^ Grosskopf, Shane (23 June 2022). "What is a Female Cat Called? A Guide to the Fascinating Terms". Spot Pet Insurance. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024. Scamporrino, Christina (12 December 2018). "Cat Parenting 101: Special Considerations for Your Female Cat". PrettyLitter. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ "KITTIES definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
^ "catling". The Oxford English Dictionary. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
^ "What do you call a group of ...?". Oxford Dictionaries Online. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
^ "Terms we use for cats". The Humane Society of the United States. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ Satunin, C. (1904). "The Black Wild Cat of Transcaucasia". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. II: 162–163.
^ Bukhnikashvili, A.; Yevlampiev, I. (eds.). Catalogue of the Specimens of Caucasian Large Mammalian Fauna in the Collection (PDF). Tbilisi: National Museum of Georgia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^ "Opinion 2027". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 60. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature: 81−82. 2003.
^ a b Gentry, A.; Clutton-Brock, J. & Groves, C. P. (2004). "The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives" (PDF). Journal of Archaeological Science. 31 (5): 645–651. Bibcode:2004JArSc..31..645G. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2003.10.006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^ Driscoll, C. A.; Macdonald, D. W.; O'Brien, S. J. (2009). "In the Light of Evolution III: Two Centuries of Darwin Sackler Colloquium: From Wild Animals to Domestic Pets – An Evolutionary View of Domestication". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106 (S1): 9971–9978. Bibcode:2009PNAS..106.9971D. doi:10.1073/pnas.0901586106. PMC 2702791. PMID 19528637.
^ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Species Felis silvestris". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 536–537. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ Kitchener, A. C.; Breitenmoser-Würsten, C.; Eizirik, E.; Gentry, A.; Werdelin, L.; Wilting, A.; Yamaguchi, N.; Abramov, A. V.; Christiansen, P.; Driscoll, C.; Duckworth, J. W.; Johnson, W.; Luo, S.-J.; Meijaard, E.; O'Donoghue, P.; Sanderson, J.; Seymour, K.; Bruford, M.; Groves, C.; Hoffmann, M.; Nowell, K.; Timmons, Z.; Tobe, S. (2017). "A revised taxonomy of the Felidae: The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group" (PDF). Cat News. Special Issue 11: 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
^ Johnson, W. E.; O'Brien, S. J. (1997). "Phylogenetic Reconstruction of the Felidae Using 16S rRNA and NADH-5 Mitochondrial Genes". Journal of Molecular Evolution. 44 (S1): S98 – S116. Bibcode:1997JMolE..44S..98J. doi:10.1007/PL00000060. PMID 9071018. S2CID 40185850. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ a b c Johnson, W. E.; Eizirik, E.; Pecon-Slattery, J.; Murphy, W. J.; Antunes, A.; Teeling, E.; O'Brien, S. J. (2006). "The late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: A genetic assessment". Science. 311 (5757): 73–77. Bibcode:2006Sci...311...73J. doi:10.1126/science.1122277. PMID 16400146. S2CID 41672825. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ a b Li, G.; Davis, B. W.; Eizirik, E. & Murphy, W. J. (2016). "Phylogenomic evidence for ancient hybridization in the genomes of living cats (Felidae)". Genome Research. 26 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1101/gr.186668.114. PMC 4691742. PMID 26518481.
^ a b Mattern, M.Y.; McLennan, D.A. (2000). "Phylogeny and speciation of Felids". Cladistics. 16 (2): 232–253. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2000.tb00354.x. PMID 34902955. S2CID 85043293.
^ Nie, W.; Wang, J.; O'Brien, P. C. (2002). "The genome phylogeny of domestic cat, red panda and five Mustelid species revealed by comparative chromosome painting and G-banding". Chromosome Research. 10 (3): 209–222. doi:10.1023/A:1015292005631. PMID 12067210. S2CID 9660694.
^ Pontius, J. U.; Mullikin, J. C.; Smith, D. R.; Agencourt Sequencing Team; et al. (NISC Comparative Sequencing Program) (2007). "Initial sequence and comparative analysis of the cat genome". Genome Research. 17 (11): 1675–1689. doi:10.1101/gr.6380007. PMC 2045150. PMID 17975172.
^ a b Driscoll, C. A.; Menotti-Raymond, M.; Roca ', A. L.; Hupe, K.; Johnson, W. E.; Geffen, E.; Harley, E. H.; Delibes, M.; Pontier, D.; Kitchener, A. C.; Yamaguchi, N.; O'Brien, S. J.; Macdonald, D. W. (2007). "The Near Eastern Origin of Cat Domestication". Science. 317 (5837): 519–523. Bibcode:2007Sci...317..519D. doi:10.1126/science.1139518. OCLC 808298830. PMC 5612713. PMID 17600185.
^ Langton, N.; Langton, M. B. (1940). The Cat in ancient Egypt, illustrated from the collection of cat and other Egyptian figures formed. Cambridge University Press.
^ Malek, J. (1997). The Cat in Ancient Egypt (Revised ed.). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
^ Vigne, J. D.; Guilaine, J.; Debue, K.; Haye, L.; Gérard, P. (2004). "Early taming of the cat in Cyprus". Science. 304 (5668): 259. doi:10.1126/science.1095335. PMID 15073370. S2CID 28294367.
^ Driscoll, C. A.; Clutton-Brock, J.; Kitchener, A. C.; O'Brien, S. J. (2009). "The taming of the cat". Scientific American. 300 (6): 68–75. Bibcode:2009SciAm.300f..68D. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0609-68 (inactive 1 July 2025). JSTOR 26001382. PMC 5790555. PMID 19485091.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
^ a b Ottoni, C.; van Neer, W.; de Cupere, B.; Daligault, J.; Guimaraes, S.; Peters, J.; Spassov, N.; Prendergast, M. E.; Boivin, N.; Morales-Muñiz, A.; Bălăşescu, A.; Becker, C.; Benecke, N.; Boroneant, A.; Buitenhuis, H.; Chahoud, J.; Crowther, A.; Llorente, L.; Manaseryan, N.; Monchot, H.; Onar, V.; Osypińska, M.; Putelat, O.; Quintana Morales, E.M.; Studer, J.; Wierer, U.; Decorte, R.; Grange, T.; Geigl, E. (2017). "The palaeogenetics of cat dispersal in the ancient world". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1 (7): 0139. Bibcode:2017NatEE...1..139O. doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0139. S2CID 44041769. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ a b Faure, E.; Kitchener, A. C. (2009). "An archaeological and historical review of the relationships between Felids and people". Anthrozoös. 22 (3): 221−238. doi:10.2752/175303709X457577. S2CID 84308532.
