Posts for Archives: Publication
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Disseminated Mycobacterium avium subspecies infection in a cat
An 18-month-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat, domiciled in the southwest of France, was first presented having suffered for a few days from dysorexia and vomiting. Abdominal palpation revealed lymph node enlargement. Cytological examinations of a … -
Food Allergy in the Cat: A Diagnosis by Elimination
Practical relevance Food allergy is recognized as a cause of non-seasonal dermatologic disease and pruritus in cats, though its exact prevalence remains unknown. Feline food allergy can also be associated with gastrointestinal, neurologic, respiratory and … -
Nasopharyngeal Trichobezoar Foreign Body in a Cat
Case summary A 5-year-old male neutered indoor cat presented for evaluation and treatment of an acute onset of nasal discharge and open-mouth breathing of 3 days’ duration. He had been treated for asthma prior to presentation, but his clinical signs were … -
Clinicopathological findings and disease staging of feline infectious peritonitis: 51 cases from 2003 to 2009 in Taiwan
Fifty-one cats histopathologically confirmed to have been naturally infected by feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), were collected to analyse the clinical and laboratory findings and to characterise disease staging. Effusive FIP was found in 33 cats, non-… -
Canine parvovirus type 2c infection in a kitten associated with intracranial abscess and convulsions
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and palatability of meloxicam 0.5 mg/ml oral suspension, compared to ketoprofen tablets in cats suffering from painful acute locomotor disorders. This single blinded, positively-controlled, randomised, … -
Mycoplasma felis-associated meningoencephalomyelitis in a cat
Mycoplasmas are frequently isolated from many animal species. In domestic cats, mycoplasmas may be isolated from respiratory and ocular mucosae, but other sites are also occasionally colonized by these organisms. No cases of Mycoplasma species-associated … -
The Fight Against Some Formidable Fungal Foes
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Invasive Mould Infections of the Naso-Orbital Region of Cats: A Case Involving Aspergillus Fumigatus and an Aetiological Review
Case and context This report describes a cat diagnosed with sinonasal-orbital Aspergillus fumigatus infection using advanced imaging, histopathology and culture. Aetiology, clinical aspects and treatment of this rare and devastating infection are … -
Mastocytaemia in cats: Prevalence, detection and quantification methods, haematological associations and potential implications in 30 cats with mast cell tumours
The significance of mastocytaemia in cats is different from that in dogs because it appears exclusively associated with mast cell neoplasia. The prevalence of mastocytaemia was 0.05% of all feline submissions to a private laboratory and 43% in cats with … -
NT-proBNP measurement fails to reliably identify subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Maine Coon cats
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of measuring plasma NT-proBNP concentration as a screening tool in cats with varying severity of subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Plasma NT-proBNP concentration was measured in 35 cats that …