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ReviewJournal of feline medicine and surgery2011

Help stop teenage pregnancy! Early-age neutering in cats.

Alison Joyce, David Yates

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Review in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Alison JoyceRSPCA Greater Manchester Animal Hospital, 411 Eccles New Road, Salford M5 5NN, UK.
David Yates

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

practical relevanceneutering kittens at an early age, typically between 6 and 14 weeks, has received increasing attention and gained prominence in recent years, particularly in the United States and in shelter medicine in the UK. However, in private practice it has yet to be generally endorsed. GLOBAL IMPORTANCE: among many of the animal welfare charities, early neutering is seen as a crucial step in conquering and controlling cat overpopulation. CLINICAL CHALLENGES: physiological differences between kittens and adult cats are very important to consider before undertaking elective early neutering. Increased sensitivity to drugs, prolongation of effects and a limited capacity for cardiovascular compensation are the principal anaesthetic concerns in kittens. EVIDENCE BASE: the optimal age for neutering, traditionally deemed to be between 5 and 8 months, is now questioned, as short- and longer-term studies demonstrate no significant behavioural and physical advantages conferred by traditional-age neutering. Furthermore, a number of safe anaesthetic and surgical protocols have been documented that produce lower morbidity and similar mortality rates in early-age neuters compared with traditional-age neuters.

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Age FactorsAnesthesiaAnimalsCatsClinical ProtocolsFemaleMaleOrchiectomyOvariectomyPregnancyTime Factors

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PMID21215944
PMCPMC10845413

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