Table 3.
Causes of death (other than euthanasia), categorized by estimated age groups.
| Age Group <5 Years * | Age Group 5–10 Years * | Age Group >10 Years * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hit by car | 2 | Heart failure ** | 1 | Hit by car | 1 |
| Accident (caught in machinery) | 1 | Severe chronic respiratory disease ** | 1 | Accident (trapped in demolished building) | 1 |
| Died during surgery | 1 | FIV+ ***—unknown cause | 1 | Elderly—unknown cause | 2 |
| Multiple organ lesions ** | 2 | ||||
| Unknown cause | 1 | ||||
| Total | 7 | Total | 3 | Total | 4 |
* Age at time of death, based on estimates—see text; ** based on necropsy; *** positive for feline immunodeficiency virus.