Felines

Felines

Care and Feeding
	Number of Adults	Number of Young		Cage Dimensions*
				Length	Width	Height
Breeding/Lactation	1 female	4-6		Refer to 9 Code of Federal Regulations Part 3 - Animal Welfare;
Growing		1-2		Standards; Final Rule
Experimental		Varies		Larger areas recommended for comfort and ease of cleaning

Feeding Recommendations	Daily Feed Usage			Water Requirement		Begin Dry Food Consumption
	24 gm/kg			Ad libitum. Usually 1.5-2		3-8 weeks
				times the amount of dry food.

Environmental Data	Room Temp.	Humidity	Light	Litter Material
	16-27 °C	45-55%	10-12 hrs/day	Litter pan with litter.
	Avoid drafts			Elevated resting surfaces.

Biological Values
Blood Chemical Composition	Water	Calcium	Sodium	Chloride	Phosphorus	Potassium
Blood Chemical Composition		8.94-11.62 mg/dl	150-165 mEq/L	112-129 mEq/L	3.19-8.73 mg/dl	3.7-5.8 mEq/L
Values are for plasma, except where noted	Magnesium	Cholesterol	Glucose	Serum Protein	Albumin	Globulin
Values are for plasma, except where noted	—	58-232 mg/dl	63.1-162.1 mg/dl	6.0-8.2 gm/dl	2.5-3.9 gm/dl	2.6-5.0 gm/dl

Oxygen Consumption and Body Temperature	Observed Weight	Temp- erature	Oxygen Consumption	Breathing Rate	Heart Beat Adult	Heart Beat Newborn
Oxygen Consumption and Body Temperature	—	101.5° F (38.6° C)	0.96 liters/min	26 /min	110-140 /min	—

Hematological Values	Whole Blood Volume (T-1824 dye)	Clotting Time	RBC Life Span	RBC Diameter	RBC Rate of Sedimentation
	55.5 ml/kg	_65 sec.	66-78 days	—	—
	Blood pH	RBC	Hematocrit	Platelets	Hb
	7.35	5.5-10 106/dl	29.3-49.8%	190-400 103/µl	8.0-15.0 gm/dl

Total and Differential White Blood Cell Counts	Leucocytes	Neutros	Eosinos	Basos	Lymphos	Monos
Total and Differential White Blood Cell Counts	5.5-19.5 103/µl	35-75%	2-12%	0%	20-55%	1-4%

Life Cycle Information
	Weight Adult Male	Weight Adult Female	Weight at Birth	Breeding Age Male	Breeding Age Female	Estrus Cycle
	3.5 kg	2.5 kg	110-120 gm	36 weeks	5-12 months	Polyestrus January - October
	Gestation	Weaning Age	Litter Size	Rebreed After Parturition	Breeding Life Male	Breeding Life Female
	63-65 days	3-8 weeks	3-5	Next heat period	6-8 years	6-8 years
	Mating Data: 1 male, up to 12 females in colony conditions.

*	Refer to the "Guide for the Care and use of Laboratory Animals" — NIH Publication No. 85-23, Revised 1985.
	Prepared by the Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20418