Author

Kristen Nussbaum

At an open-admission animal shelter, Kristen Nussbaum, CVT, works as a veterinary technician on the medical team. She oversees intake examinations and manages isolation wards for shelter cats with upper-respiratory infections. Nussbaum earned an associate degree in veterinary technology from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Are All White Cats Deaf? The Genetic Connection
Why Is the DNA Mass in a Male Cat Cell Lower Than a Female?
Is Long Hair in Cats Dominant or Recessive?
Are Male Calico Cats Intersex? The Genetics Explained
Is Black Fur Dominant in Cats? The Genetics Explained
How Do Cats Get Their Patterns? The Genetics Explained
Why Are Most Black Cats Male? The Genetics Explained
Why Are There No Brown Cats? A Genetic Explanation
Why Are Orange Female Cats Rare? The Genetic Reason
Are Bobtails in Cats a Recessive Trait?
Why Are Cats Different Colors? The Science of Coat Genetics
Double Muscle Cat: A Rare Genetic Condition Explained
Calico Cat Genetics: How X Inactivation Shapes Their Color