Abnormal Cats' Paws

Arctic paws.

Paws for thought.

For a full five minutes, I completely misunderstood what Janet was telling me. 'Emma went on a canine first aid course at the weekend.' Canine first aid? I guess it could work.

PAWS for thought.

Density estimation is vitally important in the conservation of endangered species. One non-invasive way of observing animals in the wild is camera trapping, a technique that has increased dramatically over the last 20 years. Models applied to the results from camera trapping can produce estimates for density. These techniques are now widespread, so it is now extremely important that the methodo...

Abnormal retinal projections in cats with the Chediak-Higashi syndrome.

The Chediak-Higashi syndrome (CHS) occurs in mammals, including humans and cats. The CHS is characterized by decreased oculocutaneous pigmentation, enlarged cytoplasmic granules, increased susceptibility to infections, and a hemorrhagic tendency. Ocular anomalies include pale irides and albinotic or subalbinotic fundi. Cats with CHS also have photophobia and prolonged postrotatory nystagmus. Si...

Abnormal development of the retinogeniculate projection in Siamese cats.

In the visual system of Siamese cats, the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) receives an abnormally large projection from the contralateral eye and a correspondingly reduced projection from the ipsilateral eye. In order to determine how this abnormal pattern of retinal input arises, the prenatal development of the retinogeniculate projection was studied in Siamese cats using the anterograde trans...