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Fading syndrome in kittens
Author(s) -
Meade Clare
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.g3212
Subject(s) - kitten , failure to thrive , fading , medicine , pediatrics , computer science , telecommunications , cats , decoding methods
Fading kitten syndrome is the death or failure to thrive in an initially apparently healthy kitten. It occurs during the first four weeks of life. This article outlines the causes of fading kitten syndrome, discusses some of the unique features of young kittens and introduces some of the interventions available to help support these neonatal patients when they are ill.