Longitudinal changes in bodyweight, body condition, and muscle condition in ageing pet cats: findings from the Cat Prospective Ageing and Welfare Study

Body composition metrics such as bodyweight, body condition score (BCS) and muscle condition score (MCS) can be readily recorded as part of veterinary examinations in ageing cats. However, the description of how these parameters change with age, whilst accounting for sex and age-related morbidity, i...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	Christine R. Pye, Nathalie J. Dowgray, Kelly Eyre, Gina Pinchbeck, Vincent Biourge, Delphine Moniot, Eithne Comerford, Alexander J. German
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Subjects:	ageing cats body composition muscle bodyweight longitudinal
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1654002/full