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2 summaries matching “domestic cat” in Captive Care & Welfare on ocelot
Research overview: hiding places, refuges and visual barriers as felid welfare requirements
OverviewThe ability to hide and break line of sight is a core feline coping mechanism, and a recurring finding across both small wild cats and domestic cats is that providing refuges reduces stress hormones a…
Research overview: nutrition of exotic captive felids and whole-prey diet balancing
OverviewFeeding captive non-domestic cats well requires meeting obligate-carnivore requirements for taurine, arginine, vitamin A, arachidonic acid and appropriate calcium-to-phosphorus ratios, which whole pre…