A Questionnaire Survey on Long-Term Outcomes in Cats Breed-Screened for Feline Cardiomyopathy.

ABSTRACT: Feline cardiomyopathy (FCM) is an important contributor to feline morbidity and mortality. This explorative follow-up questionnaire study was aimed at investigating the long-term outcome in cats breed-screened for FCM (BS-FCM) in three Nordic countries. Records of cats with ≥1 BS-FCM between 2004-2015 were included. Of the 1113 included cats, 104/1113 (9.3%) had developed FCM at some time-point. Fifty-nine of the 104 (56.7%) FCM cats were diagnosed within the screening program (Screen^FCM), and 33/59 (55.9%) of these were diagnosed at the first BS-FCM. Screen^FCM cats or with an owner-reported FCM diagnosis at a later time-point had a higher risk of cardiac-related death compared to cats that never developed FCM. A shorter lifespan was found in Screen^FCM cats

SUBMITTER: Follby A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9597769 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature