Exploring the Cat Industry

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Exploring the Cat Industry

• Lesson 8

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Next Generation Science/Common Core Standards
Addressed!

• RST.11-12.7 Integrate and evaluate multiple
  sources of information presented in diverse
  formats and media (e.g.,quantitative data, video,
  multimedia) in order to address a question or
  solve a problem(HS-LS2-6),(HSL2-7),(HS-LS2-8)
  problem.
• WHST.9-12.9 Draw evidence from informational
  texts to support analysis, reflection, and
  research. (HS-LS1-1)

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Work!

• 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.

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Terms

• Companion animal
• Declawed
• Hairballs
• Kitten
• Litter

• Neutering
• Queen
• Spaying
• Tomcat

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Interest Approach

• Display a litter box, cat litter, a pet carrier,
  cat brush, and a scratching post along with any
  other supplies you have access to. You may offer
  extra credit to students to bring these materials
  in. Use the supplies to create interest in the
  subject by discussing what each item is and what
  it is used for.

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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

• Companion animal
• any domestic animal kept for enjoyment and
  companionship with humans
• Declawed
• the cats claws have been surgically removed by a
  veterinarian

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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
• weighs from 6 to 15 pounds
• have 250 bones and 500 muscles
• Extra sensitive ears, noses, and paws

• 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 are attached to nerves to help find
  their way in the dark

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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.

• House cats are declawed to protect carpeting
  furniture, and curtains.
• Keep declawed cats inside because they no longer
  have their most important defense mechanisms.

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Explain classes and breeds of cats.

• Objective 2

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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
• long-haired
• 36 breeds in the U.S.
• Good website
• http//www.cfainc.org/

• 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

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Short-Haired Breeds
American Shorthair
Burmese
Korat
Egyptian Mau
Devon Rex
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Long-haired Breeds
Balinese
Turkish Angora
Maine Coon
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Identify management, training and grooming of
cats.

• Objective 3

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How do I mange my cat?

• Selection
• healthy alert
• medical attention
• vaccinations

• 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

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How do I train and groom my cat?

• Training
• 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

• Grooming
• brush your cats coat daily
• bath occasionally
• trims nails with a special trimmer

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Nail Clipping
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List considerations when selecting a cat.

• Objective 4

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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

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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
• Spaying
• removing the ovaries uterus of a queen
• Neutering
• process of altering a tomcat sexually to prevent
  from breeding

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What should I consider when selecting a cat?

• Medical needs
• consider to fit cat into your budget
• declawing
• spaying or neutering
• vaccinations

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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?

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The End!