“Postmortem Injuries by Indoor Pets”, M. L. Rossi, A. W. Shahrom, R. C. Chapman, P. Vanezis1994-06-01 (cat psychology, dog; backlinks; similar)⁠:

4 cases of postmortem injuries caused by indoor pets (three by dogs and one by cats [see also Garcia et al 2019]) are presented.

A pattern which is associated with this phenomenon is described. The important common factors appear to be the presence of free-moving pets inside the house, social isolation of the deceased, and the victim having a predisposing condition causing sudden death.

[Keywords: postmortem injury, dog bites, cat bites, animal attack]

…A literature search through MEDLINE for the years 1966^–₂₇1993_31ya, however, using a variety of key words, showed no reported cases of postmortem injuries caused by indoor pets. We believe such incidents are relatively common but are under-reported. We present 4 cases of postmortem injury by indoor pets. All cases occurred during the winter months of December 1992–March 1993 in London, England.

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