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So slow, deliberate, and secret as to escape observation: catlike, furtive, slinky, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy. See move/halt.

of, pertaining to, or resembling cats.

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Of, or pertaining to, members of the family Felidae. See also cat.

• f. agranulocytosis — see feline panleukopenia (below).
• f. actinic dermatitis — see solar dermatitis.
• f. ataxia — called also feline cerebellar ataxia; see feline panleukopenia (below).
• f. atypical mycobacterial granulomas — see opportunist mycobacterial granuloma.
• f. autonomic polyganglionopathy — see feline dysautonomia.
• f. calicivirus — see feline calicivirus infection.
• f. cerebellar ataxia — see feline panleukopenia (below).
• f. corneal necrosis — see corneal sequestrum.
• f. cowpox — see cowpox.
• f. distemper — see feline panleukopenia (below).
• f. endocrine alopecia — see feline acquired symmetric alopecia.
• f. enteric coronavirus (FECV) — see feline enteric coronavirus.
• f. enteritis — see feline panleukopenia (below).
• f. granulomatous disease — see feline infectious peritonitis (below).
• f. herpesvirus — the cause of feline viral rhinotracheitis.
• f. immunodeficiency virus — a common lentivirus infection of cats considered to share many features in common with human immunodeficiency virus and human AIDS. Initial infection is accompanied by fever and lymphadenopathy which is followed by a long (several years) incubation period and then the gradual onset of a wide range of clinical signs that include fever, lymphadenopathy, anemia, lethargy, weight loss and nonspecific behavioral changes. Secondary bacterial, fungal and protozoal infections are common in more advanced stages. Cat bite wounds and saliva contribute to horizontal spread; there is a higher incidence of FIV antibody in male than female cats.
• f. inappropriate elimination — see elimination behavior.
• f. infectious anemia (FIA) — a hemolytic anemia caused by the red blood cell parasite, Mycoplasma haemofelis. Infected cats experience a progressive, usually cyclic, decrease in numbers of red blood cells, weight loss, splenomegaly and occasionally icterus. The causative agent can be demonstrated in blood smears. Called also hemobartonellosis.
• f. infectious peritonitis (FIP) — a progressive disease of the domestic cat and other Felidae caused by a coronavirus. The disease is characterized by an insidious onset, fever, weight loss, and any of a wide variety of clinical signs reflecting the highly variable distribution of vasculitis, granulomatous lesions and effusions. Immune complexes are believed to be important in the pathogenesis of this disease. In the wet form, there are peritoneal or pleural effusions, or both. In the dry form, typical pyogranulomas occur in almost any location. Anemia, hypergammaglobulinemia and elevated antibody titer to coronavirus assist in making a diagnosis. Called also feline granulomatous disease, feline infectious vasculitis.
• f. infectious vasculitis — see feline infectious peritonitis (above).
• f. influenza — see feline viral respiratory disease complex (below).
• f. keratitis nigra — see corneal sequestrum.
• f. lentivirus infection — see feline immunodeficiency virus (above).
• f. leprosy — a granulomatous skin disease of cats believed to be associated with Mycobacterium lepraemurium infection. Single or multiple, sometimes ulcerated, lesions occur most often on the face, head or legs. Believed to be caused by contact with rodents.
• f. leukemia virus (FeLV) — an oncornavirus, antigenically related to other leukemia viruses; exists in three subtypes, A, B and C. Subclinical infection occurs in many cats, but some become persistently viremic carriers, shedding the virus in saliva and urine. The virus causes neoplastic (lymphosarcoma and other lymphoid tumors and myeloproliferative disease) and many non-neoplastic (bone marrow suppression, including nonregenerative anemia, thymic atrophy and immunosuppression) diseases and is associated with reproductive failure, glomerulonephritis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia. The immunosuppression predisposes to a very wide spectrum of disease, particularly the infectious agents of feline infectious anemia, feline infectious peritonitis, viral respiratory disease, stomatitis, abscess, etc.
• f. lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) — see feline urological syndrome (below).
• f. mammary fibroadenomatosis — see feline mammary hypertrophy.
• f. mammary fibroadenomatous hyperplasia — see feline mammary hypertrophy.
• f. mammary fibroepithelial hyperplasia — see feline mammary hypertrophy.
• f. mammary hypertrophy — see feline mammary hypertrophy.
• f. obstructive uropathy — see feline urological syndrome (below).
• f. oncornavirus cell membrane antigen (FOCMA) — see feline oncornavirus cell membrane antigen.
• f. panleukopenia (FPL) — an acute disease, particularly of young cats, caused by feline parvovirus. Clinical signs are depression, vomiting, diarrhea and marked dehydration. There is a panleukopenia of varying severity that aids in diagnosis. Intrauterine or perinatal infection may cause fetal death, abortion, neonatal deaths, and a degeneration of the external layer of the cerebellum that results in a cerebellar ataxia in surviving kittens. Most infections are subclinical, but in clinical cases mortality is high. The disease can be prevented by vaccination at an early age. All felids, mustelids and procyonids are also susceptible to feline panleukopenia virus infection.
• f. parvovirus — see feline panleukopenia (above).
• f. picornavirus — see feline calicivirus infection.
• f. pneumonitis — infection by Chlamydophila felis causes a chronic, often recurrent, conjunctivitis and infrequently lower respiratory disease. See also feline viral respiratory disease complex (below).
• f. restraint bag — a bag made of heavy canvas, about 12 in × 6 in with zippers at strategic points so that a cat can be popped in, with its head free, and one limb at a time exteriorized.
• f. retroviral test — tests for feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus; combined tests are available.
• f. rhinotracheitis — see feline viral rhinotracheitis.
• f. sarcoma virus (FeSV) — a recombinant virus in the family Retroviridae formed from feline leukemia virus and cat cellular DNA onc gene sequences. It is the cause of multicentric fibrosarcomas in cats.
• f. spongiform encephalopathy (FSE) — the counterpart of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and caused by the same agent. Infection occurs by ingestion of infected cat food. The mean age at onset is 6 (2–10) years with a gradual onset of clinical signs including behavioral changes, hindlimb ataxia, inability to judge distances, hypermetria, hyperesthesia and altered grooming.
• f. syncytia-forming virus (FeSFV) — see foaming virus, retroviridae.
• f. T-lymphotropic virus — an earlier name for feline immunodeficiency virus (above).
• f. ulcerative stomatitis — an inflammatory disease of the oral mucosa, particularly the fauces, hard palate, gingiva and gums. The cause is unknown, but feline calicivirus is sometimes isolated, and immunosuppression may predispose.
• f. upper respiratory disease (FURD) — see feline viral respiratory disease complex (below).
• f. urological syndrome (FUS) — a collection of clinical signs which typically includes hematuria, dysuria, and partial or complete obstruction of the urinary tract by uroliths, microcalculi or excessive amounts of struvite crystals. The cause is unknown but appears to be multifactorial, with mineral and water content of the diet, urinary pH and water turnover having some effect on the development of the disease. Called also the fat, lazy cat syndrome.
• f. viral respiratory disease complex — mild to severe upper respiratory infection characterized by a high morbidity, low mortality, fever, ocular and nasal discharges, sneezing, coughing and ulcerations of the tongue. Feline herpesvirus and feline calicivirus are the most common etiological agents, occurring with about equal frequency; rarely Chlamydophila felis or mycoplasmas are involved. It is often not possible to identify the causative agent on the basis of clinical signs, but in general calicivirus is associated with a milder illness, marked by ulcerations of the tongue, lips, nasal philtrum, and sometimes skin, while feline herpesvirus causes a more severe disease with sneezing, coughing and ocular lesions that include chemosis, keratitis and corneal ulceration. Lower respiratory disease occasionally occurs, most often in kittens. Vaccines are available to prevent these infections. See also feline calicivirus infection, feline viral rhinotracheitis. Called also cat flu, feline influenza.
• f. viral rhinotracheitis (FVR) — see feline viral rhinotracheitis.

