Posts for Archives: Publication
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Can clinical signs, clinicopathological findings and abdominal ultrasonography predict the site of histopathological abnormalities of the alimentary tract in cats?
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Effect of modified live or inactivated feline herpesvirus-1 parenteral vaccines on clinical and laboratory findings following viral challenge
ObjectivesThe objective was to investigate the effect of one dose of an inactivated feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1), feline calicivirus (FCV) and panleukopenia virus (FPV) vaccine (FVRCP) or one dose of a modified live (ML) FVRCP vaccine on clinical signs … -
Case-based clinical reasoning in feline medicine
Aim:This is Article 2 of a three-part series on clinical reasoning that encourages practitioners to explore and understand how they think and make case-based decisions. It is hoped that, in the process, they will learn to trust their intuition but, at the … -
Use of megestrol in cats
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Detection of Leptospira DNA in urine and presence of specific antibodies in outdoor cats in Germany
ObjectivesClinical manifestation of infection with Leptospira species in cats is rare. Nevertheless, cats can develop specific antibodies against the spirochetes after infection. In Canada, Taiwan and the USA it was recently demonstrated that naturally … -
Pharmacodynamics of alacepril in healthy cats
ObjectivesThe aims of this study were to investigate the pharmacodynamics of alacepril and to determine the appropriate dose for clinical usage in cats.MethodsSix experimental cats were used. Each cat received alacepril orally at a single dose of 1 mg/kg, … -
Clinical, pathological, immunohistochemical and molecular characterization of feline chronic gingivostomatitis
Veronica Machado Rolim, Saulo Petinatti Pavarini, Fabrício Souza Campos, Viviam Pignone, Cláudia Faraco, Marcelo de Souza Muccillo, Paulo Michel Roehe, Fernanda Viera Amorim da Costa, and David Driemeier J Feline Med Surg. Epub ahead of print 8 February … -
Dispelling myths and providing a way forward for the hyperthyroid cat
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Case-based clinical reasoning in feline medicine
Aim:This is Article 3 of a three-part series on clinical reasoning that encourages practitioners to explore and understand how they think and make case-based decisions. It is hoped that, in the process, they will learn to trust their intuition but, at the … -
Aetiology and pathogenesis of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in cats by histological examination
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to examine histologically intact and ruptured cranial cruciate ligaments in cats, in order to evaluate whether degeneration is a prerequisite for rupture.MethodsWe performed a histological examination of 50 intact and …