title: [Physiologic hypothermia of newborn kittens up to 6 weeks old].
abstract: Kittens showed a physiological hypothermia until they were 6 weeks of age. In the first 3 weeks of age rectal temperature was constantly low (37.6 +/- 0.3 degrees C). A linear increase of rectal temperature followed from the fourth to the sixth week of age inclusively and from the seventh week on rectal temperature reached the final temperature level (38.4 +/- 0.3 degrees C). This finding has to be considered in clinical assessment of kittens' body temperature.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Versuchstierkunde, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mähler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Riedesel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gärtner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mörstedt
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iglauer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D001831:Body Temperature; D002415:Cats / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis
vernacular_title: Physiologische Hypothermie der Katzenwelpen bis zur 6. Lebenswoche.