^ Ragni, B.; Possenti, M.; Sforzi, A.; Zavalloni, D.; Ciani, F. (1994). "The wildcat in central-northern Italian peninsula: a biogeographical dilemma" (PDF). Biogeographia. 17 (1). doi:10.21426/B617110417. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ Vigne, J.-D. (1992). "Zooarchaeology and the biogeographical history of the mammals of Corsica and Sardinia since the last ice age". Mammal Review. 22 (2): 87–96. Bibcode:1992MamRv..22...87V. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1992.tb00124.x.
^ Vigne, J.-D.; Evin, A.; Cucchi, T.; Dai, L.; Yu, C.; Hu, S.; Soulages, N.; Wang, W.; Sun, Z. (2016). "Earliest 'domestic' cats in China identified as leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)". PLOS ONE. 11 (1) e0147295. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1147295V. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147295. PMC 4723238. PMID 26799955.
^ Cameron-Beaumont, C.; Lowe, S. E.; Bradshaw, J. W. S. (2002). "Evidence suggesting pre-adaptation to domestication throughout the small Felidae" (PDF). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 75 (3): 361–366. doi:10.1046/j.1095-8312.2002.00028.x. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ Bradshaw, J. W. S.; Horsfield, G. F.; Allen, J. A.; Robinson, I. H. (1999). "Feral cats: Their role in the population dynamics of Felis catus" (PDF). Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 65 (3): 273–283. doi:10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00086-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2019.
^ a b Oliveira, R.; Godinho, R.; Randi, E.; Alves, P. C. (2008). "Hybridization Versus Conservation: Are Domestic Cats Threatening the Genetic Integrity of Wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris) in Iberian Peninsula?". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 363 (1505): 2953–2961. doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0052. PMC 2606743. PMID 18522917.
^ Kitchener, C.; Easterbee, N. (1992). "The taxonomic status of black wild felids in Scotland". Journal of Zoology. 227 (2): 342–346. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1992.tb04832.x.
^ Wastlhuber, J. (1991). "History of domestic cats and cat breeds". In Pedersen, N. C. (ed.). Feline Husbandry: Diseases and management in the multiple-cat environment. Goleta: American Veterinary Publications. pp. 1–59. ISBN 978-0-939674-29-9.
^ Montague, M. J.; Li, G.; Gandolfi, B.; Khan, R.; Aken, B. L.; Searle, S. M.; Minx, P.; Hillier, L. W.; Koboldt, D. C.; Davis, B. W.; Driscoll, C. A. (2014). "Comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome reveals genetic signatures underlying feline biology and domestication". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111 (48): 17230–17235. Bibcode:2014PNAS..11117230M. doi:10.1073/pnas.1410083111. PMC 4260561. PMID 25385592.
^ a b Lipinski, M.J.; Froenicke, L.; Baysac, K. C.; Billings, N. C.; Leutenegger, C. M.; Levy, A. M.; Longeri, M.; Niini, T.; Ozpinar, H.; Slater, M.R.; Pedersen, N. C.; Lyons, L. A. (2008). "The ascent of cat breeds: Genetic evaluations of breeds and worldwide random-bred populations". Genomics. 91 (1): 12–21. doi:10.1016/j.ygeno.2007.10.009. PMC 2267438. PMID 18060738.
^ O'Connor, T. P. (2007). "Wild or domestic? Biometric variation in the cat Felis silvestris" (PDF). International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 17 (6): 581–595. doi:10.1002/oa.913. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
^ Sunquist, M.; Sunquist, F. (2002). "Domestic cat". Wild Cats of the World. University of Chicago Press. pp. 99–112. ISBN 978-0-226-77999-7.
^ a b Walker, W.F. (1982). Study of the Cat with Reference to Human Beings (4th revised ed.). Thomson Learning/Cengage. ISBN 978-0-03-057914-1.
^ Gillis, R., ed. (2002). "Cat Skeleton". Zoolab. La Crosse: University of Wisconsin Press. Archived from the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
^ a b c d Case, Linda P. (2003). The Cat: Its behavior, nutrition, and health. Ames: Iowa State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8138-0331-9.
^ a b Smith, Patricia; Tchernov, Eitan (1992). Structure, Function, and Evolution of Teeth. Freund Publishing House. p. 217. ISBN 978-965-222-270-1.
^ Carr, William H. A. (1 January 1978). The New Basic Book of the Cat. Scribner's. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-684-15549-4.
^ Kitchener, A. C.; Van Valkenburgh, B.; Yamaguchi, N. (2010). "Felid form and function". In Macdonald, D.; Loveridge, A. (eds.). Biology and Conservation of wild felids. Oxford University Press. pp. 83–106. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ Armes, A.F. (1900). "Outline of cat lessons". The School Journal. LXI: 659. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^ Homberger, D. G.; Ham, K.; Ogunbakin, T.; Bonin, J. A.; Hopkins, B. A.; Osborn, M. L.; et al. (2009). "The structure of the cornified claw sheath in the domesticated cat (Felis catus): Implications for the claw-shedding mechanism and the evolution of cornified digital end organs". J Anat. 214 (4): 620–43. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01068.x. PMC 2736126. PMID 19422432.
^ Danforth, C. H. (1947). "Heredity of polydactyly in the cat". The Journal of Heredity. 38 (4): 107–112. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a105701. PMID 20242531.
^ Pocock, R. I. (1917). "VII — On the external characters of the Felidæ". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 8. 19 (109): 113–136. doi:10.1080/00222931709486916.
^ Christensen, W. (2004). "The physical cat". Outwitting Cats. Globe Pequot. pp. 22–45. ISBN 978-1-59228-240-1.
^ Kent, Marc; Platt, Simon R. (September 2010). "The neurology of balance: Function and dysfunction of the vestibular system in dogs and cats". The Veterinary Journal. 185 (3): 247–249. doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.10.029. PMID 19944632.
^ Gerathewohl, S. J.; Stallings, H. D. (1957). "The labyrinthine posture reflex (righting reflex) in the cat during weightlessness" (PDF). The Journal of Aviation Medicine. 28 (4): 345–355. PMID 13462942. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ Nguyen, H. D. (1998). "How does a cat always land on its feet?". School of Medical Engineering. Dynamics II (ME 3760) course materials. Georgia Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 10 April 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2007. This tertiary source reuses information from other sources but does not name them.
^ Batterman, R. (2003). "Falling cats, parallel parking, and polarized light" (PDF). Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. 34 (4): 527–557. Bibcode:2003SHPMP..34..527B. doi:10.1016/s1355-2198(03)00062-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ Eizirik, Eduardo; Yuhki, Naoya; Johnson, Warren E.; Menotti-Raymond, Marilyn; Hannah, Steven S.; O'Brien, Stephen J. (4 March 2003). "Molecular Genetics and Evolution of Melanism in the Cat Family". Current Biology. 13 (5): 448–453. Bibcode:2003CBio...13..448E. doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00128-3. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 12620197. S2CID 19021807.
