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1. Association between feline immunodeficiency virus and Leishmania infantum infections in cats: a retrospective matched case-control study

Author:
Vito Priolo; Marisa Masucci; Giulia Donato; Laia Solano-Gallego; Pamela Martínez-Orellana; Maria Flaminia Persichetti; Ana Raya-Bermúdez; Fabrizio Vitale; Maria Grazia Pennisi
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2022 v.15 no.1 pp. 107
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
DNA; Feline immunodeficiency virus; Leishmania infantum; Phlebotominae; antibodies; blood; body condition; case-control studies; cats; clinical examination; dogs; leishmaniasis; lifestyle; males; mixed infection; models; provenance; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; regression analysis; risk; seroprevalence
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Feline leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is often associated with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection; however, the role and clinical significance of this coinfection remain unknown. This study aimed to assess whether FIV is associated with L. infantum infection in cats from canine leishmaniosis endemic areas and to report the clinical signs and hematological altera ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13071-022-05230-w

2. Establishment of SYBR green I-based quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction for the rapid detection of a novel Chaphamaparvovirus in cats

Author:
Xunbi Liu; Shuyan Li; Xuan Liu; Run Wang; Xiangyu Xie; Haiqiang Wu; Yong Wang
Source:
3 Biotech 2022 v.12 no.4 pp. 91
ISSN:
2190-572X
Subject:
Feline parvovirus; cats; clinical examination; detection limit; genes; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; rapid methods; veterinary clinics; viruses
Abstract:
... Feline parvovirus causes infectious diseases, and Chaphamaparvovirus is a novel type of feline parvovirus. The present study aims to establish a method that can be used in clinical rapid detection of feline Chaphamaparvovirus (FeChPV), for facilitate the timely and effective diagnosis and treatment of sick animals and shorten the diagnosis time of clinical diseases. The experimental samples in thi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13205-022-03150-1

3. Feline cutaneous lymphoma: an evaluation of disease presentation and factors affecting response to treatment

Author:
Jacob Siewert; MacKenzie A Pellin; Brian D Husbands; Kaitlin M Curran; Diane Scavelli; Emmanuel Sampene
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery 2022 v.24 no.4 pp. 389-397
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
Feline leukemia virus; cats; cell biology; clinical examination; drug therapy; histopathology; immunophenotype; immunosuppression; lymphoma; medicine; necropsy; prednisolone; prognosis; remission; surgery; viruses
Abstract:
... The primary goal of this study was to characterize the clinical presentation of feline cutaneous lymphoma. The secondary aims included determining if treatment or initial response to treatment affected the overall survival of patients, and understanding if disease characteristics such as immunophenotype, cell size or the presence of epitheliotropism influenced response to treatment. Veterinary med ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X211028837

4. Feline cystadenomatosis affecting the ears and skin of 57 cats (2011–2019)

Author:
Klaus E Loft; Julie Soohoo; Brooke Simon; Christian E Lange
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery 2022 v.24 no.4 pp. 351-358
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
DNA; Feline immunodeficiency virus; Feline leukemia virus; Lambdapapillomavirus 1; adenocarcinoma; biopsy; cats; clinical examination; ears; feline infectious peritonitis; histopathology; hospitals; males; mast cells; medicine; patients; relative risk; squamous cell carcinoma
Abstract:
... This study aimed to understand epidemiological factors associated with feline cystadenomatosis, including signalment and papillomavirus PCR status. Cystadenomatosis is an uncommon condition primarily involving the ceruminous and apocrine skin and ear glands. This was a retrospective case series. Clinical records from 2011 to 2019 from a tertiary referral hospital in Boston, MA, USA were screened f ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X211024498

5. Feline ureteral obstruction: a case-control study of risk factors (2016–2019)

Author:
Alexandra J Kennedy; Joanna D White
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery 2022 v.24 no.4 pp. 298-303
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
acute kidney injury; calcium; case-control studies; cats; clinical examination; confidence interval; creatinine; diet; dried foods; medicine; models; regression analysis; risk assessment; risk reduction; surgery; ultrasonics; ultrasonography
Abstract:
... Ureteral obstruction (UO) in cats causes acute kidney injury and typically requires surgical intervention. Information is required about potentially modifiable risk factors to inform prevention strategies. A case-control study was performed to assess risk factors associated with feline UO. Cases were defined as cats with either of the following: (1) ureteral obstruction (ureteroliths: 13/18; unkno ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X211017461

