Posts for Archives: Publication
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Tracheobronchial foreign bodies in cats: a retrospective study of 12 cases
ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to evaluate age, sex, breed, clinical signs, time between onset of signs and presentation, diagnostic procedures, method of extraction, location and nature of foreign bodies (FBs) in confirmed cases of tracheobronchial … -
Pharmacokinetics of meropenem after intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous administration to cats
ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to describe the pharmacokinetics and predicted efficacy of meropenem after intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SC) administration to cats at a single dose of 10 mg/kg.MethodsFive adult healthy cats … -
Effect of intramuscular methadone on pharmacokinetic data and thermal and mechanical nociceptive thresholds in the cat
ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to assess simultaneous pharmacokinetics and thermal and mechanical antinociception after intramuscular methadone (0.6 mg/kg) in 10 cats.MethodsThermal and mechanical threshold (TT and MT, respectively) testing and blood … -
Influence of two administration rates of alfaxalone at induction on its relative potency in cats: a pilot study
ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to evaluate, in a controlled, randomised, masked clinical trial, the influence of administration rate of alfaxalone at induction on its relative potency in cats and to report the incidence of cardiorespiratory adverse … -
Evaluation of cranial tibial and extensor carpi radialis reflexes before and after anesthetic block in cats
ObjectivesThis study aimed to test the extensor carpi radialis and cranial tibial reflexes in cats before and after anesthetic block of the brachial and lumbosacral plexus, respectively, to determine whether they depend on a myotatic reflex arc.Methods… -
Evaluation of a modified Karnofsky score to assess physical and psychological wellbeing of cats in a hospital setting
ObjectivesThe Karnofsky score (KS) modified for cats, a scoring system to rate health and quality of life (QOL) in cats, is used in clinical trials, but its reliability and validity are yet to be determined. The present study aims to evaluate the … -
What is ‘healthy’? Establishing reference intervals in feline medicine
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Efficacy of antiviral chemotherapy for retrovirus-infected cats
Global importance:The two feline retroviruses, feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV), are global and widespread, but differ in their potential to cause disease.Viral infection – FIV:FIV, a lentivirus that shares many … -
Cytauxzoonosis
Practical relevance:Cytauxzoonosis is a life-threatening hematoprotozoal disease with a rapidly progressive clinical course. Once considered a rare disease only relevant to a small geographic area, it is now recognized in more than about a third of the … -
Evaluation of intranasal vaccine administration and high-dose interferon- α2b therapy for treatment of chronic upper respiratory tract infections in shelter cats
Clinical signs of upper respiratory tract infection can be hard to manage in cats, particularly those in shelters. In this study, clinical data were collected from chronically ill (3–4 weeks’ duration) cats with suspected feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1) or …