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General

Verified Samples for Breeders

Does your registry or cat association require officially verified samples? Some registries require that DNA testing samples are collected, and verified, by a veterinarian. Learn more about Verification Forms and when they’re needed. 
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Research

The Origins of the Domestic Cat

Previous research suggested that domestic cats originated in the Near East nearly 10,000 years ago. New genetic evidence has now shown that the origin of cats is much more recent and complex, involving cat worship,...
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General

Graceful Ageing in Cats

Several factors are known to affect rate of ageing in cats, and healthy ageing comes with changes. Learn about what’s normal in senior cats to give the best life to your pedigreed felines. 
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Features

New Feature: Breeder Access

An exclusive new feature is available for Wisdom Panel™ Breeders – the ability to share cat profiles for viewing and use in Advanced applications like Profiling and Parentage.  
Announcement: Crazy Cat Vet Conference

Announcement: Crazy Cat Vet Conference

Join the Crazy Cat Vet, Dr. Petra Černá, and Wisdom Panel™ speakers Jason Huff, PhD and Casey Knox, DVM for this year’s conference as we and other experts discuss current topics of importance to cat...
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General

Life Expectancy in Pedigreed Cats

Learn about the longest and shortest-lived breeds as reported by groups around the world, what impacts life expectancy, and how pedigreed cats compare to household cats. The answers may surprise you. 
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Research

Leopard cats and domestics: the rise and fall of cats in China

Researchers in Beijing have shown that the first domesticated felines in China were not domestic cats, but leopard cats, by several thousand years. Read to learn more about the rise and fall of cats in...
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Traits

Sunshine, Copper, and Flaxen Gold: CORIN in Cats

Wideband coat types are now know to be strongly influenced by the CORIN gene, with newly discovered variants called sunshine, extreme sunshine, and copper already discovered. Read more to learn about this active area of...
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Research

Decoding Cats, One Step at a Time

Wisdom's scientists are digging into the data to learn more about how a cat’s genetics contribute to their health and disease risk in the largest genetic survey of disorders in cats to date.