6. Prevalence and type of ocular disease in a population of aged captive nondomestic felids

Author:
Laison Nguyen; Justin Boorstein; Elizabeth R. Wynn; Anja Welihozkiy; Terri Baldwin; Jessica M. Stine; Tammy Miller Michau
Source:
Veterinary ophthalmology 2022 v.25 no.1 pp. 31-43
ISSN:
1463-5216
Subject:
Caracal; Felis chaus; Felis margarita; Leopardus geoffroyi; Leopardus pardalis; Lynx rufus; Prionailurus bengalensis; Puma concolor; blood serum; cats; clinical examination; cornea; debridement; glaucoma; keratitis; ophthalmology; retinal degeneration; snow; surgery
Abstract:
... OBJECTIVES: Report of prevalence and type of ocular disease in a captive population of nondomestic felids. METHODS: Medical records of 202 cats from 1993 to 2018 were reviewed. Species, age at diagnosis, sex, ocular examination abnormalities, systemic/physical examination abnormalities, type of examination (visual, sedated, or anesthetized), ocular structures affected, other diagnostics, therapy, ...
DOI:
10.1111/vop.12913

7. 2021 AAFP Feline Senior Care Guidelines

Author:
Michael Ray; Hazel C Carney; Beth Boynton; Jessica Quimby; Sheilah Robertson; Kelly St Denis; Helen Tuzio; Bonnie Wright
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery 2021 v.23 no.7 pp. 613-638
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
anesthesia; blood pressure; cats; clinical examination; databases; decision making; euthanasia; medicine; pain; patients; pet ownership; quality of life; surgery; veterinary medicine
Abstract:
... The ‘2021 AAFP Feline Senior Care Guidelines’ are authored by a Task Force of experts in feline clinical medicine and serve as an update and extension of those published in 2009. They emphasize the individual patient evaluation and the process of aging, with references to other feline practice guidelines for a more complete discussion of specific diseases. Focusing on each cat encourages and empow ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X211021538

8. A multicenter retrospective study into endogenous causes of uveitis in cats in the United Kingdom: Ninety two cases

Author:
Michaela L. Wegg; Emily C. Jeanes; Danica Pollard; Lorraine Fleming; Charlotte Dawson
Source:
Veterinary ophthalmology 2021 v.24 no.6 pp. 591-598
ISSN:
1463-5216
Subject:
blood; blood chemistry; cats; clinical examination; cross-sectional studies; feline infectious peritonitis; lymphoma; males; ophthalmology; purebreds; retrospective studies; veterinary schools; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the most common causes of endogenous feline uveitis in a UK referral population and to investigate associations based on signalment. METHODS: Retrospective multicenter cross‐sectional study from 2010 to 2019 including cats presented to the Animal Health Trust and the Royal Veterinary College with clinical signs consistent with uveitis. Cats wer ...
DOI:
10.1111/vop.12898

9. Acute and severe haemorrhage following pentosan polysulfate injection in a Cornish Rex

Author:
Miranda X Tong; Jessica F Romine; Michael R Hardcastle
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery open reports 2021 v.7 no.2 pp. 20551169211058650
ISSN:
2055-1169
Subject:
anemia; arthritis; blood transfusion; cardiomyopathy; cats; clinical examination; coumarin; edema; fluid therapy; glucosamine; heart failure; hematocrit; hemorrhage; liver; males; medicine; neck; patients; sodium; subcutaneous injection; thorax
Abstract:
... A 14-year-old male castrated Cornish Rex cat was referred for lethargy progressing rapidly to collapse in the hours following a subcutaneous injection of a product containing 100 mg/ml pentosan polysulfate sodium and 168 mg/ml glucosamine. Physical examination revealed the cat to be in hypotensive shock with swelling and interstitial oedema around the cranial thorax and caudal cervical regions wit ...
DOI:
10.1177/20551169211058650

10. Anaplastic Mammary Carcinoma in Cat

Author:
Maria Soares; Jorge Correia; Catarina Nascimento; Fernando Ferreira
Source:
Veterinary sciences 2021 v.8 no.5 pp. -
ISSN:
2306-7381
Subject:
breast neoplasms; cats; clinical examination; dogs; edema; epithelium; erythema; estrogen receptors; euthanasia; females; gastrointestinal system; immune response; immunohistochemistry; lymph nodes; mammary neoplasms (animal); metastasis; necropsy; progesterone receptors; prognosis; prostaglandin synthase; radiography; thoracic cavity
Abstract:
... Clinical, pathological, and immunohistochemical findings related to a feline mammary tumor with similar features to canine anaplastic mammary carcinoma are herein described for the first time. A female cat was presented for clinical evaluation with gastrointestinal signs, oedema, erythema, and painful lesion in the right inguinal region. Three weeks later, the mass had doubled in size and radiogra ...
DOI:
10.3390/vetsci8050077

