The global problem of unowned domestic cats, driven by their phenomenal reproductive success, carries significant economic, animal welfare and biodiversity costs. Desexing owned cats prior to puberty prevents unwanted litters that contribute to unowned cat populations. The prevalence and predictors of desexing, and the age at which surgery was carried out were investigated using anonymized electronic patient records in the VetCompass Australia database of cats presented to veterinary practices. Of 52,941 cats born between 2010 and 2017, 83.6% were desexed. Among 7463 desexed females, 21.5% had been desexed by 4 months of age, 59.8% by 6 months and 85.4% by 1 year. Sex, breed, location and socioeconomic indices significantly influenced desex...
In August 2008, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, commenced a trap-neut...
One-third of Australian native mammals have suffered either dramatic range contraction or extinction...
BACKGROUND: Cats have been transported as human commensals worldwide giving rise to many feral popul...
The global problem of unowned domestic cats, driven by their phenomenal reproductive success, carrie...
Surgical desexing of cats is typically carried out after six months of age (Mature Age Desexing, MAD...
Surgical desexing of cats is typically carried out after six months of age (Mature Age Desexing, MAD...
Thousands of unowned cats wander Australian streets every night. Some are feral, existing in self-su...
The purpose of this thesis was to determine if an underlying biological cause exists for the exubera...
International audienceThe aim of this study was to analyse cat breeders’ application of and opinions...
Approximately 50% of cats admitted to Australian shelters are kittens, and 26% of dogs are puppies, ...
Domestic cats exist along a ‘Cat Continuum’ with complete independence from people at one end (‘fera...
Objectives: Deslorelin 4.7 mg and melatonin 18 mg subcutaneous implants were studied in purebred mal...
Cats are gradually occupying a more important position as pets, due to the ease of cat maintenance i...
The historical literature suggests that in Australia, the domestic cat (Felis catus) had a European ...
In August 2008, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, commenced a trap-neut...
In August 2008, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, commenced a trap-neut...
One-third of Australian native mammals have suffered either dramatic range contraction or extinction...
BACKGROUND: Cats have been transported as human commensals worldwide giving rise to many feral popul...
The global problem of unowned domestic cats, driven by their phenomenal reproductive success, carrie...
Surgical desexing of cats is typically carried out after six months of age (Mature Age Desexing, MAD...
Surgical desexing of cats is typically carried out after six months of age (Mature Age Desexing, MAD...
Thousands of unowned cats wander Australian streets every night. Some are feral, existing in self-su...
The purpose of this thesis was to determine if an underlying biological cause exists for the exubera...
International audienceThe aim of this study was to analyse cat breeders’ application of and opinions...
Approximately 50% of cats admitted to Australian shelters are kittens, and 26% of dogs are puppies, ...
Domestic cats exist along a ‘Cat Continuum’ with complete independence from people at one end (‘fera...
Objectives: Deslorelin 4.7 mg and melatonin 18 mg subcutaneous implants were studied in purebred mal...
Cats are gradually occupying a more important position as pets, due to the ease of cat maintenance i...
The historical literature suggests that in Australia, the domestic cat (Felis catus) had a European ...
In August 2008, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, commenced a trap-neut...
In August 2008, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, commenced a trap-neut...
One-third of Australian native mammals have suffered either dramatic range contraction or extinction...
BACKGROUND: Cats have been transported as human commensals worldwide giving rise to many feral popul...