Posts for Archives: Publication
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Clinical/research abstracts accepted for presentation at ISFM Congress 2012
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Hyperammonaemia due to cobalamin malabsorption in a cat with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
A 10-year-old domestic shorthair cat showed anorexia, lethargy and ptyalism with hyperammonaemia. Portosystemic shunts were not identified by computed tomography angiography. Biopsy results revealed mild interstinal nephritis and no lesion in the liver. … -
Feline Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Practical relevance:Physiotherapy is highly valued within human medicine and relatively well established for canine patients. Despite a popular misconception that feline patients will not cooperate with such treatment, physiotherapy is now increasingly … -
Cerebral coenurosis in a cat caused by Taenia serialis: neurological, magnetic resonance imaging and pathological features
Clinical summary:A 4-year-old Birman cat was presented with marked obtundation and non-ambulatory tetraparesis. Two well-demarcated, intra-axial T2-hyperintense, T1-hypointense structures, which did not contrast enhance, were evident on magnetic resonance … -
Carotid artery pseudoaneurysm in a cat
Clinical summary:A 4-month-old female intact domestic shorthair cat presented to Kansas State University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital for investigation of a large, firmly adhered mass in the left mid-cervical region that developed after phlebotomy … -
Persistent right aortic arch and associated axial skeletal malformations in cats
Persistent right aortic arch (PRAA) in cats is an uncommon vascular anomaly with clinical signs referable to oesophageal obstruction. To our knowledge no reports of axial skeletal malformations concomitant to PRAA have been reported in cats. The aim of … -
Feline histoplasmosis: fluconazole therapy and identification of potential sources of Histoplasma species exposure
Feline histoplasmosis is a systemic fungal infection often treated with itraconazole, which can be cost-prohibitive for some clients. Additionally, although the clinical disease in cats has been documented, sources of Histoplasma species spore exposure in … -
Owner-assessed indices of quality of life in cats and the relationship to the presence of degenerative joint disease
This study evaluated the types of items owners consider important to their cats’ quality of life (QoL). We hypothesized that items contributing to QoL in cats are predominantly items requiring mobility. The objectives of the study were to describe the … -
Mutation analysis of GM1 gangliosidosis in a Siamese cat from Japan in the 1960s
GM1 gangliosidosis is a fatal, progressive neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations of the β-galactosidase (GLB1) gene. In feline GM1 gangliosidosis, a pathogenic mutation (c.1448G>C) of the feline GLB1 gene was identified in … -
Arterial Thromboembolism
Practical relevance: Feline arterial thromboembolism (ATE) is a common but devastating complication of myocardial disease, often necessitating euthanasia. A combination of endothelial dysfunction and blood stasis in the left atrium leads to local platelet …