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

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 cau...

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Autores principales:	Valeria Grieco, Paola Crepaldi, Chiara Giudice, Paola Roccabianca, Giuseppe Sironi, Eleonora Brambilla, Sonia Magistrelli, Giuliano Ravasio, Federico Granatiero, Anna Invernizzi, Mario Caniatti
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7cbea4d6c1f94a3f98c12d3cf62f70bb2021-11-25T16:21:20ZCauses of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report10.3390/ani111133082076-2615https://doaj.org/article/7cbea4d6c1f94a3f98c12d3cf62f70bb2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3308https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615The 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 common in adult cats. Trauma was found to be a common cause of death of young/adult cats (14%) with a generally good body condition, while severe parasitosis was less represented (2.6%). The death of old cats was statistically associated with organ failure (24.7%), particularly renal failure, and tumors (11.8%). Knowledge of the most common causes of death of colony cats could make an important contribution to the health monitoring of these cats and sanitary control of their habitats and provide information on possible related emerging animal welfare concerns.Valeria GriecoPaola CrepaldiChiara GiudicePaola RoccabiancaGiuseppe SironiEleonora BrambillaSonia MagistrelliGiuliano RavasioFederico GranatieroAnna InvernizziMario CaniattiMDPI AGarticlecatcolony catsstray catscauses of deathtraumafeline panleukopeniaVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ZoologyQL1-991ENAnimals, Vol 11, Iss 3308, p 3308 (2021)
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topic	cat colony cats stray cats causes of death trauma feline panleukopenia Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
spellingShingle	cat colony cats stray cats causes of death trauma feline panleukopenia Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 Valeria Grieco Paola Crepaldi Chiara Giudice Paola Roccabianca Giuseppe Sironi Eleonora Brambilla Sonia Magistrelli Giuliano Ravasio Federico Granatiero Anna Invernizzi Mario Caniatti Causes of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report
description	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 common in adult cats. Trauma was found to be a common cause of death of young/adult cats (14%) with a generally good body condition, while severe parasitosis was less represented (2.6%). The death of old cats was statistically associated with organ failure (24.7%), particularly renal failure, and tumors (11.8%). Knowledge of the most common causes of death of colony cats could make an important contribution to the health monitoring of these cats and sanitary control of their habitats and provide information on possible related emerging animal welfare concerns.
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author	Valeria Grieco Paola Crepaldi Chiara Giudice Paola Roccabianca Giuseppe Sironi Eleonora Brambilla Sonia Magistrelli Giuliano Ravasio Federico Granatiero Anna Invernizzi Mario Caniatti
author_facet	Valeria Grieco Paola Crepaldi Chiara Giudice Paola Roccabianca Giuseppe Sironi Eleonora Brambilla Sonia Magistrelli Giuliano Ravasio Federico Granatiero Anna Invernizzi Mario Caniatti
author_sort	Valeria Grieco
title	Causes of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report
title_short	Causes of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report
title_full	Causes of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report
title_fullStr	Causes of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report
title_full_unstemmed	Causes of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report
title_sort	causes of death in stray cat colonies of milan: a five-year report
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/7cbea4d6c1f94a3f98c12d3cf62f70bb
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Causes of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report

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