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Mortality and life table analysis in a young cohort of pet cats in the UK.
| Τίτλος: | Mortality and life table analysis in a young cohort of pet cats in the UK. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Taylor AR; Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK., McDonald J; Feline Welfare Directorate, Cats Protection, Haywards Heath, UK., Foreman-Worsley R; Feline Welfare Directorate, Cats Protection, Haywards Heath, UK., Hibbert A; The Feline Centre, Langford Vets, Langford, UK., Blackwell EJ; Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of feline medicine and surgery [J Feline Med Surg] 2025 Apr; Vol. 27 (4), pp. 1098612X251314689. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Apr 11. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Sage Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100897329 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-2750 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1098612X NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Feline Med Surg Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2012- : London : Sage Original Publication: London ; Philadelphia : WB Saunders Co. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Cat Diseases*/mortality , Life Tables*, United Kingdom/epidemiology ; Animals ; Cats ; Female ; Male ; Cohort Studies ; Cause of Death ; Pets ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Age Factors |
| Περίληψη: | ObjectivesMortality data represent an important resource for understanding population health that previously have mostly been extrapolated from veterinary records. The aims of this study were to explore mortality for a cohort of pet cats in the UK using data from owner-completed questionnaires, thus potentially representing a more comprehensive population, and to determine the all-cause mortality and survival probabilities.MethodsData were collated from the 'Bristol Cats' study questionnaires, owner communications and medical records for the cohort's first 8 years of life. Mortality was classified by organ system, disease or event, and analysed by age and life stage. Age-specific mortality and cumulative survival probability curves were constructed using life table analysis.ResultsOf 2444 cats recruited into the 'Bristol Cats' study, at least 362 died before reaching the age of 9 years. The most common cause of death in cats up to the age of 8 years was road traffic accident (RTA; 45.6%). For kittens (aged <1 year), the most common causes were RTA (61.2%), feline infectious peritonitis (11.9%) and other trauma (7.5%). The most common causes of mortality in young adult cats (aged 1-6 years) were RTA (49.6%), non-specified (14.4%), renal disease (6.5%) and cardiovascular disease (6.5%). Cats aged up to 2 years had an annual probability of dying in the range of 2.8-3.1%, which decreased between 2 and 3 years of age to 1.7%. Thereafter, the probability of dying gradually increased with age, with the oldest age group (aged 7-8 years) having a 3.6% probability of dying.Conclusions and relevanceThis study identified important differences in causes of mortality for the first two life stages in a population of cats that may not be fully accounted for in medical records. Life table analysis documented an increasing probability of death with age after year interval 2-3 with a higher mortality risk for cats aged up to 2 years. |
| Competing Interests: | Conflict of interestThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Bristol Cats study; cause of death; life table; longevity; mortality; survival |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250412 Date Completed: 20250412 Latest Revision: 20250429 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC12033825 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1098612X251314689 |
| PMID: | 40219622 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1532-2750 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/1098612X251314689 |