11. Clinical case of life-threatening co-infection due to Dirofilaria immitis and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in a cat: First report of feline heartworm disease in Bulgaria

Author:
A. S. Tonev; Z. Kirkova; P. T. Iliev; A. Roussenov; T. Chaprazov; R. Roydev; N. Pirovski
Source:
Helminthologia 2021 v.58 no.1 pp. 106-114
ISSN:
1336-9083
Subject:
Aelurostrongylus; Dirofilaria immitis; Feline immunodeficiency virus; Otodectes cynotis; Toxocara cati; adrenal cortex hormones; adults; anorexia; blood; cats; clinical examination; doxycycline; electrocardiography; feces; head; heart; heartworms; lymph; males; mixed infection; neck; radiography; selamectin; serology; tachycardia; weight loss; Bulgaria
Abstract:
... The present report describes the first clinically manifested and serologically proven case of Dirofilaria immitis infection in a cat in Bulgaria. A 10-year-old intact male cat was referred to the Small Animal Clinic, Trakia University with a history of anorexia, weight loss, intermittent coughing and itching skin lesions on the head and neck. Physical examination revealed abnormal heart sounds and ...
DOI:
10.2478/helm-2021-0005

12. Clinical efficacy of sublingual allergen‐specific immunotherapy in 22 cats with atopic dermatitis

Author:
Rubén Foj; Isaac Carrasco; Federica Clemente; Fabia Scarampella; Anna Calvet; Ana Prats; Susana Vivancos; Pilar Brazís; Anna Puigdemont
Source:
Veterinary dermatology 2021 v.32 no.1 pp. 67
ISSN:
0959-4493
Subject:
atopic dermatitis; blood serum; cats; clinical examination; clinical trials; dust; immunotherapy; pruritus; veterinary medicine
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) has been deployed in humans and dogs; to the best of the authors’ knowledge, there are no published studies about the use of SLIT in cats. OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the clinical efficacy of SLIT in atopic cats sensitized to dust and storage mites, assessing immunological changes associated with SLIT treatment. ANIMALS: Twenty‐two client‐owned cats with clinic ...
DOI:
10.1111/vde.12926

13. Correlations between clinical signs and corneal cytology in feline eosinophilic keratoconjunctivitis

Author:
Danica R. Lucyshyn; William Vernau; David J. Maggs; Christopher J. Murphy; Brian C. Leonard
Source:
Veterinary ophthalmology 2021 v.24 no.6 pp. 620-626
ISSN:
1463-5216
Subject:
cats; clinical examination; collagen; cornea; eosinophils; fluorescein; keratoconjunctivitis; medical records; mineralization; ophthalmology; toxicology
Abstract:
... OBJECTIVE: To assess correlations between clinical and cytological features of feline eosinophilic keratoconjunctivitis at the time of cytological diagnosis. ANIMALS STUDIED: Fifteen client‐owned, domestic breed cats (18 eyes) examined between 2007 and 2019. PROCEDURES: An electronic search and medical record review of cats diagnosed with feline eosinophilic keratitis or keratoconjunctivitis (FEK) ...
DOI:
10.1111/vop.12909

14. Dirofilarioses in two cats in southern Italy

Author:
Rossella Panarese; Roberta Iatta; Riccardo Paolo Lia; Giuseppe Passantino; Stefano Ciccarelli; Floriana Gernone; Andrea Zatelli; Domenico Otranto
Source:
Parasitology research 2021 v.120 no.12 pp. 4247-4251
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Dirofilaria immitis; Dirofilaria repens; adults; cats; clinical examination; dirofilariasis; dogs; lymphoma; microfilariae; necropsy; parasitology; research; Italy
Abstract:
... Two cats infected by Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens, respectively, were taken to two different private practitioners for a clinical examination. The analyses conducted on the first cat revealed a microfilaraemia due to D. repens of 66 mfs/mL by a modified Knott’s test. No clinical signs of D. repens infection were observed in the cat. The animal was euthanised because of a lymphoma con ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-021-07127-6

15. Evaluation of clinical examination location on stress in cats: a randomized crossover trial

Author:
Francesca C Griffin; Wendy W Mandese; Penny S Reynolds; Alexis S Deriberprey; Alyssa C Blew
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery 2021 v.23 no.4 pp. 364-369
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
adults; anxiety; cats; clinical examination; confidence interval; cross-over studies; fearfulness; heart rate; hospitals; medicine; surgery
Abstract:
... The objective of this study was to quantify the effects of owner separation and physical examination location on fear, anxiety and stress (FAS) behavioral indicators in cats. The study was a prospective, non-blinded, randomized, two-period, two-treatment crossover trial. Healthy adult cats presenting for wellness or dental evaluations at a single veterinary teaching hospital received three physica ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X20959046