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• Animal Types and Parts - feline: member of the cat family of carnivores; (adj) of or like a cat
• Carnivores

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - katte-, katteagtig
n. - dyr af katteslægten

idioms:

• feline panleukopenia    fatal virus der ses hos kattedyr

Nederlands (Dutch)
katachtige, katten-, sluw/slinks

Français (French)
adj. - (fig) félin (littér)
n. - félin

idioms:

• feline panleukopenia    panleukopénie féline

Deutsch (German)
n. - Katze
adj. - katzenartig, Katzen-

idioms:

• feline panleukopenia    Katzenerkältung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αιλουροειδές
adj. - αιλουροειδής, γατίσιος

idioms:

• feline panleukopenia    λοιμώδης γαστροεντερίτιδα, μόρβα (ασθένεια της γάτας)

Italiano (Italian)
felino

idioms:

• feline panleukopenia    panleucopenia felina, AIDS dei gatti

Português (Portuguese)
n. - felino (m) (Zool.)
adj. - felino

idioms:

• feline panleukopenia    doença de gatos (Vet.)

Русский (Russian)
животное из семейства кошачьих, кошка, кошачий

idioms:

• feline panleukopenia    кошачья лихорадка

Español (Spanish)
adj. - felino
n. - felino

idioms:

• feline panleukopenia    enfermedad de los felinos que destruye los glóbulos blancos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kattdjur
adj. - kattlik

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
猫的, 猫一样的, 猫科的, 猫科的动物

idioms:

• feline panleukopenia    猫温热, 猫粒细胞缺乏症

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 貓的, 貓一樣的, 貓科的
n. - 貓科的動物

idioms:

• feline panleukopenia    貓溫熱, 貓粒細胞缺乏症

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 고양이 같은, 교활한
n. - 고양이과 동물

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ネコ科の, 猫のような, 陰険な, ネコのような
n. - ネコ科の動物, 猫

idioms:

• feline panleukopenia    猫ジステンパー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص غادر أو ماكر (صفه) من فصيله القطط , غادر , ماكر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חתולי, כמו חתול‬
n. - ‮חיה ממשפחת החתולים‬

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