Despite an understanding of the scale of the unowned cat population within UK shelters (in excess of 130,000 in shelters each year3,4), there are currently no evidence-based figures for the abundance or density of unowned free-roaming cat populations. These cats may be stray cats (abandoned...
(2007), in northern California, USA, examined feces of 344 diarrheic and nondiarrheic cats from four animal shelters. Samples were examined by three methods to evaluate/compare their specificity and sensitivity: flotation, commercial available enzyme (ProSpecT Cryptosporidium Microplate Assay), and ...
FeLV prevalence can vary considerably depending on the composition of the investigated cat population; feral or stray cats versus privately owned cats, cats in shelters or from breeders, clinically healthy cats or sick cats [17,23–25]. In addition, preselection of the samples has an influence;...
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In the latter investigation, the samples were preselected; they had been collected by veterinarians and by staff at animal shelters with the intention of testing the cats for FeLV. In contrast, in the current study, all cats visiting European veterinary facilities were tested. Notably, the ...