EXOTIC CATS AS HOUSEPETS

By: Carole Stairs Lewis

A practical guide to the keeping of wild cats (everything from lions and tigers to Margays and Geofroy's Cat). Although aimed at the private keeper, many zoos and veterinarians would profit from reading it.

 

Chapter 1 Introduction to the organisation " WildLife On Easy Street, Inc " and it's aims

Chapter 2 Kittens and cubs

Chapter 3 Feeding the kittens and cubs

Chapter 4 Tube feeding

Chapter 5 Housing the kitten

Chapter 6 Formulas (special diets)

Chapter 7 Bacterial overgrowth

Chapter 8 Clipping the nails and declawing

Chapter 9 Bathing the kitten

Chapter 10 Vaccinations

Chapter 11 Worming and parasite prevention

Chapter 12 Litter box training

Chapter 13 Manners

Chapter 14 Leashing

Chapter 15 Giving a pill

Chapter 16 Great escapes

Chapter 17 Cat proofing your home

Chapter 18 Cat proofing yourself

Chapter 19 Caging

Chapter 20 Emergency proceedures

Chapter 21 Restraint

Chapter 22 Dehydration

Chapter 23 Artificial respiration and heart massage

Chapter 24 Shock syndrome

Chapter 25 Wounds and bleeding

Chapter 26 Burns; Cold exposure, frostbite and hypothermia; Heat stroke

Chapter 27 Poisoning

Chapter 28 Poisonous chemicals

Chapter 29 Poisonous plants

Chapter 30 Poisonous snakes

Chapter 31 Rehabilitation of the wild cat

Chapter 32 How to choose an exotic cat

Chapter 33 Acknowledgments

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