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Cattery: An establishment where cats are kept and bred.

Certified Pedigree: Pedigree issued officially by a cat registering association.

Champaign: A term referring to the chocolate color in Burmese and the lilac color in Tonkinese.

Characteristic: A feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait.

Chartreux Cat: A breed of cat that is muscular with long limbs, a blue (grey) double-thick coat, and gold-colored eyes.

Chinchilla: A coat color in which most of the hair is white or pale and only the outermost tips are colored black or another color.

Chlamydia: A highly contagious bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract which causes flu-like symptoms including coughing, sneezing and runny eyes and nose. A vaccine is available for cats considered "at risk."

Chocolate: A medium to pale brown color, though distinctly paler than seal in Siamese.

Chronic Disease: A disease lasting indefinitely.

Chronic Renal Failure: Kidney failure. The number one primary cause of death in older cats.