Potential Factors Influencing Complete Functional Recovery in Traumatized Unowned Cats with Orthopedic Lesions—A Cohort Study
| Autor: | Francesco Ferrari, Liliana Carnevale, Federica Alessandra Brioschi, Jessica Bassi, Davide Danilo Zani, Stefano Romussi, Luigi Galimberti, Damiano Stefanello, Sara Rioldi, Luigi Auletta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Veterinary Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 2, p 59 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 11020059 2306-7381 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/vetsci11020059 |
| Popis: | The management of unowned cats is an emerging problem, with public institutions and citizens’ concerns regarding their care and arrangement. Little is known regarding the outcome of traumatic orthopedic injuries in these patients. Indeed, complete functional recovery (CFR) should be the goal of treatment for return to their original location or adoption. The aim was to identify clinical factors influencing CFR in traumatized unowned cats with orthopedic lesions. This category of cats referred by the veterinary public service over three years was enrolled. Various clinical variables were retrospectively collected from the medical records and evaluated by nominal logistic analysis. Forty-eight unowned cats were enrolled, with a median estimated age of 24 (1–180) months and a body weight of 3 (0.7–5) kg. Thirty-four (71%) patients reached CFR. Estimated age, body weight, time from trauma to therapeutic intervention, spine involvement, presence of comorbidities, hospitalization time, and the radiographic score results were significantly associated with CFR. A longer time to therapeutic intervention seemed to be associated with a better outcome. Probably, cats severely traumatized did not live long enough to be evaluated and treated. Lighter cats experienced more severe consequences following blunt trauma. Younger and lighter cats bore a higher risk of panleukopenia-related death. |
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