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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00
I'm not familiar with cats, but this is making me curious. What is feral and distemper?
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Dictionary.com:
fe·ral ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fîrl, fr-)adj.
Existing in a wild or untamed state.
Having returned to an untamed state from domestication.
Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage: a feral grin.
dis·tem·per1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ds-tmpr)n.
An infectious viral disease occurring in dogs, characterized by loss of appetite, a catarrhal discharge from the eyes and nose, vomiting, fever, lethargy, partial paralysis caused by destruction of myelinated nerve tissue, and sometimes death. Also called canine distemper.
A similar viral disease of cats characterized by fever, vomiting, diarrhea leading to dehydration, and sometimes death. Also called feline distemper, panleukopenia.
Any of various similar mammalian diseases.
An illness or disease; an ailment: “He died... of a broken heart, a distemper which kills many more than is generally imagined” (Henry Fielding).
Ill humor; testiness.
Disorder or disturbance, especially of a social or political nature.
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