^ Eizirik, Eduardo; Yuhki, Naoya; Johnson, Warren E.; Menotti-Raymond, Marilyn; Hannah, Steven S.; O'Brien, Stephen J. (4 March 2003). "Molecular Genetics and Evolution of Melanism in the Cat Family" (PDF). Cell Press. 13 (5): 448–453. Bibcode:2003CBio...13..448E. doi:10.1016/s0960-9822(03)00128-3. PMID 12620197. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
^ Ollivier, F. J.; Samuelson, D. A.; Brooks, D. E.; Lewis, P. A.; Kallberg, M. E.; Komaromy, A. M. (2004). "Comparative morphology of the Tapetum Lucidum (among selected species)". Veterinary Ophthalmology. 7 (1): 11–22. doi:10.1111/j.1463-5224.2004.00318.x. PMID 14738502. S2CID 15419778.
^ Malmström, T.; Kröger, R. H. (2006). "Pupil shapes and lens optics in the eyes of terrestrial vertebrates". Journal of Experimental Biology. 209 (1): 18–25. Bibcode:2006JExpB.209...18M. doi:10.1242/jeb.01959. PMID 16354774.
^ Hammond, P.; Mouat, G. S. V. (1985). "The relationship between feline pupil size and luminance". Experimental Brain Research. 59 (3): 485–490. doi:10.1007/BF00261338. PMID 4029324. S2CID 11858455.
^ Loop, M. S.; Bruce, L. L. (1978). "Cat color vision: The effect of stimulus size". Science. 199 (4334): 1221–1222. Bibcode:1978Sci...199.1221L. doi:10.1126/science.628838. PMID 628838.
^ Guenther, E.; Zrenner, E. (1993). "The spectral sensitivity of dark- and light-adapted cat retinal ganglion cells". Journal of Neuroscience. 13 (4): 1543–1550. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.13-04-01543.1993. PMC 6576706. PMID 8463834.
^ Heffner, R. S. (1985). "Hearing range of the domestic cat" (PDF). Hearing Research. 19 (1): 85–88. doi:10.1016/0378-5955(85)90100-5. PMID 4066516. S2CID 4763009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ Heffner, H. E. (1998). "Auditory awareness". Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 57 (3–4): 259–268. doi:10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00101-4.
^ Heffner, R. S. (2004). "Primate hearing from a mammalian perspective". The Anatomical Record Part A: Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology. 281 (1): 1111–1122. doi:10.1002/ar.a.20117. PMID 15472899. S2CID 4991969.
^ Sunquist, M.; Sunquist, F. (2002). "What is a Cat?". Wild Cats of the World. University of Chicago Press. pp. 5–18. ISBN 978-0-226-77999-7. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ Blumberg, M. S. (1992). "Rodent ultrasonic short calls: Locomotion, biomechanics, and communication". Journal of Comparative Psychology. 106 (4): 360–365. doi:10.1037/0735-7036.106.4.360. PMID 1451418.
^ Takagi, S.; Chijiiwa, H.; Arahori, M.; Saito, A.; Fujita, K.; Kuroshima, H. (2021). "Socio-spatial cognition in cats: Mentally mapping owner's location from voice". PLOS ONE. 16 (11) e0257611. Bibcode:2021PLoSO..1657611T. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0257611. PMC 8580247. PMID 34758043.
^ Moulton, David G. (1 August 1967). "Olfaction in mammals". American Zoologist. 7 (3): 421–429. doi:10.1093/icb/7.3.421. ISSN 0003-1569. PMID 6077376. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
^ Miyazaki, Masao; Yamashita, Tetsuro; Suzuki, Yusuke; Saito, Yoshihiro; Soeta, Satoshi; Taira, Hideharu; Suzuki, Akemi (October 2006). "A major urinary protein of the domestic cat regulates the production of felinine, a putative pheromone precursor". Chemistry & Biology. 13 (10): 1071–1079. doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2006.08.013. PMID 17052611.
^ a b Sommerville, B. A. (1998). "Olfactory Awareness". Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 57 (3–4): 269–286. doi:10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00102-6.
^ Grognet, Jeff (June 1990). "Catnip: Its uses and effects, past and present". The Canadian Veterinary Journal. 31 (6): 455–456. PMC 1480656. PMID 17423611.
^ Turner, Ramona (29 May 2007). "How does catnip work its magic on cats?". Scientific American. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013.
^ Tucker, Arthur; Tucker, Sharon (1988). "Catnip and the catnip response". Economic Botany. 42 (2): 214–231. Bibcode:1988EcBot..42..214T. doi:10.1007/BF02858923. S2CID 34777592.
^ a b Schelling, Christianne. "Do cats have a sense of taste?". CatHealth.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016.
^ Jiang, Peihua; Josue, Jesusa; Li, Xia; Glaser, Dieter; Li, Weihua; Brand, Joseph G.; Margolskee, Robert F.; Reed, Danielle R.; Beauchamp, Gary K. (12 March 2012), "Major taste loss in carnivorous mammals", PNAS, 13 (109): 4956–4961, doi:10.1073/pnas.1118360109, PMC 3324019, PMID 22411809
^ Bradshaw, John W. S. (1 July 2006). "The evolutionary basis for the feeding behavior of domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and cats (Felis catus)". Journal of Nutrition. 136 (7): 1927S–1931. doi:10.1093/jn/136.7.1927S. PMID 16772461.
^ a b c McGrane, Scott J.; Gibbs, Matthew; Hernangomez de Alvaro, Carlos; Dunlop, Nicola; Winnig, Marcel; Klebansky, Boris; Waller, Daniel (1 January 2023). "Umami taste perception and preferences of the domestic cat (Felis catus), an obligate carnivore". Chemical Senses. 48 bjad026. doi:10.1093/chemse/bjad026. ISSN 0379-864X. PMC 10468298. PMID 37551788.
^ Grimm, David (1 October 2023). "Why do cats love tuna so much?". Science. 381 (6661): 935. Bibcode:2023Sci...381..935G. doi:10.1126/science.adk5725. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 37651517. S2CID 261395204.
^ Germain, E.; Benhamou, S.; Poulle, M.-L. (2008). "Spatio-temporal Sharing between the European Wildcat, the Domestic Cat and their Hybrids". Journal of Zoology. 276 (2): 195–203. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00479.x.
^ Barratt, D. G. (1997). "Home Range Size, Habitat Utilisation and Movement Patterns of Suburban and Farm Cats Felis catus". Ecography. 20 (3): 271–280. Bibcode:1997Ecogr..20..271B. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0587.1997.tb00371.x. JSTOR 3682838.
^ Randall, W.; Johnson, R. F.; Randall, S.; Cunningham, J. T. (1985). "Circadian rhythms in food intake and activity in domestic cats". Behavioral Neuroscience. 99 (6): 1162–1175. doi:10.1037/0735-7044.99.6.1162. PMID 3843546.
^ Ling, Thomas (2 June 2021). "Why do cats sleep so much?". BBC Science Focus Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ Jouvet, M. (1979). "What Does a Cat Dream About?". Trends in Neurosciences. 2: 280–282. doi:10.1016/0166-2236(79)90110-3. S2CID 53161799.
