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ReviewJournal of feline medicine and surgery2016

Evaluating aging in cats: How to determine what is healthy and what is disease.

Jan Bellows, Sharon Center, Leighann Daristotle, Amara H Estrada, Elizabeth A Flickinger, Debra F Horwitz, B Duncan X Lascelles, Allan Lepine, Sally Perea, Margie Scherk and 1 more

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Review in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Jan BellowsAll Pets Dental, Weston, Florida, USA.
Sharon CenterCornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Leighann DaristotleThe Iams Company, Mars Pet Care, 6574 State Route 503 North, Lewisburg, OH, USA L Daristotle's current address is: The Blue Buffalo Co, Wilton, CT, USA.
Amara H EstradaUniversity of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Elizabeth A FlickingerThe Iams Company, Mars Pet Care, 6574 State Route 503 North, Lewisburg, OH, USA EA Flickinger's current address is: Kent Pet Group, 2905 N Hwy 61, Muscatine, IA, USA.
Debra F HorwitzVeterinary Behavior Consultations, St Louis, MO, USA.
B Duncan X LascellesNorth Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Allan LepineThe Iams Company, Mars Pet Care, 6574 State Route 503 North, Lewisburg, OH, USA.
Sally PereaThe Iams Company, Mars Pet Care, 6574 State Route 503 North, Lewisburg, OH, USA Sally.Perea@royalcanin.com.
Margie ScherkcatsINK, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Anna K ShovellerThe Iams Company, Mars Pet Care, 6574 State Route 503 North, Lewisburg, OH, USA AK Shoveller's current address is: Department of Animal BioSciences, University of Guelph, ON, Canada.
North Carolina State University · USCornell University · USMuscatine Community College · USUniversity of Florida · USUniversity of Guelph · CAWeston Solutions (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

practical relevanceMany of the changes that occur with aging are not considered pathologic and do not negatively affect overall wellness or quality of life. Ruling out disease is essential, however, when attempting to determine whether an aged cat can be considered 'healthy'. A clear understanding of the normal and abnormal changes that are associated with aging in cats can help practitioners make decisions regarding medical management, feeding interventions and additional testing procedures for their aged patients. CLINICAL CHALLENGES: It can be difficult to determine if a cat is displaying changes that are appropriate for age. For example, healthy aged cats may have hematologic or serum biochemistry changes that differ from those of the general feline population. Assessment of behavioral health and cognitive changes, as well as auditory, olfactory and visual changes, can also be challenging in the aged patient. GOALS: This is the second of two review articles in a Special Issue devoted to feline healthy aging. The goals of the project culminating in these publications included developing a working definition for healthy aging in feline patients and identifying clinical methods that can be used to accurately classify healthy aged cats. This second review proposes criteria for assessing 'healthy aged cats'. EVIDENCE BASE: There is a paucity of research in feline aging. The authors draw on expert opinion and available data in both the cat and other species.

Indexed as

AgingAnimalsCat DiseasesCatsPhysical ExaminationQuality of Life

Identifiers

PMID27370393
PMCPMC10816674
OpenAlexW2469397021

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