Posts for Archives: Publication
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Hair Balls in Cats
Practical relevance:Vomiting of hair balls is a common problem in domestic cats, to the extent that it is considered by many owners and veterinarians to be a normal feline behaviour. Whether this is ever the case remains unclear but in most shorthaired … -
Haemobartonella Felis: Recent Developments in Diagnosis and Treatment
Haemobartonella felis is a pleomorphic uncultivated wall-less haemotrophic bacterial parasite. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences from a number of isolates of H felis has demonstrated that these bacteria are most closely related to species … -
The Feline AB Blood Group System and its Importance in Transfusion Medicine
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Ultrasound Aspects of Fetal and Extrafetal Structures in Pregnant Cats
Prenatal feline fetal growth and utero-placental development were ultrasonographically evaluated using an ultrasound scanner with a 10 MHz sector probe. Uterus, placenta, embryo, fetus and fetal membranes in 16 pregnant cats were monitored during the … -
Anatomy of the Patent Ductus Venosus in the Cat
The biplanar mesenteric vein portovenograms of 10 cats with left divisional intrahepatic portosystemic shunts consistent with a patent ductus venosus (PDV) were reviewed. A corrosion cast of the hepatic portal vasculature was made post mortem from one … -
Primary Right Atrium Haemangiosarcoma in a Cat
Primary cardiac neoplasms are rare in animals. Hemangiosarcoma is the most common primary cardiac tumour in the dog, but has not been reported in the cat.We describe the clinical signs, the gross examination, and the morphological and immunohistochemical … -
What is So Special about Feline Diabetes Mellitus?
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Clinical Application of Plasma Clearance of Iohexol on Feline Patients
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was estimated by plasma clearance of iohexol (PCio) in 52 conscious cats presented for a variety of reasons to Angel Animal Hospital over a 2-year period. Cats were divided into four groups according to their clinical … -
The Age of Electronic Publishing
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Feline Acute Pancreatitis—Important Species Differences