^ Delgado, Mikel M.; Munera, Jacqueline D.; Reevy, Gretchen M. (1 December 2012). "Human Perceptions of Coat Color as an Indicator of Domestic Cat Personality". Anthrozoös. 25 (4): 427–440. doi:10.2752/175303712X13479798785779. ISSN 0892-7936.
^ Udell, Monique; Delgado, Mikel; Ekenstedt, Kari; Shoveller, Anna Kate; Croney, Candace (2023). "CATastrophic myths part 2: Common misconceptions about the environmental, nutritional, and genetic management of domestic cats and their welfare implications". The Veterinary Journal. 300–302 106029. doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2023.106029. PMID 37683762.
^ González-Ramírez, Mónica Teresa; Landero-Hernández, René (15 April 2022). "Cat Coat Color, Personality Traits and the Cat-Owner Relationship Scale: A Study with Cat Owners in Mexico". Animals. 12 (8): 1030. doi:10.3390/ani12081030. ISSN 2076-2615. PMC 9024431. PMID 35454276.
^ a b Crowell-Davis, S. L.; Curtis, T. M.; Knowles, R. J. (2004). "Social Organization in the Cat: A Modern Understanding" (PDF). Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 6 (1): 19–28. doi:10.1016/j.jfms.2003.09.013. PMC 10822437. PMID 15123163. S2CID 25719922. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011.
^ Liberg, O.; Sandell, M.; Pontier, D.; Natoli, E. (2000). "Density, spatial organisation and reproductive tactics in the domestic cat and other felids". In Turner, D. C.; Bateson, P. (eds.). The domestic cat: the biology of its behaviour (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 119–147. ISBN 978-0-521-63648-3. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ Baron, A.; Stewart, C. N.; Warren, J. M. (1 January 1957). "Patterns of social interaction in cats (Felis domestica)". Behaviour. 11 (1): 56–66. doi:10.1163/156853956X00084. JSTOR 4532869.
^ a b Bradshaw, J. W.; Goodwin, D.; Legrand-Defrétin, V.; Nott, H. M. (1996). "Food selection by the domestic cat, an obligate carnivore". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 114 (3): 205–209. doi:10.1016/0300-9629(95)02133-7. PMID 8759144.
^ Mills, D. S.; Marchant-Forde, J. (2010). Encyclopedia of Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare. p. 518. ISBN 978-0-85199-724-7. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017.
^ McComb, K.; Taylor, A. M.; Wilson, C.; Charlton, B. D. (2009). "The Cry Embedded within the Purr". Current Biology. 19 (13): R507–508. Bibcode:2009CBio...19.R507M. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.05.033. PMID 19602409. S2CID 10972076.
^ Levine, E.; Perry, P.; Scarlett, J.; Houpt, K. (2005). "Intercat aggression in households following the introduction of a new cat" (PDF). Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 90 (3–4): 325–336. doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2004.07.006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009.
^ Horwitz, Debra (2022). "Cat Behavior Problems - Aggression Redirected". VCA Animal Hospitals. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ Johnson, Ingrid (17 May 2014). "Redirected Aggression in Cats: Recognition and Treatment Strategies". International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ Soennichsen, S.; Chamove, A. S. (2015). "Responses of cats to petting by humans". Anthrozoös. 15 (3): 258–265. doi:10.2752/089279302786992577. S2CID 144843766.
^ Moelk, M. (1944). "Vocalizing in the House-cat; A Phonetic and Functional Study". The American Journal of Psychology. 57 (2): 184–205. doi:10.2307/1416947. JSTOR 1416947.
^ Cafazzo, S.; Natoli, E. (2009). "The Social Function of Tail Up in the Domestic Cat (Felis silvestris catus)". Behavioural Processes. 80 (1): 60–66. doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2008.09.008. PMID 18930121. S2CID 19883549.
^ Jensen, P. (2009). The Ethology of Domestic Animals. "Modular Text" series. Wallingford, England: Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International. ISBN 978-1-84593-536-8.
^ a b c Bradshaw, John W. S. (2012). The Behaviour of the Domestic Cat. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 71–72. ISBN 978-1-78064-120-1. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ von Muggenthaler, E.; Wright, B. "Solving the Cat's Purr Mystery Using Accelerometers". BKSV. Brüel & Kjær. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
^ "The Cat's Remarkable Purr". ISnare. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
^ Beaver, Bonnie V. G. (2003). Feline behavior: a guide for veterinarians (2nd ed.). St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders. ISBN 978-0-7216-9498-6.
^ Remmers, J. E.; Gautier, H. (1972). "Neural and mechanical mechanisms of feline purring". Respiration Physiology. 16 (3): 351–361. doi:10.1016/0034-5687(72)90064-3. PMID 4644061.
^ Frazer Sissom, D. E.; Rice, D. A.; Peters, G. (1991). "How cats purr". Journal of Zoology. 223 (1): 67–78. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04749.x. S2CID 32350871.
^ Scott, L.; Florkiewicz, B. N. (2023). "Feline Faces: Unraveling the Social Function of Domestic Cat Facial Signals". Behavioural Processes. 213 104959. doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2023.104959. PMID 37858844. S2CID 264176390.
^ Evangelista, M. C.; Watanabe, R.; Leung, V. S. Y.; Monteiro, B. P.; O'Toole, E.; Pang, D. S. J.; Steagall, P. V. (2019). "Facial expressions of pain in cats: the development and validation of a Feline Grimace Scale". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 19128. Bibcode:2019NatSR...919128E. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-55693-8. PMC 6911058. PMID 31836868.
^ Monteiro, B. P; Lee, N. H.Y.; Steagall, P. V. (2023). "Can cat caregivers reliably assess acute pain in cats using the Feline Grimace Scale? A large bilingual global survey". Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 25 (1) 1098612X221145499. doi:10.1177/1098612X221145499. PMC 10812049. PMID 36649089.
^ a b Hadzima, E. (2016). "Everything You Need to Know About Hairballs". Dewinton Pet Hospital. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
^ Noel, A. C.; Hu, D. L. (2018). "Cats use hollow papillae to wick saliva into fur". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (49): 12377–12382. Bibcode:2018PNAS..11512377N. doi:10.1073/pnas.1809544115. PMC 6298077. PMID 30455290.
^ Boshel, J.; Wilborn, W. H.; Singh, B. B.; Peter, S.; Stur, M. (1982). "Filiform Papillae of Cat Tongue". Acta Anatomica. 114 (2): 97–105. doi:10.1159/000145583. PMID 7180385. S2CID 36216103.
^ Gross, Richard (2010). Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour. Hodder Education. ISBN 978-1-4441-0831-6.[page needed]
^ Ananthanarayanan, Rajagopal; Esser, Steven K.; Simon, Horst D.; Modha, Dharmendra S. (2009). "The cat is out of the bag: cortical simulations with 109 neurons, 1013 synapses". Proceedings of the Conference on High Performance Computing Networking, Storage and Analysis – SC '09. pp. 1–12. doi:10.1145/1654059.1654124. ISBN 978-1-60558-744-8. S2CID 6110450.
