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GuidelineJournal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)2025

RECOVER Guidelines: Newborn Resuscitation in Dogs and Cats. Clinical Guidelines.

Manuel Boller, Jamie M Burkitt-Creedon, Daniel J Fletcher, Christopher G Byers, Autumn P Davidson, Kate S Farrell, Giovanna Bassu, Erik D Fausak, Sophie A Grundy, Cheryl Lopate and 1 more

Abstract readPractice Guideline
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Guideline in Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. RECOVER Guidelines: Newborn Resuscitation in Dogs and Cats. Clinical Guidelines.Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) · 2025
    Guideline
  3. Article
  4. RECOVER Guidelines: First Aid in Dogs and Cats. Evidence and Knowledge Gap Analysis With Treatment Recommendations.Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) · 2026
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  5. RECOVER Guidelines: First Aid for Dogs and Cats. Clinical Guidelines.Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Manuel BollerFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1879-4625
Jamie M Burkitt-CreedonDepartment of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3726-0706
Daniel J FletcherDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8382-5910
Christopher G ByersCriticalCareDVM.com, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Autumn P DavidsonDepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA.
Kate S FarrellDepartment of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8536-2443
Giovanna BassuTherio VT Care, Rixensart, Belgium.
Erik D FausakUniversity Library, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0510-0153
Sophie A GrundyBanfield Pet Hospital, Sacramento, California, USA.
Cheryl LopateReproductive Revolutions and Wilsonville Veterinary Clinic, Wilsonville, Oregon, USA.
Maria C VeronesiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6062-6692

Funding

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal HealthZoetis Animal Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo present evidence- and consensus-based guidelines for resuscitation of newborn puppies and kittens.

designPrioritized clinical questions pertaining to newborn resuscitation and in the Population-Intervention-Comparator-Outcome (PICO) format were used to inform systematic literature searches by information specialists, to extract research findings from relevant publications and synthesize them into evidence, to assess this evidence for quality, and, finally, to develop draft treatment recommendations. These steps were followed by a consensus process and a community commenting period prior to finalization of the project. These RECOVER Newborn Resuscitation Guidelines are a concise summary of the newborn resuscitation process to provide clear and actionable clinical instructions to veterinary professionals.

settingTransdisciplinary, international collaboration in university, specialty, and emergency practice.

resultsA total of 28 PICO questions pertaining to resuscitation of puppies and kittens at birth were addressed in this project. This resulted in 59 treatment recommendations that delineate an iterative approach to newborn resuscitation starting with airway clearance, tactile stimulation, and temperature control, as well as positive pressure ventilation, and instruct on more advanced measures such as CPR. An algorithm displays the flow of assessments and actions over the course of the resuscitation process.

conclusionsThese RECOVER Newborn Resuscitation Guidelines present a concise and comprehensive framework for resuscitation of puppies and kittens at birth. These works serve to support veterinary professionals and breeders, educational systems, and research initiatives in conducting, implementing, and advancing newborn resuscitation in puppies and kittens.

Indexed as

Cat DiseasesDog DiseasesResuscitationAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCatsDogsVeterinary Medicinebirthcardiopulmonary resuscitationCesarean sectionconsensus guidelinesevidence‐based veterinary medicineneonatal resuscitation

Identifiers

PMID40847797
PMCPMC12374490

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