Facial conformation characteristics in Persian and Exotic Shorthair cats
| Autor: | Maria Dimopoulou, Anna N Moe, Ann Petterson, Ingrid Ljungvall, Kerstin L Anagrius |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
040301 veterinary sciences Clinical science health status Audiology Nose Cat Diseases 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Animals Respiratory sounds Small Animals 030304 developmental biology Persian 0303 health sciences CATS medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry face 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Original Articles medicine.disease language.human_language Entropion respiratory sounds medicine.anatomical_structure lacrimal apparatus disease language Cats entropion business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery |
| ISSN: | 1532-2750 |
| Popis: | Objectives The primary objectives of the study were to examine the diversity in facial conformation characteristics within a group of Persian (PER) and Exotic Shorthair (EXO) show cats, and to contrast the results to findings within a group of non-purebred domestic shorthair (DSH) and domestic longhair (DLH) cats. The secondary objectives were to determine the PER/EXO show cat owners’ perceptions of the breathing status of their cats, and to evaluate if remarks from the cat show judges concerning the cats’ head and facial conformation were exclusively related to the aesthetic features of the cats. Methods Sixty-four PER and 12 EXO show cats were prospectively examined at five international cat shows, and 20 DSH/DLH cats were examined at an animal hospital. Facial conformation characteristics were evaluated by examining photos of the cats. Owners of the PER/EXO show cats answered a questionnaire concerning their cats’ health status, and they were encouraged to send in the judges’ score sheets from the cat shows. Results The PER/EXO show cats had higher diversity in facial conformation characteristics than the DSH/DLH cats, and high incidences of hypoplasia of the nose leather (95%), the nose leather top positioned above the level of the lower eyelid (93%), moderate-to-severe stenotic nares (86%), epiphora (83%) and entropion (32%). Owners of 6/76 PER/EXO show cats stated that their cat had increased respiratory sounds and/or trouble breathing at least once a week. The cat show judges’ written comments were exclusively related to aesthetic features of the cats’ head and facial conformation details. Conclusions and relevance Hypoplasia of the nose leather, high position of the nose leather top, stenotic nares, epiphora and entropion were common findings in the PER/EXO show cats but not in the DSH/DLH cats. Few of the cat owners perceived that their cat had problems related to the airways. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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