^ "How Smart Are Cats?". Bond Vet. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^ Pallaud, B. (1984). "Hypotheses on mechanisms underlying observational learning in animals". Behavioural Processes. 9 (4): 381–394. doi:10.1016/0376-6357(84)90024-X. PMID 24924084. S2CID 31226100.
^ Carlstead, Kathy; Brown, Janine L.; Seidensticker, John (1993). "Behavioral and adrenocortical responses to environmental changes in leopard cats (Felis bengalensis)". Zoo Biology. 12 (4): 321–331. doi:10.1002/zoo.1430120403. S2CID 32582485.
^ Driscoll, C. A.; Menotti-Raymond, M.; Roca, A. L.; Hupe, K.; Johnson, W. E.; Geffen, E.; Harley, E. H.; Delibes, M.; et al. (2007). "The Near Eastern Origin of Cat Domestication". Science. 317 (5837): 519–23. Bibcode:2007Sci...317..519D. doi:10.1126/science.1139518. PMC 5612713. PMID 17600185.
^ "Evolution of the cat". The Feline Advisory Bureau.
^ Poirier, F. E.; Hussey, L. K. (1982). "Nonhuman Primate Learning: The Importance of Learning from an Evolutionary Perspective". Anthropology and Education Quarterly. 13 (2): 133–148. doi:10.1525/aeq.1982.13.2.05x1830j. JSTOR 3216627.
^ Hall, S. L. (1998). "Object play by adult animals". In Byers, J. A.; Bekoff, M. (eds.). Animal Play: Evolutionary, Comparative, and Ecological Perspectives. Cambridge University Press. pp. 45–60. ISBN 978-0-521-58656-6. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ Hall, S. L. (1998). "The Influence of Hunger on Object Play by Adult Domestic Cats". Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 58 (1–2): 143–150. doi:10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00136-6.
^ Hall, S. L. (2002). "Object Play in Adult Domestic Cats: The Roles of Habituation and Disinhibition". Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 79 (3): 263–271. doi:10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00153-3.
^ MacPhail, C. (2002). "Gastrointestinal obstruction". Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice. 17 (4): 178–183. doi:10.1053/svms.2002.36606. PMID 12587284. S2CID 24977450.
^ Reis, P. M.; Jung, S.; Aristoff, J. M.; Stocker, R. (2010). "How cats lap: Water uptake by Felis catus". Science. 330 (6008): 1231–1234. Bibcode:2010Sci...330.1231R. doi:10.1126/science.1195421. PMID 21071630. S2CID 1917972.
^ Kim, W.; Bush, J.W.M. (2012). "Natural drinking strategies" (PDF). Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 705: 7–25. Bibcode:2012JFM...705....7K. doi:10.1017/jfm.2012.122. hdl:1721.1/80405. S2CID 14895835. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^ Zaghini, G.; Biagi, G. (2005). "Nutritional peculiarities and diet palatability in the cat". Veterinary Res. Commun. 29 (Supplement 2): 39–44. doi:10.1007/s11259-005-0009-1. PMID 16244923. S2CID 23633719.
^ Kienzle, E. (1994). "Blood sugar levels and renal sugar excretion after the intake of high carbohydrate diets in cats" (PDF). Journal of Nutrition. 124 (12 Supplement): 2563S – 2567S. doi:10.1093/jn/124.suppl_12.2563S. PMID 7996238. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2013.
^ Bradshaw, J. W. S. (1997). "Factors affecting pica in the domestic cat". Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 52 (3–4): 373–379. doi:10.1016/S0168-1591(96)01136-7.
^ Woods, M.; McDonald, R. A.; Harris, S. (2003). "Predation of wildlife by domestic cats Felis catus in Great Britain". Mammal Review. 23 (2): 174–188. Bibcode:2003MamRv..33..174W. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2907.2003.00017.x. S2CID 42095020.
^ Slesnick, I. L. (2004). Clones, Cats, and Chemicals: Thinking scientifically about controversial issues. NSTA Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-87355-237-0.
^ Hill, D. S. (2008). Pests of Crops in Warmer Climates and their Control (First ed.). Springer. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-4020-6737-2.
^ Learn, Joshua Rapp (17 August 2018). "Cats Have A Killer Impact on Reptiles: Experiments in Australia reveal that kitties are catching more than birds". NationalGeographic. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ Tucker, A. (2016). "How cats evolved to win the Internet". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
^ a b Turner, D. C.; Bateson, P., eds. (2000). The Domestic Cat: The biology of its behaviour (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-63648-3.
^ a b Loss, S. R.; Will, T.; Marra, P. P. (2013). "The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States". Nature Communications. 4 1396. Bibcode:2013NatCo...4.1396L. doi:10.1038/ncomms2380. PMID 23360987.
^ Chucher, P. B.; Lawton, J. H. (1987). "Predation by domestic cats in an English village". Journal of Zoology, London. 212 (3): 439–455. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1987.tb02915.x.
^ a b Mead, C. J. (1982). "Ringed birds killed by cats". Mammal Review. 12 (4): 183–186. Bibcode:1982MamRv..12..183M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1982.tb00014.x.
^ Crooks, K. R.; Soul, M. E. (1999). "Mesopredator release and avifaunal extinctions in a fragmented system" (PDF). Nature. 400 (6744): 563–566. Bibcode:1999Natur.400..563C. doi:10.1038/23028. S2CID 4417607. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011.
^ Leyhausen, P. (1978). Cat Behavior: The predatory and social behavior of domestic and wild cats. New York: Garland STPM Press. ISBN 978-0-8240-7017-5.
^ Desmond, M. (2002). "Why does a cat play with its prey before killing it?". Catwatching: Why cats purr and everything else you ever wanted to know (2nd ed.). London: Ebury Press. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-1-4090-2221-3. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ a b Lindell, E. M. (1997). "Intercat Aggression: A Retrospective Study Examining Types of Aggression, Sexes of Fighting Pairs, and Effectiveness of Treatment". Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 55 (1–2): 153–162. doi:10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00032-4.
^ Yamane, A.; Doi, T.; Ono, Y. (1996). "Mating Behaviors, Courtship Rank and Mating Success of Male Feral Cat (Felis catus)". Journal of Ethology. 14 (1): 35–44. doi:10.1007/BF02350090. S2CID 27456926.
^ Kustritz, M. V. R. (2007). "Determining the Optimal age for Gonadectomy of Dogs and Cats". Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 231 (11): 1665–1675. doi:10.2460/javma.231.11.1665. PMID 18052800. S2CID 4651194.
