|Articles|December 30, 2009

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“Overall neonatal mortality in puppies varies from 12% to 36% in both closed breeding colonies and in breeders' homes, while in kittens in purebred catteries it is 15% to 27%.”

-Joni L. Freshman, DVM, MS, DACVIM

From Causes of fading puppy and kitten syndrome

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