Large animal neonates are born immunocompetent but lack antibodies. In their first few hours of life, neonates must suckle good quality colostrum from the dam to obtain maternal antibodies (immunoglobulins). Which of the following factors might compromise the quality of colostrum?

Disease during gestation
Late-gestation vaccination of dam
Maternal rejection of neonate
Neonatal prematurity

Weight to Body Surface Area Conversion for Cats

By

Susan E. Fielder

, DVM, MS, DACVP (Clinical Pathology), Oklahoma State University

Last full review/revision Oct 2015 | Content last modified Oct 2015

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Weight to Body Surface Area Conversion for Cats

Body wt (kg)	BSA (m²)
0.5	0.063
1.0	0.100
1.5	0.131
2.0	0.159
2.5	0.184
3.0	0.208
3.5	0.231
4.0	0.252
4.5	0.273
5.0	0.292
5.5	0.312
6.0	0.330
6.5	0.348
7.0	0.366
7.5	0.383
8.0	0.400
8.5	0.416
9.0	0.433
9.5	0.449
10.0	0.464










Note: body surface area (BSA) in square meters = K × (body wt in grams^2/3) × 10^-4
K = constant (10.0 for cats)

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