CLINICAL-EVALUATION OF YOUNG KITTENS

A thorough clinical evaluation of sick kittens is important. However, the clinical evaluation is often complicated by age-related changes in body systems because the development of the body systems in young kit tens continues after birth. Assessing bodily functions during this dev elopmental stage requires knowledge of testing procedures and expected and abnormal results. Furthermore, diagnostic errors can be reduced b y following a systematic approach to the physical examination.