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Significant time and resources are necessary to care for this vulnerable population and dedicated kitten nurseries are one way to meet the requirements of kittens too young for neutering and rehoming. However, young kittens remain at a higher risk of dying relative to adult cats, even in specialized settings. Efforts to investigate kitten mortality have focused on post-mortem findings and little is known about pre-mortem clinical signs that may be associated with death. The purpose of this study was to elucidate predictors of mortality in underage kittens.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The medical records of kittens aged &lt;8 weeks reared in a kitten nursery in New York City during 2017 were examined. The data collected included signalment (estimated age and weight at intake, sex), physical findings (body condition score [BCS]), clinical signs (weight loss, anorexia, diarrhea, upper respiratory tract infection [URI]), diagnoses (panleukopenia, trauma), how early in the feline breeding season the kitten entered (April\u2013November), and whether the kitten had died or was euthanized. The data were analyzed using Cox proportional hazard modeling with 1353 kittens to identify factors associated with any death or euthanasia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Elevated risk of dying was found for kittens in the lightest weight group (13 times greater), diagnosed with panleukopenia (13 times greater), exhibiting weight loss (&gt;9 times greater), diagnosed with URI (almost four times greater), exhibiting anorexia (three times greater), identified with a low BCS at intake (two times greater) and experiencing diarrhea (almost two times greater).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings identify clinical signs and diagnoses that can serve as prognostic indicators for underage kitten survival in a shelter\/rescue setting and can aid in enhancing protocols for monitoring, intervention and euthanasia decision-making.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/1098612x20974960","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,30]],"date-time":"2020-11-30T09:49:32Z","timestamp":1606729772000},"page":"730-737","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Pre-mortem risk factors for mortality in kittens less than 8 weeks old at a dedicated kitten nursery"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"23","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3319-8933","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emily D","family":"Dolan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Strategy and Research, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, NY, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Erin","family":"Doyle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shelter Medicine Services, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, NY, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Huyanh Ralph","family":"Tran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Adoptions, Helen Woodward Animal Center, San Diego, CA, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Margaret R","family":"Slater","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Strategy and Research, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, NY, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","unstructured":"Shelter Animals Count. 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