Posts for Archives: Publication
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Feline abdominal ultrasonography: What’s normal? What’s abnormal? Renal pelvis, ureters and urinary bladder
Practical relevance:Abdominal ultrasound plays a vital role in the diagnostic work-up of many cats presenting to general and specialist practitioners. Ultrasound examination of the urinary tract provides important information useful in the investigation … -
Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in cats: European guidelines from the ABCD on prevention and management
Overview:Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a common obligate intracellular microsporidian parasite of rabbits that is increasingly recognised as a pathogen of cats and other mammalian species. These guidelines aim to review the literature on feline E cuniculi … -
Clinical/research abstracts accepted for presentation at ISFM Congress 2020
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Development of a checklist for the detection of degenerative joint disease-associated pain in cats
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to develop an evidence-based, clinically expedient checklist to identify cats likely to have degenerative joint disease (DJD)-associated pain.MethodsData were compiled from previously conducted studies that employed a … -
Training tom cats for semen collection using an artificial vagina: a retrospective study
ObjectivesOwing to the lack of literature on training cats to use an artificial vagina (AV), we performed a retrospective study on the success of training tom cats for semen collection using an AV.MethodsRecords from training 20 cats (2009 until 2019) for … -
Comparison of a novel extracapsular suture technique with a standard fabellotibial suture technique for cranial cruciate ligament repair using a custom-made limb-press model in cats
ObjectivesThe aim of our study was to compare the standard fabellotibial suture with Mini TightRope fixation for the treatment of a cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture using a feline custom-made limb press.MethodsCadaveric hindlimbs of 10 cats were … -
Evaluation of eutectic lidocaine/prilocaine cream for jugular blood sampling in cats
ObjectivesThe study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a eutectic lidocaine/prilocaine cream (EMLA cream; Astra Pharmaceuticals) in reducing pain and reaction to venepuncture during jugular blood sampling in cats after a 30-min topical application time…. -
Feline abdominal ultrasonography: what’s normal? what’s abnormal? The kidneys and perinephric space
Practical relevance:Abdominal ultrasound plays a vital role in the diagnostic work-up of many cats presenting to general and specialist practitioners. Ultrasound examination of the kidneys and perinephric space can provide important information on several … -
Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in cats: A literature review to raise clinical awareness
Practical relevance:Granulocytic anaplasmosis is a disease in humans and animals caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum within the family Anaplasmataceae. The pathogen is transmitted by ticks of the Ixodes species. Infections with … -
Role of vector-borne pathogens in the development of fever in cats: 2. Tick- and sandfly-associated diseases
Practical relevance:There has been increasing identification of vector-borne pathogens in cats presented to veterinary clinics around the world for evaluation of fever and the associated secondary effects, such as signs of depression and loss of appetite….