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Retrospective analysis of the effect of acid-suppressant therapy on clinicopathologic parameters of cats with chronic kidney disease
ObjectivesThe aim was to retrospectively evaluate the effects of acid-suppressant therapy in a population of cats with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The study objectives were to evaluate the effects of acid-suppressant therapy on clinicopathologic … -
Peculiarities of feline hyperadrenocorticism: Update on diagnosis and treatment
Practical relevance:Hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) is a relatively uncommon endocrinopathy of older cats, with a mean age at diagnosis of 10 years. In addition to pituitary-dependent and adrenal-dependent hypercortisolism, clinical signs of HAC can result … -
Safety of oral and intravenous mycophenolate mofetil in healthy cats
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and clinical effects of intravenous (IV) and oral mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in healthy cats.MethodsA total of 24 healthy adult cats weighing >3.5 kg were either given IV MMF (over a 2 h infusion)… -
Previously undescribed vitamin D C-3 epimer occurs in substantial amounts in the blood of cats
ObjectivesThe aim of this report is to describe the identification of a novel vitamin D metabolite, a C-3, alpha-epimer of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (3-epi-25(OH)D3), in serum and plasma extracts of cat blood and compare its abundance in cat, dog and rat … -
Use of computed tomography imaging during long-term follow-up of nine feline tuberculosis cases
Case series summaryFeline tuberculosis is an increasingly recognised potential zoonosis of cats. Treatment is challenging and prognosis can vary greatly between cases. Pulmonary infection requires extended courses of antibiotics, but methodologies for … -
Effect of age, sex and body weight on the serum concentrations of cobalamin and folate in cats consuming a consistent diet
ObjectivesMultiple feline diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, liver and biliary tract are known to cause abnormal serum cobalamin and folate concentrations. Measuring the serum concentration of these vitamins can therefore be a … -
Assessment of real-time PCR cycle threshold values in Microsporum canis culture-positive and culture-negative cats in an animal shelter: a field study
ObjectivesReal-time PCR provides quantitative information, recorded as the cycle threshold (Ct) value, about the number of organisms detected in a diagnostic sample. The Ct value correlates with the number of copies of the target organism in an inversely … -
Diagnosis of pancreatic disease in feline platynosomosis
ObjectivesPlatynosomum species are cat-specific parasitic trematodes that parasitize the biliary ducts and gall bladder. Due to the common connection to the major duodenal papilla of the pancreas and common bile ducts in addition to the periductal … -
Frequency, clinicopathological features and phylogenetic analysis of feline morbillivirus in cats in Istanbul, Turkey
ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to investigate feline morbillivirus (FmoPV) frequency, phylogeny and associated pathology in cats in Istanbul, Turkey.MethodsSamples from sick (n = 96) and dead (n = 15) cats were analysed using reverse transcription … -
Percutaneous cholecystocentesis in cats with suspected hepatobiliary disease
ObjectivesThe objective was to evaluate the safety and diagnostic utility of percutaneous ultrasound-guided cholecystocentesis (PUC) in cats with suspected hepatobiliary disease.MethodsMedical records of 83 cats with suspected hepatobiliary disease that …