Associations between early neutering, obesity, outdoor access, trauma and feline degenerative joint disease.
Evangelia ManiakiJoanna C MurrellSorrel J Langley-HobbsEmily J BlackwellPublished in: Journal of feline medicine and surgery (2021)
Risk factor analysis demonstrated that obesity, outdoor access and a history of trauma may predispose cats to developing owner-reported mobility changes associated with degenerative joint disease, whereas neutering before 6 months of age appears to decrease that risk.