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NORMATIVE VALUES: THE CAT

Item Normal Value Source
Daily food consumption 24 g/kg James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Diet peculiarities None  
Daily water consumption 40 - 60 ml/kg Bistner and Ford
Dietary protein 28% Merck
Daily urinary output 10 - 20 ml/kg Merck
Life span 12 yr avg, 28 yr max James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Weight, adult male 3.5 kg James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Weight, adult female 2.5 kg James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Birth weight ~100 g Morrow
Breeding age, female 5 - 12 months, 2 kg Fox et al.
Breeding age, male 36 weeks James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Estrous cycle Polyestrous, 14 days, induced James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Gestation 52 - 69 days, avg 63 Morrow
Weaning age 3 - 8 weeks James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Litter size 3 - 5 James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Time to remate After weaning  
Breeding life, female 6 - 8 yr James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Breeding life, male 6 - 8 yr James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Mating ratio Pairs; 1 male — 8 females  
Chromosome number 38 James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Rectal temperature 38.6° C James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Respiration rate 20 - 30 breaths/min, avg 26 James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Heart rate 110 - 140 beats/min James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Blood volume 47.3 - 65.7 ml/kg James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Maximum safe bleed 7.7 ml/kg Formulary
Red blood cells 5 - 10 x 106/mL James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Hemoglobin 8 - 15 g/dl James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Packed cell volume 30 - 45% James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Platelets 3 - 7 x 105/m L James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
White blood cells 5.5& - 19.5 x 103/mL Merck
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