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1. Dermoscopic evaluation of skin in healthy cats

Author:
Giordana Zanna; Edoardo Auriemma; Silvana Arrighi; Anna Attanasi; Eric Zini; Fabia Scarampella
Source:
Veterinary dermatology 2015 v.26 no.1 pp. 14
ISSN:
0959-4493
Subject:
cats; clinical examination; hairs; head; neck; veterinary medicine
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Dermoscopy is a diagnostic tool that can reveal morphological structures not visible upon clinical examination. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: To assess the usefulness and applicability of dermoscopy for the examination of healthy cat skin. ANIMALS: Twenty‐one domestic short‐haired cats from a feline rescue association. METHODS: Four regions (head, dorsal neck, sacral and abdominal regions) we ...
DOI:
10.1111/vde.12179

2. Gastric perforation following endoscopic removal of a Bravo pH capsule in a cat

Author:
M Katherine Tolbert; Adesola Odunayo; Linden E Craig
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery v.17 no.6 pp. 562-564
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
blood; cats; clinical examination; humans; hypoalbuminemia; laparotomy; monitoring; pH; resection; weight loss
Abstract:
... A 7-year-old domestic shorthair cat was evaluated for hyporexia and weight loss following endoscopic placement of an intragastric pH monitoring device. Physical examination of the cat was unremarkable, and its blood work was notable for a mild hypoalbuminemia. The cat’s acute hyporexia and weight loss was attributed to discomfort associated with the intragastric pH monitoring device, as has been r ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X15576588

3. Neurologic Examination and Diagnostic Testing in Rabbits, Ferrets, and Rodents

Author:
Elisabetta Mancinelli
Source:
Journal of exotic pet medicine 2015 v.24 no.1 pp. 52-64
ISSN:
1557-5063
Subject:
cats; clinical examination; disease diagnosis; dogs; ferrets; health services; musculoskeletal diseases; patients; pets; rabbits; rodents; surgery; veterinarians; veterinary clinics
Abstract:
... Rabbits, rodents, and ferrets are accepted as patients in many veterinary practices, with their owners being dedicated to providing excellent health care for their pets. It is of the utmost importance to provide these animals the same level of care offered to more common companion mammal species (e.g., dogs and cats). Veterinarians must be knowledgeable of anatomical and physiological parameters a ...
DOI:
10.1053/j.jepm.2014.12.006

4. Surgical and nonsurgical management of patent ductus arteriosus in cats: 28 cases (1991–2012)

Author:
Jocelyn E. Hutton; Michele A. Steffey; Jeffrey J. Runge; Janet K. McClaran; Sarah J. Silverman; Philip H. Kass
Source:
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2015 v.247 no.3 pp. 278-285
ISSN:
0003-1488
Subject:
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; cats; chylothorax; clinical examination; death; dogs; echocardiography; fever; hemorrhage; interviews; larynx; longevity; medical treatment; paralysis; patent ductus arteriosus; patients; postoperative complications; radiography
Abstract:
... Objective—To characterize the clinical features and outcome of cats treated for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with attenuation (extravascular or intravascular) versus medical treatment only. Design—Retrospective case series. Animals—28 client-owned cats with congenital PDA. Procedures—Medical records for cats with PDA diagnosed by means of echocardiography were reviewed. Data retrieved in ...
DOI:
10.2460/javma.247.3.278

5. A randomized, controlled clinical trial of intravenous lipid emulsion as an adjunctive treatment for permethrin toxicosis in cats

Author:
Rachel E. Peacock; Giselle Hosgood; Katrin L. Swindells; Lisa Smart
Source:
Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care 2015 v.25 no.5 pp. 597-605
ISSN:
1479-3261
Subject:
intravenous injection; cats; body weight; lipids; randomized clinical trials; seizures; emulsions; clinical examination; permethrin; poisoning
Abstract:
... OBJECTIVE: To assess for any clinical benefit of intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) for permethrin toxicosis in cats by comparing the progression of clinical signs of cats before and after treatment with ILE to cats treated with a saline control. To accomplish this objective, a clinical staging system for cats with permethrin toxicosis was developed and validated. DESIGN: Prospective, multicenter, r ...
DOI:
10.1111/vec.12322

6. Administration of fenoldopam in critically ill small animal patients with acute kidney injury: 28 dogs and 34 cats (2008–2012)

