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\"Kids will love reading all about kittens in this fact-and-photo-filled book that captures all the charm of these adorable animals. This new nonfiction reader will teach kids how to take good care of their own kitten.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Generation of non-Gaussian states of light using deterministic photon subtraction
We explore a recently demonstrated deterministic photon subtraction scheme, based on single-photon Raman interaction with a Λ-type three-level atom, as a tool for manipulating quantum state of few-photon light pulses. We establish a comprehensive theoretical framework using input–output formalism and quantum regression theorem, enabling calculation of the first order autocorrelation matrices of the output light and identification of the temporal modes present in the generated light via their eigendecomposition. By modeling the entire system as a quantum network consisting multiple virtual cavities and a lambda-type emitter cascaded in two parallel guided modes of opposite propagation directions, we extract the quantum state occupying the modes of interest. For both squeezed vacuum and coherent light input pulses, the Wigner function of the output light after photon subtraction clearly reveals its non-Gaussian character. Furthermore, we propose a measurement-based scheme on the subtracted photon which can lead to conditional generation of quantum states resembling Schrodinger’s kitten state directly from coherent input light with fidelities above 99%. This result is particularly nothworthy, as coherent pulses, unlike the squeezed vacuum inputs commonly used in previous studies, are readily available in most experimental setups.
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Kittens
\"Kittens For Dummies is a must-have guide for new kitten owners or those thinking about getting another one to add to their pet family. Kitten expert Dusty Rainbolt walks readers through choosing the right kitten to suit their lifestyle and provides solid information on getting a kitten from a breeder or a shelter. Readers will discover how to properly care for their new kitten with sound and friendly advice on feeding, setting up litter boxes, grooming, kitten proofing their home, and traveling with their kitten. Readers will also find in-depth discussion on maintaining their kitten's good health with tips on proper veterinary care, nutritional habits, and invaluable information on how to handle behavioral problems. In addition, the book discusses what readers should do if they find an orphaned kitten, from notifying the proper organizations to caring for and raising the kitten themselves.\"--Provided by publisher.
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The Internet Is for Cats
LOL cats. Grumpy Cat. Dog-rating Twitter. Pet Instagram accounts. It’s generally understood the internet is for pictures of cute cats (and dogs, and otters, and pandas). But what motivates people to make and share these images, and how do they relate to other online social practices?
The Internet is for Cats examines how animal images are employed to create a lighter, more playful mood, uniting users within online spaces that can otherwise easily become fractious and toxic. Placing today’s pet videos, photos, and memes within a longer history of mediated animal images, communication scholar Jessica Maddox also considers the factors that make them unique. She explores the roles that animals play within online economies of cuteness and attention, as well as the ways that animal memes and videos respond to common experiences of life under neoliberalism.
Conducting a rich digital ethnography, Maddox combines observations and textual analysis with extensive interviews of the people who create, post and share animal media, including TikTok influencers seeking to make their pets famous, activists tweeting about wildlife conservation, and Redditors upvoting every cute cat photo. The Internet is for Cats will leave you with a new appreciation for the human social practices behind the animal images you encounter online.
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Genetic Restoration of the Florida Panther
The rediscovery of remnant Florida panthers (Puma concolor coryi) in southern Florida swamplands prompted a program to protect and stabilize the population. In 1995, conservation managers translocated eight female pumas (P. c. stanleyana) from Texas to increase depleted genetic diversity, improve population numbers, and reverse indications of inbreeding depression. We have assessed the demographic, population-genetic, and biomedical consequences of this restoration experiment and show that panther numbers increased threefold, genetic heterozygosity doubled, survival and fitness measures improved, and inbreeding correlates declined significantly. Although these results are encouraging, continued habitat loss, persistent inbreeding, infectious agents, and possible habitat saturation pose new dilemmas. This intensive management program illustrates the challenges of maintaining populations of large predators worldwide.
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The kitten with no name
Poor lost Kitten. He doesn't have a name or a home to call his own. All he wants is to find a warm and cosy place where someone will love him. Will anyone help this little kitten?
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A retrospective study on dystocia in the cat, evaluation of 111 cases
Dystocia affects on average 3–8% of all pregnancies in purebred cats. Nonpedigree cats are also affected, but the incidence is unknown. The causes of dystocia and the optimal treatment are largely unexplored in cats. The aims of the present retrospective study were to describe feline dystocia cases and to evaluate kitten mortality in relation to factors associated with dystocia in cats. Medical records of 111 cases (107 queens) treated for dystocia from 2017 to 2024 were retrieved from client files at the University Animal Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden. At the initiation of treatment, 276 kittens remained
in utero
or in the birth canal. The total kitten mortality rate, including that of kittens born before treatment but excluding four kittens that were euthanized at the owner’s request, was 40.9%. The mortality of kittens born after treatment was 44.1%, excluding four kittens euthanized at the owner’s request. Two queens died, one of which was euthanized at the owner’s request. Among all the cases, 91 (82.0%) were surgically treated, with caesarean section, or en bloc resection in two patients. Ovariohysterectomy was performed in 47.2% of the queens that were surgically treated. Medical treatment was initiated in 30 patients, and was successful in 11 of them, and 19 were further surgically treated after only partial or no success. The success rate of medical treatment was thus 36.7%. Eight queens were hypocalcaemic. Maternal hyperglycaemia was present in 65.5% of the cases and significantly increased the risk of kitten mortality. The estimated duration of second-stage labour before admission did not affect kitten mortality. Disturbed labour (total or partial uterine inertia) was the most common cause of dystocia. Feline dystocia was associated with high kitten mortality but low mortality in queens. Most queens with dystocia were treated surgically, but medical treatment with calcium and/or oxytocin was efficient in cases with non-obstructive dystocia, and ≤ 3 foetuses remaining. Hypocalcaemia may contribute to dystocia in a minority of cases. Maternal hyperglycaemia increased the risk of mortality before discharge. Diagnosing dystocia may be challenging in cats, as there is no clear association between the length of the parturition process and mortality.
Journal Article
Kittens
Simple text and photographs of all kinds of kittens are paired with touch and feel textures.
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Characterization of pain behaviors in kittens following ovariohysterectomy using video assessment
This study aimed to characterize the duration and/or frequency of pain behaviors in kittens following ovariohysterectomy using video assessment. A total of 229 videos comprising 18 h of recordings were obtained during a prospective, randomized, clinical trial using an opioid-free protocol with (multimodal group, MMG) or without (control group, CG) multimodal analgesia. Videos included behaviors of 36 kittens (≤ 6 months) before and after surgery, as well as pre/post rescue analgesia. A veterinary behaviorist blinded to treatments and timepoints performed the behavioral assessment using an ethogram. Statistical analyses were performed using linear models (
P
< 0.05). Duration (%) of ‘no attention to surroundings’ (5 ± 16 and 0.0 ± 0.7,
P
= 0.02), ‘lowered head position’ (4 ± 12 and 0.3 ± 2,
P
= 0.009) and ‘eyes partially closed’ (15 ± 29 and 5 ± 17,
P
< 0.02) was longer in kittens before than after analgesia, respectively. When compared with baseline, kittens in MMG had longer duration of playing (i.e. ‘pawing’, %) (35 ± 34) than CG (7 ± 12,
P
= 0.001) at 1 h postoperatively. This study identified behavioral differences between painful and non-painful kittens following ovariohysterectomy contributing to feline acute pain assessment.
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