^ "Cat Behavior: Body Language". AnimalPlanet. 2007. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
^ "Aggression Between Family Cats and Feline Social Behavior". PAWS. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ Pedersen, N. C.; Yamamoto, J. K.; Ishida, T.; Hansen, H. (1989). "Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection". Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 21 (1): 111–129. doi:10.1016/0165-2427(89)90134-7. PMID 2549690.
^ Whiteley, H. E. (1994). "Correcting misbehavior". Understanding and Training Your Cat or Kitten. Santa Fe: Sunstone Press. pp. 146–147. ISBN 978-1-61139-080-3.
^ Devlin, Hannah (13 October 2022). "Cat v fox: what made Downing Street's Larry so brave?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ Bland, K. P. (1979). "Tom-cat odour and other pheromones in feline reproduction" (PDF). Veterinary Science Communications. 3 (1): 125–136. doi:10.1007/BF02268958. S2CID 22484090. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
^ a b c Jemmett, J. E.; Evans, J. M. (1977). "A survey of sexual behaviour and reproduction of female cats". Journal of Small Animal Practice. 18 (1): 31–37. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1977.tb05821.x. PMID 853730.
^ Johnson, A.K; Kutzler, M.A, eds. (2022). "Feline Estrous Cycle". Feline Reproduction. CABI Books. pp. 11–22. doi:10.1079/9781789247107.0002. ISBN 978-1-78924-708-4. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^ Aronson, L. R.; Cooper, M. L. (1967). "Penile Spines of the Domestic Cat: Their Endocrine-behavior Relations" (PDF). The Anatomical Record. 157 (1): 71–78. doi:10.1002/ar.1091570111. PMID 6030760. S2CID 13070242. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015.
^ a b c "Prolific Cats: The Estrous Cycle" (PDF). Veterinary Learning Systems. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
^ Wildt, D. E.; Seager, S. W.; Chakraborty, P. K. (1980). "Effect of Copulatory Stimuli on Incidence of Ovulation and on Serum Luteinizing Hormone in the Cat". Endocrinology. 107 (4): 1212–1217. doi:10.1210/endo-107-4-1212. PMID 7190893.
^ Swanson, W. F.; Roth, T. L.; Wilt, D. E. (1994). "In Vivo Embryogenesis, Embryo Migration and Embryonic Mortality in the Domestic Cat". Biology of Reproduction. 51 (3): 452–464. doi:10.1095/biolreprod51.3.452. PMID 7803616.
^ Tsutsui, T.; Stabenfeldt, G. H. (1993). "Biology of Ovarian Cycles, Pregnancy and pseudopregnancy in the Domestic Cat". Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. Supplement 47: 29–35. PMID 8229938.
^ Nutter, F. B.; Levine, J. F.; Stoskopf, M. K. (2004). "Reproductive capacity of free-roaming domestic cats and kitten survival rate". Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 225 (9): 1399–1402. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.204.1281. doi:10.2460/javma.2004.225.1399. PMID 15552315. S2CID 1903272.
^ Behrend, K.; Wegler, M. (1991). "Living with a Cat". The Complete Book of Cat Care: How to Raise a Happy and Healthy Cat. Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-0-8120-4613-7.
^ Olson, P. N.; Kustritz, M. V.; Johnston, S. D. (2001). "Early-age Neutering of Dogs and Cats in the United States (A Review)". Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. Supplement 57: 223–232. PMID 11787153.
^ Root Kustritz, M. V. (2007). "Determining the optimal age for gonadectomy of dogs and cats" (PDF). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 231 (11): 1665–1675. doi:10.2460/javma.231.11.1665. PMID 18052800. S2CID 4651194. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2010.
^ Chu, K.; Anderson, W. M.; Rieser, M. Y. (2009). "Population characteristics and neuter status of cats living in households in the United States". Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 234 (8): 1023–1030. doi:10.2460/javma.234.8.1023. PMID 19366332. S2CID 39208758.
^ a b c Kraft, W. (1998). "Geriatrics in canine and feline internal medicine". European Journal of Medical Research. 3 (1–2): 31–41. PMID 9512965.
^ Nassar, R.; Mosier, J. E.; Williams, L. W. (1984). "Study of the feline and canine populations in the greater Las Vegas area". American Journal of Veterinary Research. 45 (2): 282–287. doi:10.2460/ajvr.1984.45.02.282. PMID 6711951.
^ O'Neill, Dan G; Church, David B; McGreevy, Paul D; Thomson, Peter C; Brodbelt, David C (2014). "Longevity and mortality of cats attending primary care veterinary practices in England". Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 17 (2): 125–133. doi:10.1177/1098612X14536176. PMC 10816413. PMID 24925771.
^ Montoya, M.; Morrison, J. A.; Arrignon, F.; Spofford, N.; C., H.; Hours, M.-A.; Biourge, V. (2023). "Life expectancy tables for dogs and cats derived from clinical data". Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10 1082102. doi:10.3389/fvets.2023.1082102. PMC 9989186. PMID 36896289.
^ Vendramini, Thiago H. A.; Amaral, Andressa R.; Pedrinelli, Vivian; Zafalon, Rafael V. A.; Rodrigues, Roberta B. A.; Brunetto, Marcio A. (14 January 2020). "Neutering in dogs and cats: current scientific evidence and importance of adequate nutritional management". Nutrition Research Reviews. 33 (1). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 134–144. doi:10.1017/s0954422419000271. ISSN 0954-4224. PMID 31931899.
^ Hoenig, Margarethe; Ferguson, Duncan C. (1 May 2002). "Effects of neutering on hormonal concentrations and energy requirements in male and female cats". American Journal of Veterinary Research. 63 (5). American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA): 634–639. doi:10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.634. ISSN 0002-9645. PMID 12013460.
^ Harper, E. J.; Stack, D. M.; Watson, T. D. G.; Moxham, G. (2001). "Effects of feeding regimens on bodyweight, composition and condition score in cats following ovariohysterectomy". Journal of Small Animal Practice. 42 (9). Wiley: 433–438. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2001.tb02496.x. ISSN 0022-4510. PMID 11570385.
^ a b Fettman, M.J; Stanton, C.A; Banks, L.L; Hamar, D.W; Johnson, D.E; Hegstad, R.L; Johnston, S (1997). "Effects of neutering on bodyweight, metabolic rate and glucose tolerance of domestic cats". Research in Veterinary Science. 62 (2). Elsevier BV: 131–136. doi:10.1016/s0034-5288(97)90134-x. ISSN 0034-5288. PMID 9243711.
^ Kanchuk, Marc L.; Backus, Robert C.; Morris, James G.; Rogers, Quinton R.; Calvert, Christopher C. (2003). "Weight Gain in Gonadectomized Normal and Lipoprotein Lipase–Deficient Male Domestic Cats Results from Increased Food Intake and Not Decreased Energy Expenditure". The Journal of Nutrition. 133 (6). Elsevier BV: 1866–1874. doi:10.1093/jn/133.6.1866. ISSN 0022-3166. PMID 12771331.
