Cats Have Nine Lives: Resilience of A Country Feline

¹Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

²Clinica Veterinaria Ávila Fornell, Chiclana, Cádiz, Spain

*Corresponding author: Alicia Garcia-Falgueras, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, E-mail: [email protected]

Received Date: March 03, 2025

Published Date: April 14, 2025

Citation: Garcia-Falgueras A, Lira F. (2025). Cats Have Nine Lives: Resilience of A Country Feline. Mathews J Vet Sci. 9(4):74.

Copyrights: Garcia-Falgueras A, Lira F. © (2025).

ABSTRACT

CASE SUMMARY: In a country cat colony of 7 to 14 samples, it was found a young female specimen with a frontal erosion facial wound which affected her semblance. It was noticeable her fragility and inability to hunt or distinguish odors in food. Moreover she presented: a) a good body physical condition (heart and mouth-breathing in normal pulse), b) capacity to move, climb, jump and walk nimbly, c) sight and reflex reactions perfectly preserved, d) intact and voracious appetite and e) completely lack of behavioral disorders or aggressivity.  RELEVANCE AND NOVEL INFORMATION: The suggested diagnosis of neoplasia, probably squamous carcinoma, was possible to be assigned a posteriori. During the process of assisting her we perceived the effect of face mutilation on her behavior with possible phantom syndromes, the apparent absence or tolerance for chronic pain, the reactions of other cats in the colony living together with a sick mate-partner and her recognition. Suggested method of treatment was the following: daily attention, cat food, medicines and humanitarian euthanasia till Adams stage IV. Colony cats are able to help domestic cats and provide new insights and perspectives into the pets veterinarian treatments which would try to maximize efficiency (OST 218 days) and minimize costs for the general cats welfare. Moreover the study of colony cat brains and understanding their beauty have enormously contributed to the advances in Neurosciences (i. e. Cajal, Hubel and Wiesel). In this case we discuss the phantom mouth/whisker syndromes and the high tolerance of chronic pain in cats.

Keywords: Country Cat, Country Colony, Resilience, Phantom Face Syndrome, Phantom Whisker Syndrome, Squamous Carcinoma.