AAFP-AAHA: feline life stage guidelines

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
Amy Hoyumpa VogtAndrew H Sparkes

Abstract

Cats have become the most popular pet in the United States, yet statistics about veterinary care for cats remain troubling. Although most owners consider their cats to be family members, cats are substantially underserved, compared with dogs. In 2006, owners took their dogs to veterinarians more than twice as often as cats, averaging 2.3 times/year, compared with 1.1 times/year for cats, and significantly more dogs (58%) than cats (28%) were seen by a veterinarian one or more times/year. Cat owners often express a belief that cats 'do not need medical care'. Two reasons for this misconception are that signs of illness are often difficult to detect, and cats are perceived to be self-sufficient.(2) One role of the veterinarian is to develop a partnership with cat owners that will pave the way for a lifelong health care plan. These guidelines aim to outline an evidence-based life stage wellness program to aid the veterinary medical team in delivering the best comprehensive care for cats. Specific goals are to provide: *Recommendations for optimal health care for cats throughout the different life stages. *Practical suggestions and tools to facilitate improved veterinary visits and to enhance the client-veterinarian clinical encoun...Continue Reading

References

Mar 1, 1991·The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small Animal Practice·P L Borchelt
Aug 17, 1999·Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine·A H SparkesT J Gruffydd-Jones
Oct 24, 2000·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·C A GriffithC A Buffington
Feb 24, 2001·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·M J Lommer, F J Verstraete
Nov 8, 2002·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·C A Tony Buffington
Apr 19, 2003·The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small Animal Practice·Patrick Pageat, Emmanuel Gaultier
May 21, 2003·Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·Franklin D McMillan
Jun 6, 2003·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·Elizabeth A ClancyElizabeth R Bertone
May 5, 2004·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Jacqui Neilson
May 5, 2004·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Peter F Neville
Mar 4, 2005·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·Emily C McCobbMichael S Stone
Mar 16, 2005·Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·Mark EpsteinHelen Tuzio
Jun 28, 2005·The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small Animal Practice·Colin E Harvey
Nov 3, 2006·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·James R RichardsAndrew H Sparkes
Nov 7, 2006·The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small Animal Practice·Ellen I Logan
Jan 17, 2007·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·Linda K LordPäivi J Rajala-Schultz
Jun 8, 2007·Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine·S BrownUNKNOWN American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Jul 7, 2007·The Veterinary Journal·J W Yeates, D C J Main
Feb 19, 2008·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·Todd W LuePhillip M Crawford
Mar 12, 2008·Annals of Family Medicine·UNKNOWN US Preventive Services Task Force
May 6, 2008·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Julie LevyVicki Thayer
Aug 5, 2008·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·Christopher A WolfJ Roy Black
Dec 17, 2008·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Jenny-Ann L M ToribioRichard Malik
May 30, 2009·Journal of Veterinary Dentistry·Joel D Ray, Diana L Eubanks
Aug 29, 2009·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Jeanne PittariDebra Zoran
Oct 28, 2009·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Sarah L H Ellis

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Aug 6, 2010·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Emily A CourcierPhilippa S Yam
Apr 26, 2011·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Ilona RodanUNKNOWN American Animal Hospital Association
Jun 28, 2011·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·UNKNOWN WSAVA Nutritional Assessment Guidelines Task Force Members
Aug 23, 2011·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Anna V EggertsdóttirHenning Sørum
Oct 3, 2012·Veterinary Clinical Pathology·Craig G RuauxJörg M Steiner
Oct 4, 2016·Veterinary Parasitology·Jennifer E ThomasMason V Reichard
Mar 2, 2017·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·George M Strain
Dec 21, 2012·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Dominique PaepeSylvie Daminet
Dec 21, 2012·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Andy Sparkes
Aug 24, 2013·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Margie A ScherkAndrew H Sparkes
Sep 6, 2013·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Dominique Paepe, Sylvie Daminet
Mar 5, 2016·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Andrew H SparkesJessica Quimby
Apr 11, 2014·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Gisele F M dos ReisMatheus M Mantovani
Jul 3, 2016·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Jan BellowsAnna K Shoveller
Jul 3, 2016·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Jan BellowsAnna K Shoveller
Feb 11, 2015·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Bente Kristin SævikKristin W Prestrud
Sep 18, 2014·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Ana DuarteLuis Tavares
Jun 15, 2012·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Adriana de SiqueiraPaulo César Maiorka
Aug 19, 2015·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Joana Soares PereiraGonçalo da Graça Pereira
Jul 24, 2018·The Journal of Small Animal Practice·K T TengN K Dhand
Jul 9, 2010·Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·Kimberly BaldwinDonald Ostwald
Dec 21, 2019·Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine·Kaitlin M LoncJohn M Kruger
Nov 19, 2019·Journal of Veterinary Medical Education·Julie A WilliamsonJennifer T Johnson
Jun 24, 2020·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Samuel J HornseyNicola Kulendra
Feb 28, 2013·Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·Steven E HolmstromUNKNOWN American Veterinary Dental College
Feb 4, 2016·Veterinary Clinical Pathology·Tim L Williams, Joy Archer
Jun 9, 2011·The Journal of Small Animal Practice·Lisa FreemanPeter van Beukelen
Feb 9, 2017·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Laura JohnstonPhillip McDonagh
Apr 16, 2020·Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinária = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Órgão Oficial do Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária·Nilcéia de Veiga RamosFlavya Mendes-de-Almeida
May 10, 2019·BMC Veterinary Research·Alessia CandelloneGiorgia Meineri
Aug 23, 2019·Animals : an Open Access Journal From MDPI·Michela PuglieseAnnamaria Passantino
Oct 22, 2020·Tierärztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere·Simone EschleMichèle Bergmann
Jan 28, 2021·Animals : an Open Access Journal From MDPI·Rachel Foreman-WorsleyMark J Farnworth
Feb 6, 2021·Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation : Official Publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·Jiabao LinZhaofei Xia
Nov 11, 2020·Animals : an Open Access Journal From MDPI·Adjet MakaweyRupert Palme
Feb 26, 2021·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Jessica QuimbyJodi Westropp
Aug 8, 2021·Animals : an Open Access Journal From MDPI·Ana WhyteCristina Bonastre

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Birth Defects

Birth defects encompass structural and functional alterations that occur during embryonic or fetal development and are present since birth. The cause may be genetic, environmental or unknown and can result in physical and/or mental impairment. Here is the latest research on birth defects.

Related Papers

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Karen L OverallAmerican Association of Feline Practitioners
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
James R RichardsAndrew H Sparkes
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines Task Force MembersS A Robertson
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Todd W LuePhillip M Crawford
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved