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Assessment of intravenous adipose-derived allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of feline chronic kidney disease: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial in eight cats
ObjectivesFeline chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis, and inflammation contributes to the progression of renal fibrosis. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have demonstrated anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic … -
Pharmacokinetics of minocycline in domestic cats
ObjectivesRecently, the increased cost and decreased availability of doxycycline has sparked an interest in using minocycline as an alternative. The purpose of this study was to determine the pharmacokinetics of minocycline in domestic cats in order to … -
Highly pathogenic beta-hemolytic streptococcal infections in cats from an institutionalized hoarding facility and a multi-species comparison
ObjectivesTwo hundred and thirty-four cats removed from an institutionalized hoarding facility (IHF) demonstrated severe, atypical pyogenic infections. The objective of this study was to document the various syndromes and determine the etiology of the … -
Lack of effects of intramuscular medetomidine on intraocular pressure in clinically normal cats
ObjectivesThis study aimed to determine the effects of intramuscular medetomidine on the results of tonometry in healthy cats.MethodsSixteen healthy cats were randomly divided into two groups of eight cats. The first group was sedated with intramuscular … -
Clinical and laboratory features of cats with feline infectious peritonitis – a retrospective study of 231 confirmed cases (2000–2010)
ObjectivesThe objectives of this study were to review signalment, clinical signs and laboratory features in a large number of naturally occurring cases of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), and to evaluate potential changes in diagnostic criteria for … -
Identification of Cytauxzoon felis infection in domestic cats from southern Illinois
ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to document Cytauxzoon felis infection in domestic cats from southern Illinois.MethodsDiagnosis of cytauxzoonosis was based upon clinical signs of illness and detection of piroplasms within erythrocytes on … -
Adjuvant chemotherapy with mitoxantrone for cats with mammary carcinomas treated with radical mastectomy
ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to investigate the disease-free interval, survival time and adverse events of a combined treatment approach in cats with mammary malignant tumors using radical mastectomy and adjuvant mitoxantrone.MethodsAll cats … -
Trans-pinnal movement of methimazole: an in vitro study showing that methimazole can cross from the inner to outer pinna of cats
ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to determine if methimazole applied in a transdermal formulation to the internal pinna will cross to the external pinna in an in vitro Franz cell model.MethodsThe ears from six cats were harvested soon after death. Whole … -
Bias in feline plasma biochemistry results between three in-house analysers and a commercial laboratory analyser: results should not be directly compared
In-house analysers are commonplace in small animal practices but cannot be calibrated by the operator; therefore, any bias in the generated plasma analyte values cannot be corrected. Guidelines such as grading of renal disease and published reference … -
Familial cardiomyopathy in Norwegian Forest cats
Norwegian Forest cats (NFCs) are often listed as a breed predisposed to cardiomyopathy, but the characteristics of cardiomyopathy in this breed have not been described. The aim of this preliminary study was to report the features of NFC cardiomyopathy …