Author:
Lindsey K. Nielsen; Kiko Bracker; Lori Lyn Price
Source:
Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care 2015 v.25 no.3 pp. 396-404
ISSN:
1479-3261
Subject:
adverse effects; cats; clinical examination; creatinine; dogs; hypotension; kidneys; patients; sodium
Abstract:
... OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical features and outcomes of critically ill dogs and cats with acute kidney injury (AKI) receiving fenoldopam infusions compared to patients with AKI that did not receive fenoldopam. DESIGN: Retrospective clinical study from May 1, 2008 until June 1, 2012. SETTING: Private emergency and specialty referral hospital. ANIMALS: Client‐owned dogs (28) and cats (34) with ...
DOI:
10.1111/vec.12303

7. Association of blood lactate concentration with physical perfusion variables, blood pressure, and outcome for cats treated at an emergency service

Author:
Erica L. Reineke; Colleen Rees; Kenneth J. Drobatz
Source:
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2015 v.247 no.1 pp. 79-84
ISSN:
0003-1488
Subject:
blood; blood pressure; cats; clinical examination; color; heart rate; hypothermia; lactic acid; mucosa; observational studies; oxygen
Abstract:
... Objective—To determine the association of blood lactate concentration with physically assessed perfusion variables, systolic arterial blood pressure (SAP), and outcome in cats evaluated by an emergency service. Design—Prospective, observational study. Animals—111 cats. Procedures—Initial blood lactate concentration and SAP (prior to any therapeutic interventions) as well as physically asse ...

8. Associations between ultrasound and clinical findings in 87 cats with urethral obstruction

Author:
Jonathan R. Nevins; Wilfried Mai; Emily Thomas
Source:
Veterinary radiology & ultrasound 2015 v.56 no.4 pp. 439-447
ISSN:
1058-8183
Subject:
bladder; cats; clinical examination; confidence interval; cross-sectional studies; hyperkalemia; kidneys; planning; prediction; relative risk; risk factors; sediments; ultrasonics; ultrasonography; uremia; urine
Abstract:
... Urethral obstruction is a life‐threatening form of feline lower urinary tract disease. Ultrasonographic risk factors for reobstruction have not been previously reported. Purposes of this retrospective cross‐sectional study were to describe urinary tract ultrasound findings in cats following acute urethral obstruction and determine whether ultrasound findings were associated with reobstruction. Inc ...
DOI:
10.1111/vru.12259

9. Chronic use of maropitant for the management of vomiting and inappetence in cats with chronic kidney disease: a blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Author:
Jessica M Quimby; William T Brock; Kelsey Moses; David Bolotin; Kayla Patricelli
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery v.17 no.8 pp. 692-697
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
appetite; blood chemistry; blood pressure; blood serum; body condition; cats; clinical examination; clinical trials; creatinine; drugs; kidney diseases; pharmacokinetics; statistics; urinalysis; urine; vomiting
Abstract:
... Maropitant is commonly used for acute vomiting. A pharmacokinetic and toxicity study in cats indicated that longer term usage appears safe. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of maropitant for management of chronic vomiting and inappetence associated with feline chronic kidney disease (CKD). Forty-one cats with stable International Renal Interest Society Stage II or III CKD, no known ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X14555441

10. Diabetes Mellitus in Cats Relevant to Human Type 2 Diabetes – Current Knowledge and New Treatment Strategies – A Review

Author:
Katarzyna Palus; Jarosław Całka
Source:
Annals of animal science 2015 v.15 no.1 pp. 19-30
ISSN:
2300-8733
Subject:
agonists; cats; clinical examination; glucagon; glucagon-like peptide 1; glucose; homeostasis; humans; insulin resistance; insulin secretion; models; new drugs; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; pathogenesis; pharmaceutical industry; receptors; risk factors; secretin; therapeutics
Abstract:
... Diabetes mellitus is one of the most commonly encountered endocrinopathies in domestic cats. Numerous studies have shown that feline diabetes mellitus (FDM) closely resembles human type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a common pathogenesis including insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion as well as the same risk factors. This similarity provides ground for better understanding of their path ...
DOI:
10.2478/aoas-2014-0067

11. Effects of intramuscular sedation with alfaxalone and butorphanol on echocardiographic measurements in healthy cats

Author:
Thibault Ribas; Isabelle Bublot; Stéphane Junot; Hugues Beaufrère; Benoit Rannou; Pauline Gagnière; Jean Luc Cadoré; Romain Pariaut
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery v.17 no.6 pp. 530-536
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
adults; alfaxalone; blood; blood pressure; butorphanol; cats; clinical examination; echocardiography; heart rate; logit analysis; sedation; statistical models; urinalysis
Abstract:
... The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of intramuscular (IM) injections of alfaxalone combined with butorphanol on echocardiographic (ECG) measurements in cats. Client-owned adult domestic shorthair cats younger than 5 years of age were recruited. All cats that were considered healthy on the basis of physical examination, blood work, urinalysis, blood pressure measurement and baseline EC ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X14551187

