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An Australian Kelpie wearing a plastic Elizabethan collar to help an eye infection heal. An Elizabethan collar, E collar, pet ruff or pet cone (sometimes humorously called a treat funnel, lamp-shade, radar dish, dog-saver, collar cone, or cone of shame) is a protective medical device worn by an animal, usually a cat or dog.
Image credits: allvintagecats Nowadays, thanks to the internet, we're in a time when cats are incredibly popular, which, according to Paula, helps challenge old stereotypes.
There is a longstanding myth that breakaway cat collars are safer than buckle or elastic cat collars, [1] but research reported in the New York Times found this to be untrue. [2] According to a different study, cats are much more likely to be injured by fighting with other cats or being hit by a car.
Cats are highly territorial, and secretion of odors plays a major role in cat communication. The nose helps cats to identify territories, other cats and mates, to locate food, and has various other uses. [7] A cat's sense of smell is believed to be about fourteen times more sensitive than that of humans.
Feline disease refers to infections or illnesses that affect cats. They may cause symptoms, sickness or the death of the animal. Some diseases are symptomatic in one cat but asymptomatic in others. Feline diseases are often opportunistic and tend to be more serious in cats that already have concurrent sicknesses.
The Canny algorithm contains a number of adjustable parameters, which can affect the computation time and effectiveness of the algorithm. The size of the Gaussian filter: the smoothing filter used in the first stage directly affects the results of the Canny algorithm. Smaller filters cause less blurring, and allow detection of small, sharp lines.
Affected cats may also display poor judgement of distance, and some cats may develop a rapid, crouching, hypermetric gait. Some affected cats may exhibit an abnormal head tilt, tremors, a vacant stare, excessive salivation, decreased grooming behaviors, polyphagia , and dilated pupils. [ 3 ]
See Spot solve a murder! Cops in Alabama are investigating the murder of an unknown man after a pair of mutts were found playing with a human skull with a single bullet hole.