Data di Pubblicazione:
2012
Citazione:
Caratteristiche di una popolazione di gatti di colonia della città di Milano / G. Domenichini, E. Spada, A. Della Pepa, G. Bagnagatti de Giorgi, V. Dragonetti, R. Perego, D. Proverbio. - In: RASSEGNA MEDICA FELINA. - ISSN 1724-8892. - 16:2(2012), pp. 8-15.
Abstract:
Stray colony cats represent a consolidated reality in the city of Milan, where there are more than 500 feline colonies.
The availability of information on the characteristics of the feline colonies is useful in planning programs aimed at
protecting health and maintaining well-being of these domestic felines. This study evaluated the characteristics of a
population of 266 stray colonies cats of the Milan city admitted to a TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) control program at
the Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Milan between 2008 and 2011. The
cats resulted predominantly female (65.5%), with a fifth was pregnant (19.5%), particularly in spring. 1,5% of the cats
resulted already neutered. Young cats were 44.5%, adults were 54.7% and few were cats with age estimated more
than 10 years (0.8%). All cats were european cats with mean body weight of 3.1 ± 0.8 kg, mean Body Condition Score
of 4.3 ± 0.7, mean length of 51.1 ± 5.9 cm, mean height of 26.3 ± 3.5 cm and mean circumference of 29.0 ± 4.4 cm. On
clinical examination, 28.6% resulted healthy, and 71.4% suffered from mild clinical abnormalities such as enlarged lymph
nodes (51.1%), gingivitis (39.8%), signs of ocular infection (15,8%), signs of respiratory infections (8.6%), and pallor of
the mucous membranes (5.6%). All subjects survived anesthesia and surgery. Euthanasia for serious medical conditions
and diseases incurable was performed in two subjects. The findings about the characteristics of the feline population
evaluated, representative of the colony of cats in the city of Milan, show a population in good health and wellbeing. The
monitoring data considered in this study together with data concerning the hematological and biochemical parameters
and the status for infectious diseases is useful to evaluate the goodness of the TNR program in the management of a
colony of cats in the city of Milan in ensuring wellness for these animal.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Colonie feline; Benessere; Programma di controllo; BCS
Elenco autori:
G. Domenichini, E. Spada, A. Della Pepa, G. Bagnagatti de Giorgi, V. Dragonetti, R. Perego, D. Proverbio
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