PMID- 24925771
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150925
LR  - 20220318
IS  - 1532-2750 (Electronic)
IS  - 1098-612X (Linking)
VI  - 17
IP  - 2
DP  - 2015 Feb
TI  - Longevity and mortality of cats attending primary care veterinary practices in 
      England.
PG  - 125-33
LID - 10.1177/1098612X14536176 [doi]
AB  - Enhanced knowledge on longevity and mortality in cats should support improved 
      breeding, husbandry, clinical care and disease prevention strategies. The 
      VetCompass research database of primary care veterinary practice data offers an 
      extensive resource of clinical health information on companion animals in the UK. 
      This study aimed to characterise longevity and mortality in cats, and to identify 
      important demographic risk factors for compromised longevity. Crossbred cats were 
      hypothesised to live longer than purebred cats. Descriptive statistics were used 
      to characterise the deceased cats. Multivariable linear regression methods 
      investigated risk factor association with longevity in cats that died at or after 
      5 years of age. From 118,016 cats attending 90 practices in England, 4009 cats 
      with confirmed deaths were randomly selected for detailed study. Demographic 
      characterisation showed that 3660 (91.7%) were crossbred, 2009 (50.7%) were 
      female and 2599 (64.8%) were neutered. The most frequently attributed causes of 
      mortality in cats of all ages were trauma (12.2%), renal disorder (12.1%), 
      non-specific illness (11.2%), neoplasia (10.8%) and mass lesion disorders 
      (10.2%). Overall, the median longevity was 14.0 years (interquartile range [IQR] 
      9.0-17.0; range 0.0-26.7). Crossbred cats had a higher median longevity than 
      purebred cats (median [IQR] 14.0 years [9.1-17.0] vs 12.5 years [6.1-16.4]; P 
      <0.001), but individual purebred cat breeds varied substantially in longevity. In 
      cats dying at or after 5 years (n = 3360), being crossbred, having a lower 
      bodyweight, and being neutered and non-insured were associated with increased 
      longevity. This study described longevity in cats and identified important causes 
      of mortality and breed-related associations with compromised longevity.
CI  - (c) ISFM and AAFP 2014.
FAU - O'Neill, Dan G
AU  - O'Neill DG
AD  - Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health, The Royal Veterinary 
      College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, UK doneill@rvc.ac.uk.
FAU - Church, David B
AU  - Church DB
AD  - Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Group, The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead 
      Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, UK.
FAU - McGreevy, Paul D
AU  - McGreevy PD
AD  - RMC Gunn Building (B19), Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, 
      Sydney, NSW, Australia.
FAU - Thomson, Peter C
AU  - Thomson PC
AD  - RMC Gunn Building (B19), Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, 
      Sydney, NSW, Australia.
FAU - Brodbelt, David C
AU  - Brodbelt DC
AD  - Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health, The Royal Veterinary 
      College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, UK.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20140612
PL  - England
TA  - J Feline Med Surg
JT  - Journal of feline medicine and surgery
JID - 100897329
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Breeding
MH  - Cat Diseases/epidemiology/*mortality
MH  - Cats
MH  - England/epidemiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Status
MH  - *Longevity
MH  - Male
MH  - Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Veterinary Medicine/*methods
EDAT- 2014/06/14 06:00
MHDA- 2015/09/26 06:00
CRDT- 2014/06/14 06:00
PHST- 2014/06/14 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/06/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/09/26 06:00 [medline]
AID - 1098612X14536176 [pii]
AID - 10.1177/1098612X14536176 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Feline Med Surg. 2015 Feb;17(2):125-33. doi: 10.1177/1098612X14536176. Epub 
      2014 Jun 12.