12. Evaluation of red blood cell distribution width in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Author:
G. Stanzani; R. Cowlam; K. English; D.J. Connolly
Source:
Journal of veterinary cardiology 2015 v.17 pp. S233
ISSN:
1760-2734
Subject:
cardiomyopathy; cats; clinical examination; death; echocardiography; erythrocytes; heart; heart failure; hematocrit; hematology; hospitals; human diseases; mortality; prognosis; veterinarians
Abstract:
... Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a measurement of variability in circulating erythrocytes size, and has recently been shown to correlate with prognosis in a variety of human diseases, including acute and chronic heart failure.To determine if RDW differs between healthy controls, cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) without congestive heart failure (CHF) and cats with HCM and CHF, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jvc.2015.09.001

13. Large granular lymphoma in six cats

Author:
R. Sapierzyński; U. Jankowska; D. Jagielski; K. Kliczkowska-Klarowicz
Source:
Polish journal of veterinary sciences 2015 v.18 no.1 pp. 163-169
ISSN:
2300-2557
Subject:
aggression; biopsy; cats; clinical examination; cytoplasmic granules; drug therapy; glucocorticoids; histology; image analysis; lymph nodes; lymphoma; nasal cavity; neoplasm cells; prognosis; thoracic cavity; ultrasonic treatment
Abstract:
... Large granular lymphomas (LGLs) comprise a specific group of lymphomas regardless of classification scheme. An LGL consists of cells that show less or more mature morphology, but typically neoplastic cells possess cytoplasmic azurophilic granules clearly visible during cytological examination. The aim of the present study was to present clinical and cytological data on large granular lymphomas in ...
DOI:
10.1515/pjvs-2015-0021

14. Left lateral liver lobe torsion in a cat with moderate pectus excavatum

Author:
Georg Haider; Zelimir Dokic; Birgitt Petritsch; Dragan Lorinson
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery v.17 no.12 pp. 1077-1079
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
abdomen; abnormal development; anorexia; blood serum; cats; clinical examination; diaphragm; early diagnosis; enzymes; females; liver; radiography; risk; signs and symptoms (animals and humans); thrombosis; tissues; ultrasonography
Abstract:
... A 6-year-old neutered female domestic shorthair cat weighing 3.1 kg was referred to the clinic owing to a 2 day history of anorexia. On physical examination, a pectus excavatum (PE) was apparent, and a cranial abdominal mass was palpated. Serum biochemical analysis showed severely elevated liver enzymes. On radiography, the PE was graded as moderate, and a 5 × 3 cm soft tissue density mass was det ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X15573561

15. Negative pressure wound therapy augmented full-thickness free skin grafting in the cat: outcome in 10 grafts transferred to six cats

Author:
Mirja C Nolff; Andrea Meyer-Lindenberg
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery v.17 no.12 pp. 1041-1048
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
cats; clinical examination; foams; microbial load; patients; polyurethanes; regrowth; sensation; skin grafting; tissues; wound treatment
Abstract:
... The aim of this clinical evaluation was to describe the technique and outcomes of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) augmented skin grafting in cats. Cats with soft tissue and skin defects (n = 6) underwent open wound management. Wounds were initially covered using a NPWT system that was changed to polyurethane foam dressing once infection was controlled and granulation started. Final closure ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X15569893

16. Priapism Following hCG Administration In A Cat

Author:
Giuseppe Quaranta; Ada Rota; Andrea Dogliero; Flaviana Pecchia
Source:
Acta veterinaria 2015 v.65 no.4 pp. 568-571
ISSN:
1820-7448
Subject:
adrenal cortex hormones; adverse effects; amputation; cats; clinical examination; color; estrus; females; hematologic tests; human chorionic gonadotropin; lubricants; males; penis
Abstract:
... Priapism, defined as a persistent and painful penile erection in the absence of sexual excitation, is an uncommon disorder of cats that usually requires penile amputation and perineal urethrostomy. This report describes a case of priapism in a short-haired Persian male cat aged 3 years. The condition had appeared after attempted mating with a female at the end of oestrus and the time of referral t ...
DOI:
10.1515/acve-2015-0048