^ Öhlund, Malin; Palmgren, Malin; Holst, Bodil Ström (19 January 2018). "Overweight in adult cats: a cross-sectional study". Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. 60 (1): 5. doi:10.1186/s13028-018-0359-7. ISSN 1751-0147. PMC 5775588. PMID 29351768.
^ Murray, J. K.; Skillings, E.; Gruffydd-Jones, T. J. (2008). "Opinions of veterinarians about the age at which kittens should be neutered". Veterinary Record. 163 (13): 381–385. doi:10.1136/vr.163.13.381. ISSN 0042-4900. PMID 18820325.
^ O'Brien, S. J.; Johnson, W.; Driscoll, C.; Pontius, J.; Pecon-Slattery, J.; Menotti-Raymond, M. (2008). "State of Cat Genomics". Trends in Genetics. 24 (6): 268–279. doi:10.1016/j.tig.2008.03.004. PMC 7126825. PMID 18471926.
^ Sewell, A. C.; Haskins, M. E.; Giger, U. (2007). "Inherited Metabolic Disease in Companion Animals: Searching for Nature's Mistakes". Veterinary Journal. 174 (2): 252–259. doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.08.017. PMC 3132193. PMID 17085062.
^ O'Brien, S. J.; Menotti-Raymond, M.; Murphy, W. J.; Yuhki, N. (2002). "The Feline Genome Project". Annual Review of Genetics. 36: 657–686. doi:10.1146/annurev.genet.36.060602.145553. PMID 12359739. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
^ Huston, L. (2012). "Veterinary Care for Your New Cat". PetMD. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ a b Grigg, E. K.; Kogan, L. R. (2019). "Owners' attitudes, knowledge, and care practices: Exploring the implications for domestic cat behavior and welfare in the home". Animals. 9 (11): 978. doi:10.3390/ani9110978.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
^ a b "Common Cat Hazards", College of Veterinary Medicine
^ "General Cat Care", ASPCA
^ "Cat Grooming Tips" RSPCA
^ "Common Cat Diseases" RSPCA
^ "Common Cat Behavior Issues" RSPCA
^ a b Ellis, S. L.; Rodan, I.; Carney, H. C.; Heath, S.; Rochlitz, I.; Shearburn, L. D.; Sundahl, E.; Westropp, J. L. (2013). "AAFP and ISFM feline environmental needs guidelines". Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery. 15 (3): 219‑230. doi:10.1177/1098612X13477537. PMID 23422366.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Courtney Barnes, BSc, DVM; Malcolm Weir, DVM, MSc, MPH; Lorraine Hiscox DVM FAVD Dip. AVDC; Jan Bellows, DVM, Dipl. AVDC, ABVP, "Dental Disease in Cats", VCA
^ "Feline Dental Disease", College of Veterinary Medicine
^ Rodan, I.; Dowgray, N.; Carney, H. C.; Carozza, E.; Ellis, S. L.; Heath, S.; Niel, L.; Denis, k. S.; Taylor, S. (2022). "2022 AAFP/ISFM cat friendly veterinary interaction guidelines: approach and handling techniques". Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery. 24 (11): 1093–1132. doi:10.1177/1098612X221128760. PMID 36259500.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Say, L. (2002). "Spatio-temporal variation in cat population density in a sub-Antarctic environment". Polar Biology. 25 (2): 90–95. Bibcode:2002PoBio..25...90S. doi:10.1007/s003000100316. S2CID 22448763.
^ Frenot, Y.; Chown, S. L.; Whinam, J.; Selkirk, P. M.; Convey, P.; Skotnicki, M.; Bergstrom, D. M. (2005). "Biological Invasions in the Antarctic: Extent, Impacts and Implications". Biological Reviews. 80 (1): 45–72. doi:10.1017/S1464793104006542. PMID 15727038. S2CID 5574897.
^ Medina, F. M.; Bonnaud, E.; Vidal, E.; Tershy, B. R.; Zavaleta, E.; Josh Donlan, C.; Keitt, B. S.; Le Corre, M.; Horwath, S. V.; Nogales, M. (2011). "A global review of the impacts of invasive cats on island endangered vertebrates". Global Change Biology. 17 (11): 3503–3510. Bibcode:2011GCBio..17.3503M. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.701.4082. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02464.x. S2CID 323316.
^ Nogales, M.; Martin, A.; Tershy, B. R.; Donlan, C. J.; Veitch, D.; Uerta, N.; Wood, B.; Alonso, J. (2004). "A Review of Feral Cat Eradication on Islands" (PDF). Conservation Biology. 18 (2): 310–319. Bibcode:2004ConBi..18..310N. doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00442.x. hdl:10261/22249. S2CID 11594286. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
^ Invasive Species Specialist Group (2006). "Ecology of Felis catus". Global Invasive Species Database. Species Survival Commission, International Union for Conservation of Nature. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
^ Le Roux, Johannes J.; Foxcraft, Llewellyn C.; Herbst, Marna; Macfadyen, Sandra (19 August 2014). "Genetic analysis shows low levels of hybridization between African wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) and domestic cats (F. s. catus) in South Africa". Ecology and Evolution. 5 (2): 288–299. Bibcode:2015EcoEv...5..288L. doi:10.1002/ece3.1275. PMC 4314262. PMID 25691958. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ a b Doherty, T. S.; Glen, A. S.; Nimmo, D. G.; Ritchie, E. G.; Dickman, C. R. (2016). "Invasive predators and global biodiversity loss". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113 (40): 11261–11265. Bibcode:2016PNAS..11311261D. doi:10.1073/pnas.1602480113. PMC 5056110. PMID 27638204.
^ a b Rochlitz, I. (2007). The Welfare of Cats. "Animal Welfare" series. Berlin: Springer Science+Business Media. pp. 141–175. ISBN 978-1-4020-6143-1. OCLC 262679891.
^ "What is the difference between a stray cat and a feral cat?". HSUS.org. Humane Society of the United States. 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008.
^ "Torre Argentina cat shelter". Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
^ Slater, Margaret R.; Shain, Stephanie (November 2003). "Feral Cats: An Overview (4)" (PDF). In Rowan, Andrew N.; Salem, Deborah J. (eds.). The State of the Animals II: 2003. Humane Society of the United States. ISBN 978-0-9658942-7-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2006.
^ Stattersfield, A. J.; Crosby, M. J.; Long, A. J.; Wege, D. C. (1998). Endemic Bird Areas of the World: Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation. "BirdLife Conservation" series No. 7. Cambridge, England: Burlington Press. ISBN 978-0-946888-33-7.
^ Falla, R. A. (1955). New Zealand Bird Life Past and Present. Cawthron Institute.[page needed]
^ Galbreath, R.; Brown, D. (2004). "The Tale of the Lighthouse-keeper's Cat: Discovery and Extinction of the Stephens Island Wren (Traversia lyalli)" (PDF). Notornis. 51 (4): 193–200. doi:10.63172/755004iiybli. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2008.
