Posts for Archives: Publication
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Regional brain perfusion in 12 cats measured with technetium-99m-ethyl cysteinate dimer pinhole single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
With the use of perfusion tracers, in vivo examination of the regional cerebral blood flow in cats can be performed with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Reliable perfusion data of normal, healthy cats are necessary for future clinical … -
Suspected muscarinic mushroom intoxication in a cat
A 3-year-old domestic shorthair cat was witnessed ingesting mushrooms and developed signs of muscarine intoxication. After stabilisation and treatment with atropine the cat recovered well and was discharged from hospital in 2 days. This report describes … -
Clinical outcome in 19 cats with clinical and magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of ischaemic myelopathy (2000–2011)
Previous publications on ischaemic myelopathy in cats are limited to single case reports and small case series. The overall prognosis appears poor, with 42% of cats being euthanased. In this study the clinical outcome of 19 cats with a presumptive … -
Serum thymidine kinase activity in clinically healthy and diseased cats: a potential biomarker for lymphoma
The thymidine kinases are enzymes that convert deoxythymidine to deoxythymidine monophosphate and have a function in DNA synthesis. Rapidly proliferating cells will have higher levels of thymidine kinase. Serum thymidine kinase activity (sTK) is a useful … -
Book Review: Small animal surgery
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High incidence of ‘Dag-like’ sperm defect in the domestic cat
The occurrence of a high incidence of sperm tail defects in a male domestic cat resembling the known ‘Dag-like’ defect is reported. Sperm analyses were performed in ejaculated samples collected by an artificial vagina and in testicular and epididymal … -
A retrospective analysis of the effects of meloxicam on the longevity of aged cats with and without overt chronic kidney disease
The study sought to examine the effect of long-term meloxicam treatment on the survival of cats with and without naturally-occurring chronic kidney disease at the initiation of therapy. The databases of two feline-only clinics were searched for cats older … -
Temporal lobe epilepsy in a cat with a pyriform lobe oligodendroglioma and hippocampal necrosis
A 14-year-old male domestic shorthair cat presented with an acute onset of aggressive behaviour, fear and hypersalivation. Neurological examination revealed bilateral mydriasis and left-sided facial twitching and hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging (… -
Book Review: Veterinary hematology – a diagnostic guide and color atlas
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Comparison of how well conscious cats tolerate blood pressure measurement from the radial and coccygeal arteries
Hypertension is a common condition of older cats and acquiring clinically relevant and repeatable blood pressure (BP) measurements in conscious cats is important in its diagnosis and management. The most common sites for indirect BP measurement in the cat …