2019 AAFP Feline Zoonoses Guidelines

Lappin, Michael R.; Elston, Tom; Evans, Leonard; Glaser, Carol; Jarboe, Lorraine; Karczmar, Peter; Lund, Cathy; Ray, Michael L.

doi:10.1177/1098612x19880436

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“…For kittens and newly adopted cats with an unknown history of medical care, it is prudent to administer prophylactic treatment for parasites with broad-spectrum products efficacious against heartworms, intestinal parasites, and fleas. 17,120,121 This approach will eliminate existing infections, as well as decrease the risk of further infestation and subsequent associated clinical problems. Canine and feline housemates may be at risk of transmission of infectious parasites including roundworm and fleas and therefore should be treated in synchronicity with newly acquired kittens or cats.…”

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2021 AAHA/AAFP Feline Life Stage Guidelines

Quimby

Gowland²,

Carney³

et al. 2021

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

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The guidelines, authored by a Task Force of experts in feline clinical medicine, are an update and extension of the AAFP–AAHA Feline Life Stage Guidelines published in 2010. The guidelines are published simultaneously in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (volume 23, issue 3, pages 211–233, DOI: 10.1177/1098612X21993657) and the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association (volume 57, issue 2, pages 51–72, DOI: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-7189). A noteworthy change from the earlier guidelines is the division of the cat’s lifespan into a five-stage grouping with four distinct age-related stages (kitten, young adult, mature adult, and senior) as well as an end-of-life stage, instead of the previous six. This simplified grouping is consistent with how pet owners generally perceive their cat’s maturation and aging process, and provides a readily understood basis for an evolving, individualized, lifelong feline healthcare strategy. The guidelines include a comprehensive table on the components of a feline wellness visit that provides a framework for systematically implementing an individualized life stage approach to feline healthcare. Included are recommendations for managing the most critical health-related factors in relation to a cat’s life stage. These recommendations are further explained in the following categories: behavior and environmental needs; elimination; life stage nutrition and weight management; oral health; parasite control; vaccination; zoonoses and human safety; and recommended diagnostics based on life stage. A discussion on overcoming barriers to veterinary visits by cat owners offers practical advice on one of the most challenging aspects of delivering regular feline healthcare.

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“…The risk of cat scratch fever, a zoonotic disease caused by Bartonella henselae transmitted by fleas, can also be reduced by the use of regular, effective flea prevention. 17…”

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2021 AAHA/AAFP Feline Life Stage Guidelines

Quimby

Gowland²,

Carney³

et al. 2021

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

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“…The ultimate aim of such programs is to reduce or eliminate populations of unowned cats with minimal use of euthanasia, thereby mitigating the problems they cause. The topic is important because free-roaming cats, owned or otherwise, may hunt or otherwise disturb wildlife [ 15 , 16 ], spread disease to wildlife, pet cats or humans [ 17 , 18 ], hybridise with native felids in some locations [ 19 ], cause general nuisance by fighting, spraying and fouling gardens [ 20 ], and suffer poor welfare outcomes themselves through untreated trauma or ingestion of hazardous substances [ 21 ]. Thus measures to reduce or eliminate unowned cat populations are undertaken globally, with due attention to the specific needs and wishes of individual communities (e.g., [ 22 ]).…”

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Evidence for Citation Networks in Studies of Free-Roaming Cats: A Case Study Using Literature on Trap–Neuter–Return (TNR)

Calver

Fleming

2020

Animals

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Trap–Neuter–Return and its variants (hereafter TNR) aims to control unowned cat populations. Papers on this topic form a useful case study of how how an area of literature grows, papers become influential, and citation networks form, influencing future study as well as public perceptions of the science. We analysed 145 TNR studies published 2002–2019. Common topics, identified by frequently used language, were population control, interactions with wildlife, disease transmission (including implications for pets, wildlife and humans), free-roaming cats, and feral and domestic cat management. One or more papers on each of these topics was judged influential because of high citations overall, high average citations/year, or frequent mentions in social media. Open Access papers were more influential in social media, raising greater public awareness than studies published in journals that were less accessible. While divergent views exist on a range of topics, the network analysis of the TNR literature indicated potential for forming self-reinforcing groups of authors. While it is encouraging that diverse views are expressed, there is a risk of reduced dialogue interactions between groups, potentially constraining dialogue to refine arguments, share information, or plan research. Journal editors could encourage communication by choosing reviewers from different camps to assess manuscripts and by asking authors to acknowledge alternative views.

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“…Dear Editors, – We read with much interest the recent ‘2019 AAFP Feline Zoonoses Guidelines’ published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery . 1 There is no doubt that this article provides valuable information about feline zoonotic diseases to owners, physicians, veterinarians and feline shelter staff to allow logical decisions to be made concerning cat ownership, 1 and we congratulate the authors for this publication. However, some other important feline enteric zoonoses were overlooked.…”

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