Health changes of old cats
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2023
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The article presents the results of a study on the health problems of cats aged 9 years and older, based on
the observations of their owners. A total of 206 owners of old cats participated in the survey. Most owners
(61%) noted that their cats had behavioral changes associated with medical problems. Other owners noted
either only behavioral changes (10%) or only medical problems (15%) in their old cats. Finally, 14% of owners
did not notice any health changes in their elderly cats. A statistically significant higher number of behavioral
changes was observed in cats in the age category above 13 years (P < 0.01) than in cats aged 9–13 years and
in cats with more than one physical health change (P < 0.001) compared with cats without physical health
changes and with cats with one physical health change. The most frequent change in the behavior of the old
cats was a change in activity (49%).
The results of our work suggest that the course and consequences of aging are unpredictable..., and
therefore, aging of cats may have different outcomes. Therefore, health surveillance of old cats and the
competence of veterinarians are crucial to determine which consequences of aging can significantly affect
the welfare and quality of life of old cats.
Кључне речи:
Aging / Cats / Health changes / BehaviorИзвор:
Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 2023, 63, 16-21Издавач:
- Elsevier
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Министарство науке, технолошког развоја и иновација Републике Србије, институционално финансирање - 200143 (Универзитет у Београду, Факултет ветеринарске медицине) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200143)
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Hajzler, Ivana AU - Nenadović, Katarina AU - Vučinić, Marijana PY - 2023 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2956 AB - The article presents the results of a study on the health problems of cats aged 9 years and older, based on the observations of their owners. A total of 206 owners of old cats participated in the survey. Most owners (61%) noted that their cats had behavioral changes associated with medical problems. Other owners noted either only behavioral changes (10%) or only medical problems (15%) in their old cats. Finally, 14% of owners did not notice any health changes in their elderly cats. A statistically significant higher number of behavioral changes was observed in cats in the age category above 13 years (P < 0.01) than in cats aged 9–13 years and in cats with more than one physical health change (P < 0.001) compared with cats without physical health changes and with cats with one physical health change. The most frequent change in the behavior of the old cats was a change in activity (49%). The results of our work suggest that the course and consequences of aging are unpredictable, and therefore, aging of cats may have different outcomes. Therefore, health surveillance of old cats and the competence of veterinarians are crucial to determine which consequences of aging can significantly affect the welfare and quality of life of old cats. PB - Elsevier T2 - Journal of Veterinary Behavior T1 - Health changes of old cats VL - 63 SP - 16 EP - 21 DO - 10.1016/j.jveb.2023.04.002 ER -
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Hajzler, I., Nenadović, K.,& Vučinić, M.. (2023). Health changes of old cats. in Journal of Veterinary Behavior Elsevier., 63, 16-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2023.04.002
Hajzler I, Nenadović K, Vučinić M. Health changes of old cats. in Journal of Veterinary Behavior. 2023;63:16-21. doi:10.1016/j.jveb.2023.04.002 .
Hajzler, Ivana, Nenadović, Katarina, Vučinić, Marijana, "Health changes of old cats" in Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 63 (2023):16-21, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2023.04.002 . .