Posts for Archives: Publication
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Reference interval for rectal temperature in healthy confined adult cats
Objectives:Despite the common use of rectal temperature for assessing health and identifying infectious diseases in cats, there is little evidence to support frequently cited feline reference intervals for rectal temperature. Body temperature measurements … -
Systematic review of the behavioural assessment of pain in cats
ObjectivesThe objectives were to review systematically the range of assessment tools used in cats to detect the behavioural expression of pain and the evidence of their quality; and to examine behavioural metrics (considering both the sensory and … -
Detection of feline coronavirus in cerebrospinal fluid for diagnosis of feline infectious peritonitis in cats with and without neurological signs
ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of a real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (real-time RT-PCR) detecting feline coronavirus (FCoV) RNA in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of cats with and … -
JFMS Open Reports – innovation in feline veterinary publishing
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Understanding genetics: why should vets care?
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection of domestic cats: 16 cases from the northeastern USA
ObjectivesAnaplasma phagocytophilum is an Ixodes species-transmitted rickettsial organism that is occasionally associated with clinical abnormalities in humans, ruminants, horses, dogs and cats. While serological evidence of A phagocytophilum exposure is … -
Serum ionised calcium as a prognostic risk factor in the clinical course of pancreatitis in cats
ObjectivesThe aims of the study were to assess the possible effects of sex, age and breed on the evolution of pancreatitis, and to understand if low values of serum ionised calcium ([Ca2+i]) can be considered as a prognostic risk factor for determining … -
Preliminary investigation of the thermal antinociceptive effects of codeine in cats
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the potential thermal antinociceptive effects of oral administration of a single dose of codeine in cats compared with positive (buprenorphine) and negative (saline 0.9%) controls.MethodsSix adult healthy … -
Haematological and biochemical reference intervals in adult Maine Coon cat blood donors
ObjectivesThe objectives of this study were to derive Maine Coon haematological and biochemical reference intervals (RIs) from adult healthy blood donors, to validate (or reject) the use of published RIs for the general feline population in this breed, … -
Beyond-use date determination of buprenorphine buccal solution using a stability-indicating high-performance liquid chromatographic assay
ObjectivesThe objectives of this study included developing and validating a stability-indicating high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method with ultraviolet (UV) detection for the determination of buprenorphine in a buccal solution for …