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The objective of this study was to quantify the YLL due to trauma in dogs and cats.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this retrospective descriptive study, fatal traumatic injury data for dogs and cats were obtained from the Veterinary Committee on Trauma registry from September 2013 to April 2025. Life expectancies for cats and 5 size categories of dogs were obtained from previously published life tables. Years of life lost were calculated by subtracting the years lived from the life expectancy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There were 5,980 animals included in this study: 4,083 dogs and 1,897 cats. Traumatic injury resulted in a median loss of 7.03 years in dogs and 8.18 years in cats. This loss equated to 55% of the canine life expectancy and 73% of the feline life expectancy. The traumatic injury subcategories associated with the most YLL were \u201cinjured by falling object,\u201d \u201cstruck by vehicle,\u201d \u201cfall from height,\u201d \u201cpenetrating bite wound,\u201d and \u201cnonpenetrating bite wound.\u201d American Staffordshire Terriers were an over-represented breed and had a median YLL of 9.51 years, nearly 75% of their life expectancy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Trauma is responsible for a substantial loss of life in dogs and cats. Blunt traumas, particularly being struck by a vehicle, predominate in the total loss of life years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Quantifying YLL provides an additional perspective about the burden of trauma in dogs and cats.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.26.05.0398","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,2]],"date-time":"2026-10-02T12:37:46Z","timestamp":1790944666000},"page":"1-7","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Trauma, particularly vehicular strikes, causes substantial years of life lost in dogs and cats"],"prefix":"10.2460","author":[{"given":"Caroline G.","family":"Sullivan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0327-8537","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Kristin M.","family":"Zersen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Heather F.","family":"Pidcoke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Independent Research and Development Consultant, Fort Collins, CO"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5399-932X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Kelly","family":"Hall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"issue":"10","key":"ref1","series-title":"Am J Public Health.","first-page":"1653","article-title":"Assessing years of life lost versus number of deaths in the United States, 1995-2015","volume":"107","author":"Taksler GB","year":"2017","unstructured":"Taksler GB, Rothberg MB. 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