The aim of this study was to describe the numbers and characteristics of cats entering Czech shelters. Records of sheltered cats were collected from three cat shelters situated in different regions of the Czech Republic from 2011 to 2015. A total of 2170 cat admissions were analyzed in this study. Significantly (p < .001) greater numbers of females (56%) were admitted. Most cats (60%) were admitted when they were aged younger than six months. Cats with dark coat colors prevailed (73%), cats with medium-shade colors followed (20%), and light-colored cats were the rarest (7%). The greatest numbers of cats were admitted in summer (36%), followed by autumn (33%). The fewest cats were admitted in winter (14%). Adoption was the most common outcome for admitted cats (65%), followed by unassisted death (22%) and euthanasia (11%) due to health reasons. Only 2% of cats were reclaimed from the shelters by their original caretakers. The length of stay ranged from 0 days to 1736 days with a median of 45 days. These findings may help shelter operators define optimal strategies and operational plans.
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- Color MeSH
- Euthanasia, Animal statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Castration veterinary MeSH
- Cats * MeSH
- Mortality MeSH
- Animal Welfare statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Seasons MeSH
- Age Factors MeSH
- Ownership statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Cats * MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- MeSH
- Cardiovascular Diseases veterinary MeSH
- Castration adverse effects veterinary MeSH
- Cats MeSH
- Comorbidity * MeSH
- Animal Feed MeSH
- Musculoskeletal Diseases veterinary MeSH
- Overweight veterinary MeSH
- Obesity * epidemiology complications veterinary MeSH
- Human-Animal Bond MeSH
- Dogs MeSH
- Risk Factors * MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Cats MeSH
- Dogs MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Review MeSH
An Arcanobacterium haemolyticum strain isolated from a postcastrational lesion of a horse was identified phenotypically and genotypically. The latter was performed by sequencing the 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region (ISR), by amplification of the gene encoding A. haemolyticum phospholipase D, by amplification of A. haemolyticum specific parts of ISR-23S rDNA and by amplification of the newly described CAMP factor family protein encoding gene of A. haemolyticum. This indicates (as described previously for seven additional A. haemolyticum strains; Hassan et al. 2009) that A. haemolyticum seems to occur also in infections of horses.
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- Arcanobacterium physiology genetics isolation & purification classification MeSH
- Bacterial Proteins genetics MeSH
- DNA, Bacterial genetics chemistry MeSH
- Phospholipase D genetics MeSH
- Phylogeny MeSH
- Hemolysis MeSH
- Hemolysin Proteins genetics MeSH
- Actinomycetales Infections microbiology veterinary MeSH
- Surgical Wound Infection microbiology veterinary MeSH
- Castration adverse effects veterinary MeSH
- Horses microbiology MeSH
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer genetics chemistry MeSH
- Molecular Sequence Data MeSH
- Horse Diseases microbiology MeSH
- Sequence Analysis, DNA MeSH
- Cluster Analysis MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
