Posts for Archives: Publication
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Reconstruction of a large diaphragmatic defect in a kitten using small intestinal submucosa (SIS)
A double-layer sheet of small intestinal submucosa (SIS) was used to reconstruct a large chronic diaphragmatic defect in a 4-month-old kitten. The SIS graft was easy to use, postoperative recovery was uneventful, no side effects of the SIS implant were … -
Senior Cats: Untangling the Problems of these Special Patients
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Use of thyroid scintigraphy and pituitary immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of spontaneous hypothyroidism in a mature cat
A 12-year old, castrated male domestic shorthair cat presented with a 2-year history of poor hair coat, seborrhea, generalized pruritus and otitis externa. Low circulating concentrations of total serum thyroxine (TT4) and free thyroxine (fT4) and an … -
Sonographic pleural fluid volume estimation in cats
The aims of this study were to evaluate whether a recently published study used to objectively monitor pleural fluid volumes in dogs could be successfully employed in cats and secondly to assess its accuracy. Eleven feline cadavers were selected. Using … -
Synovial cyst of the fifth digit in a cat
A synovial cyst of the fifth digit of the left forelimb in a 15-year-old cat was diagnosed. Radiographs showed severe osteoarthritis of the interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joints with soft tissue swelling. An ultrasound examination of the digit … -
Brachycephalia – a Bastardisation of what Makes Cats Special
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HER-2/neu (c-erbB-2) oncoprotein in hyperplastic endometrial polyps detected in two cats
The presence of HER-2/neu (c-erbB-2) oncoprotein, oestrogen-α receptor (ER), and progesterone receptor (PR) in hyperplastic endometrial polyps (EPs) of two cats with cystic endometrial hyperplasia-pyometra (CEH-P) complex was investigated. … -
Concentration of D-dimers in healthy cats and sick cats with and without disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
The objective of this prospective study was to measure concentrations of D-dimers in 48 cats with various diseases and in 20 healthy cats to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity for D-dimers to diagnose disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). … -
Cutaneous carriage of Malassezia species in healthy and seborrhoeic Sphynx cats and a comparison to carriage in Devon Rex cats
Cutaneous carriage of Malassezia species yeast was investigated in 32 Sphynx cats, and in 10 domestic shorthair (DSH) cats. Samples for mycological culture were taken using contact plates and swabs at seven sites in each cat (left and right axillae and … -
Feline Panleukopenia: ABCD Guidelines on Prevention and Management
Overview Feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) infects all felids as well as raccoons, mink and foxes. This pathogen may survive in the environment for several months and is highly resistant to some disinfectants.Infection Transmission occurs via the faecal-…