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Comportamiento alimentario del gato
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Particularidades anatómicas y fisiológicas
Los gatos son carnívoros estrictos y su dentición es similar a la de la familia Felidae (Figura 1). Presentan cuatro tipos de dientes: incisivos (I), caninos (C), premolares (PM) y molares (M), pero el gato se distingue del perro y de los otros carnívoros por la ausencia de molares superiores (Figuras 1 y 2).
En las diferentes secuencias del comportamiento alimentario, la función de los dientes es la de capturar y desgarrar pequeñas presas empleando los diferentes grupos de dientes.
- Los incisivos tienen una forma que permite cortar y desgarrar,
- La forma de los caninos permite atravesar y agarrar su presa.
- Los premolares sirven sobre todo para transportar el alimento y fragmentarlo en pequeños pedazos. […]
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1Veterinary Referral Clinic, La Gaude, France. 2Royal Canin Research Center, Aimargues, France.
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