Causes of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report.

ABSTRACT: The presence of cats in urban environments has a long history. In Italy, stray cats are protected by national and regional laws, and programs of neutering and reintroduction to colonies are ongoing. Colony cats have been widely studied from a behavioral perspective, while surveys regarding their causes of death are limited, although they may provide relevant information related to public health and cat welfare. This retrospective study provides pathological descriptions and statistical analyses of the causes of death of 186 cats from 100 colonies in the city of Milan. Inflammatory processes represent the primary cause of death (37.7%) and include common feline infectious diseases such as feline panleukopenia (67.5%), particularly in kittens, and feline infectious peritonitis (32.5%), most

SUBMITTER: Grieco V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8614475 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature