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Susceptibility of ferrets, cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals to SARS-coronavirus 2
PaperThis experimental study assessed which domesticated species could be infected by SARS-CoV-2. The authors found that cats were highly susceptible: inoculated cats replicated the virus efficiently in th…
J. Shi, Z. Wen, G. Zhong, et al. · Science · 2020
The 'Feline Five': an exploration of personality in pet cats
PaperLitchfield and colleagues surveyed owners of many pet cats to characterise feline personality, identifying five broad factors they termed the 'Feline Five': neuroticism, extraversion, dominance, impul…
Litchfield CA, Quinton G, Tindle H, Chiera B, Kikillus KH, Roetman P · PLoS ONE · 2017
The Near Eastern origin of cat domestication
PaperThis landmark study sampled wildcats across Europe, Africa, and Asia and used mitochondrial DNA and microsatellites to define the structure of the Felis silvestris complex and pinpoint the ancestry of…
Driscoll CA, Menotti-Raymond M, Roca AL, et al. · Science · 2007
The Taming of the Cat: an accessible synthesis of wildcat ancestry and domestication
ReviewThis widely read popular-science synthesis distilled the molecular findings on wildcat systematics and cat domestication for a general audience. Written by researchers central to the foundational wild…
Driscoll CA, Clutton-Brock J, Kitchener AC, O'Brien SJ · Scientific American · 2009
The effect of hiding enrichment on stress levels and behaviour of shelter cats and adoption potential
PaperKry and Casey examined whether adding hiding enrichment to shelter cat housing affects both stress and adoptability. Cats with access to a hiding place showed lower stress-related behaviour and were m…
Kry K, Casey R · Animal Welfare · 2007
The effect of housing and handling practices on the welfare, behaviour and selection of shelter cats
PaperGourkow and Fraser compared shelter housing and handling styles, contrasting enriched, basket-style housing with consistent gentle handling against conventional barren cages and inconsistent handling.…
Gourkow N, Fraser D · Animal Welfare · 2006
The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States
PaperThis landmark quantitative synthesis estimated that free-ranging domestic cats kill billions of birds and many billions of mammals annually in the United States, identifying them as among the largest…
Loss SR, Will T, Marra PP · Nature Communications · 2013
The impact of paternity and early socialisation on cats' behaviour to people and novel objects
PaperMcCune studied how genetics and early experience shape feline friendliness, comparing kittens from bold versus shy fathers and kittens that were handled versus unhandled early in life. Both paternity…
McCune S · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 1995
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats
PaperThis study demonstrated efficient airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 between domestic cats under experimental conditions. Cats inoculated with the virus passed it to co-housed naive cats without dire…
P. J. Halfmann, M. Hatta, S. Chiba, et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2020
Transmission of Toxoplasma: clues from the study of sea otters as sentinels of Toxoplasma gondii flow into the marine environment
PaperThis synthesis used southern sea otters as sentinels to trace how the cat-derived parasite Toxoplasma gondii moves from land into the sea. The authors integrated parasitology, oceanography and epidemi…
P. A. Conrad, M. A. Miller, C. Kreuder, et al. · International Journal for Parasitology · 2005
Will a hiding box provide stress reduction for shelter cats?
PaperVinke, Godijn and van der Leij tested whether giving newly admitted shelter cats a simple hiding box reduces stress. Cats provided with a hiding box showed significantly lower Cat-Stress-Scores and fa…
Vinke CM, Godijn LM, van der Leij WJR · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2014