16. Gynaecomastia in a male neutered cat with an adrenal tumour and associated hyperprogesteronism, hypercortisolism and hyperaldosteronism

Author:
Jane Yu; Jason Lenord; Michelle Lau; Laurencie Brunel; Rachael Gray; Shannon L Donahoe; Lara Boland
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery open reports 2021 v.7 no.2 pp. 20551169211045640
ISSN:
2055-1169
Subject:
Cushing syndrome; adrenalectomy; aldosterone; blood serum; cats; clinical examination; computed tomography; dexamethasone; estradiol; fur; hematology; histopathology; males; medicine; neoplasms; overeating; progesterone; regrowth; renin; testosterone; urinalysis; weight loss
Abstract:
... A 7-year-old male neutered domestic longhair cat was presented with chronic progressive gynaecomastia, polydipsia, polyphagia, weight loss and poor fur regrowth. Sexualised behavioural changes were not reported and virilisation was not present on physical examination. Pertinent haematology, biochemistry and urinalysis findings at the time of referral included mild hypokalaemia. Left adrenomegaly a ...
DOI:
10.1177/20551169211045640

17. Hemipelvectomy to treat sarcoma of the proximal portion of the femur in a rabbit

Author:
Laura M. Homer; Nicholas J. Bacon
Source:
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2021 v.258 no.2 pp. 192-196
ISSN:
0003-1488
Subject:
biopsy; cadaver; cats; clinical examination; dissection; dogs; females; femur; histology; hospitals; lameness; pain; patients; pelvis; rabbits; radiography; sarcoma
Abstract:
... CASE DESCRIPTION A 7-year-old sexually intact female rabbit was admitted to the hospital because of a 6-month history of chronic right pelvic limb lameness. CLINICAL FINDINGS Clinical examination revealed a prominent right pelvic limb lameness and signs of pain on manipulation of the right hip joint, with a focal, well-defined soft tissue mass palpable in the right pelvic area. Pelvic radiography ...
DOI:
10.2460/javma.258.2.192

18. Investigation of the use of venlafaxine for treatment of refractory misdirected play and impulse-control aggression in a cat: A case report

Author:
Kevin Pflaum; Sara Bennett
Source:
Journal of veterinary behavior 2021 v.42 pp. 22-25
ISSN:
1558-7878
Subject:
aggression; anxiety; case studies; cats; clinical examination; fluoxetine; males; norepinephrine; patients; serotonin
Abstract:
... Venlafaxine was evaluated as treatment for refractory misdirected play and impulse-control aggression in a cat. The patient, a 6-year-old male castrated domestic short-hair, had been well controlled on fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor at 7.5 mg (1.4 mg/kg) PO q24 h. However, after 3 years of therapy, urinary retention was gradually developed. For this reason, the fluoxetine was ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jveb.2020.10.008

19. Overweight in Domestic Cats Living in Urban Areas of Italy: Risk Factors for an Emerging Welfare Issue

Author:
Laura Arena; Laura Menchetti; Silvana Diverio; Giovanna Guardini; Angelo Gazzano; Chiara Mariti
Source:
Animals 2021 v.11 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
body condition; body mass index; cats; clinical examination; demographic statistics; overweight; protective effect; questionnaires; regression analysis; risk factors; Italy
Abstract:
... Overweight is common in cats and has health and welfare implications. This study aimed to assess potential predictive/protective factors for feline overweight associated with owner management and their relationship with cat behavior and welfare. A questionnaire was administered to 197 owners to collect information about cat demographics, management, environment, dietary habits and behavior. The fe ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani11082246

20. Predictors of inflammatory lower airway disease in cats presented to the emergency room in respiratory distress: a case-control study

Author:
Nolan V Chalifoux; Kenneth J Drobatz; Erica L Reineke
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery 2021 v.23 no.12 pp. 1098-1108
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
blood gases; case-control studies; cats; clinical examination; cough; distress; medicine; patients; respiratory rate; surgery; survival rate
Abstract:
... The objective of the study was to identify whether venous blood gas (VBG) variables may serve as a predictor of inflammatory lower airway disease (ILAD) in cats presenting with respiratory distress. A secondary objective of this study was to compare the diagnostic utility of patient signalment, history and physical examination findings, as compared with VBG variables. The medical records of cats p ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X21996145