 holidays 211
coat color 17 dangerous 213 time required for 20 home-cooked food 213
inherited disorders 245 and feeding 212–15 ground rules, establishing 207 homes
exploring 226, 227 fussy eaters 214 growling 224 cat-proofing 20, 202–3
eyelids, visible third 240 for pregnant cats 246 guard hairs 12, 15 establishing a routine 210–11
eyes refusing 240 gums first days in 206–7
cleaning 231 regular meal times 210, 214 checking 240 for kittens 246
color and shape 9, 15 special diets 215 pale or blue 240, 241 rescue home checks on 23
drops 242 and training 232 red 240 house-training 20, 23, 211
large 8 and weight problems 243 yellow 240 House cat
night vision 12 food bowls 205, 207, 210, 214 Longhair 198–9
problems with 240, 243 foreign bodies, in wounds 240 H Shorthair 132–3
signals from 224 fossils 8 household chemicals 202
founder effect 10 hair houseplants 20, 235
F foxes 203 disorders 244, 245 humans
French Revolution 164
age compared with cat’s 243
loosening old 229
face shapes 14 friends, looking after cat 211, 219 shafts 16, 17 early relationship with 8–9
facial expressions 224 fur see coats shedding 27, 135 hunting 8, 13, 19, 27, 212, 226
falls 13 fur balls 228 types of 15 hygiene
fat, dietary 215 furniture 202, 226, 234–5 hair dryers 230 food and water bowls 214
fawn color 16, 45 fussy eaters 214 hairless cats 9, 15, 27 grooming and 228–31
feces Bambino 105 litter boxes 211
burying 223 G Donskoy 120 hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 245
parasites in 211, 219 Peterbald 27, 121 hypokalemic polymyopathy 245
Fédération Internationale Féline garbage bags 223 Sphynx 27, 118–19
(FIFe) 19 GCCF see Governing Council of the hand signals 233 I
feeding Cat Fancy handling 216–17, 218
difficulties 240 gender, and choice of cat 20 Havana 44, 45 ID tags 205
see also diet; food genealogy 9 Havana Brown 44, 52 incisors 12
Felidae 8–9 genetic disorders see inherited hazards, home 20, 202–3, 227 indoor cats 20, 222, 223, 226
feline leukemia 238 disorders head shapes 9, 14 walking outdoors 233
femoral arteries 241 genetic screening 244–5 health 238–45 infectious diseases 238
feral cats 23, 193, 223 genetics 8, 10–11 caring for older cats 243 inherited disorders 10, 22, 23, 43, 79,
fiber 212 German Rex 130 common problems 240 244–5, 246
fiber pellets 204 glands, scent-producing 13 first aid 240–1 injuries 240
FIFe see Fédération Internationale glucose, inability to metabolize 244 giving medicine 242 insurance, pet 20
Féline glycogenosis 244 inherited disorders 244–5 International Cat Association (TICA)
fights 223, 224, 234 Governing Council of the Cat Fancy looking after unwell cats 242 19
injuries from 240 (GCCF) 19 routine checks 238 international cat registries 9
fireworks 203 grain 8 signs of poor 240 intestinal tract 13
first aid 240–1 grapes, eating 213 weight problems 243
fish, raw 213 grass, eating 214, 222, 243 hearing 13 J
fleas 240 grooming 228–31 heart disorders 245
Flehmen response 13 change in habits 240 hiding 227 Jacobson’s organ 13
flexibility 13 in elderly cats 243 high-five 233 jaguars 8