^ Scrimgeour, J.; Beath, A.; Swanney, M. (2012). "Cat predation of short-tailed bats (Mystacina tuberculata rhyocobia) in Rangataua Forest, Mount Ruapehu, Central North Island, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 39 (3): 257–260. doi:10.1080/03014223.2011.649770.
^ Woinarski, J. C. Z.; Murphy, B. P.; Palmer, R.; Legge, S. M.; Dickman, C. R.; Doherty, T. S.; Edwards, G.; Nankivell, A.; Read, J. L.; Stokeld, D. (2018). "How many reptiles are killed by cats in Australia?". Wildlife Research. 45 (3). CSIRO Publishing: 247. Bibcode:2018WildR..45..247W. doi:10.1071/wr17160. ISSN 1035-3712.
^ Wade, N. (2007). "Study Traces Cat's Ancestry to Middle East". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
^ "U.S. pet ownership statistics". American Veterinary Medical Association. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
^ "61 Fun Cat Statistics That Are the Cat's Meow! (2022 UPDATE)". 12 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ "How many pets are there in the UK?". PDSA.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ "Statistics on cats". carocat.eu. 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ Beadle, Muriel (1979). Cat. Simon and Schuster. pp. 93–96. ISBN 978-0-671-25190-1.
^ Mayers, Barbara (2007). Toolbox: Ship's Cat on the Kalmar Nyckel. Bay Oak Publishers. ISBN 978-0-9741713-9-5. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "What Is That They're Wearing?" (PDF). Humane Society of the United States. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
^ Stallwood, K. W., ed. (2002). A Primer on Animal Rights: Leading Experts Write about Animal Cruelty and Exploitation. Lantern Books.
^ "Japan: Finale for the world's most elegant use of a dead cat". The Independent. 15 November 1997. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017.
^ "EU proposes cat and dog fur ban". BBC News. 2006. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
^ Ikuma, C. (2007). "EU Announces Strict Ban on Dog and Cat Fur Imports and Exports". Humane Society International. Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ Jolly, K. L.; Raudvere, C.; Peters, E. (2002). Witchcraft and Magic in Europe. Vol. 3: The Middle Ages. London: Athlone. ISBN 978-0-567-57446-6. OCLC 747103210.
^ Paterson, T. (2008). "Switzerland Finds a Way to Skin a Cat for the Fur Trade and High Fashion". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
^ "Humane society launches national cat census". CBC News. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^ "Cats Be". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^ "The Supreme Cat Census". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^ "About Pets". IFAHEurope.org. Animal Health Europe. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
^ Legay, J. M. (1986). "Sur une tentative d'estimation du nombre total de chats domestiques dans le monde" [Tentative estimation of the total number of domestic cats in the world]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Série III (in French). 303 (17): 709–712. PMID 3101986. INIST 7950138.
^ Gehrt, S. D.; Riley, S. P. D.; Cypher, B. L. (2010). Urban Carnivores: Ecology, Conflict, and Conservation. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-9389-6. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
^ Rochlitz, I. (2007). The Welfare of Cats. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4020-3227-1. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
^ "Cats: Most interesting facts about common domestic pets". Pravda. 9 January 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
^ Sandomir, R. (18 January 2019). "Walter Chandoha, Photographer Whose Specialty Was Cats, Dies at 98". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019.
^ "The Rise of Pet Humanization" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "The Humanization of Pets". Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ a b c "All About Cat Shows". How Stuff Works. 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ a b Chomel, B. (2014). "Emerging and re-emerging zoonoses of dogs and cats". Animals. 4 (3): 434–445. doi:10.3390/ani4030434. ISSN 2076-2615. PMC 4494318. PMID 26480316.
^ "Cats". Ohio Department of Health. 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ Goldstein, E. J. C.; Abrahamian, F. M. (2015). "Diseases Transmitted by Cats". Microbiology Spectrum. 3 (5) 3.5.03. doi:10.1128/microbiolspec.iol5-0013-2015. PMID 26542039.
^ Stull, J. W.; Brophy, J.; Weese, J. S. (2015). "Reducing the risk of pet-associated zoonotic infections". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 187 (10): 736–743. doi:10.1503/cmaj.141020. PMC 4500695. PMID 25897046.
^ Malek, J. (1997). The Cat in Ancient Egypt (Revised ed.). University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-1632-5.
^ Engels, D. W. (2001) [1999]. "Greece". Classical Cats: The Rise and Fall of the Sacred Cat. London: Routledge. pp. 48–87. ISBN 978-0-415-26162-3.
^ Rogers, K. M. (2006). "Wildcat to Domestic Mousecatcher". Cat. London: Reaktion Books. pp. 7–48. ISBN 978-1-86189-292-8. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^ Beadle, M. (1977). "Ups and Downs". Cat. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 75–88. ISBN 978-0-671-22451-6.
^ Pate, A. (2008). "Maneki Neko: Feline Fact & Fiction". Daruma Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013.
^ Faulkes, A. (1995). Edda. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-460-87616-2.
^ Ginzberg, L. (1909). The Legends of the Jews, Vol. I: The Sixth Day (PDF). Translated by Szold, H. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
^ Geyer, G. A. (2004). When Cats Reigned Like Kings: On the Trail of the Sacred Cats. Kansas City, Missouri: Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7407-4697-0.
^ Reeves, M. (2000). Muhammad in Europe. New York University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-8147-7533-2.
^ Al-Thahabi, S. "Biography of al-Rifai". سير أعلام النبلاء (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
^ Broad, Michael (13 January 2015). "Abu Hurairah and Cats". Pictures-of-Cats.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
^ Roud, Stephen; Roud, Stephen (2003). The Penguin guide to the superstitions of Britain and Ireland. London: Penguin Books. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-14-100673-4.
^ Adzo, K. (2015). "Are Black Cats Really Bad Luck? [Hoax]". Social News Daily. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
^ Sugobono, N. (2010). "Las vidas del gato". El Comercio (Peru) (in Spanish). Lima, Peru. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
^ "Qual é a origem da lenda de que os gatos teriam sete vidas?". Mundo Estranho (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Abril Media. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
^ Dowling, T. (2010). "Tall tails: Pet myths busted". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ Heywood, J. (1874). Sharman, J. (ed.). The Proverbs of John Heywood. p. 104.
^ "Can Cats Cheat Death?". BeChewy. 6 October 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
(html comment removed: ARCHIVE-MANIFEST:{"s":"5ac2a58f-5881-4490-825f-642053af9640","v":"1.0","t":3,"p":2,"h":{"sha256":"b959b2583d4769fb272dc3b41b5f604029cfd3a080d40a358e5abdc230b5eb0c","blake2b":"5098775813ba57c69bbb5ea8480a35ddef1ab0396f3a9957ec99e80ab8dbc3cf","md5":"e9fe80b97f73566d34ef799c22682e74"},"u":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat"})