Posts for Archives: Publication
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Evaluation of gastroprotectant administration in hospitalized cats in a tertiary referral hospital
ObjectivesThe primary objective of this study was to evaluate the prescription patterns and appropriateness of the use of gastroprotectant medication in cats.MethodsPharmacy dispensation logs from an academic tertiary referral center were reviewed between … -
Cat Friendly Practice improves feline visits, resulting in increased laboratory testing and increased diagnosis of certain common feline conditions
ObjectivesCat Friendly Practices (CFPs) were compared with non-CFP control practices to determine whether CFPs had an increased proportion of clinical visits, number of visits per cat per year and inclusion of diagnostic testing. To measure diagnostic … -
Surgical Management Of Feline Biliary Tract Disease: Decision-making and techniques
Practical relevance:Diseases of the hepatobiliary system are not uncommon in first-opinion practice. The anatomy of the feline hepatobiliary tract differs from that of dogs and may predispose cats to inflammatory hepatobiliary disease. Case management can … -
Feline radial and ulnar diaphyseal fractures: a retrospective study of 49 cases comparing single bone fixation and dual bone fixation
ObjectivesThe objectives of this study were to report the complications in radial and ulnar diaphyseal fractures in cats and to compare the differences in outcome between single and dual bone internal fixation.MethodsMedical records between 2004 and 2022 … -
Abdominal ultrasonographic findings of cats with feline infectious peritonitis: an update
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to describe the abdominal ultrasonographic findings in cats with confirmed or presumed feline infectious peritonitis (FIP).MethodsThis was a retrospective study performed in an academic veterinary hospital. The … -
Feline ventral abdominal wall angiosarcoma: haemangiosarcoma or lymphangiosarcoma? Clinical and pathological characteristics in nine cases
ObjectivesAngiosarcomas are rare malignant mesenchymal neoplasms of endothelial cell origin with a predilection to the ventral abdominal wall in cats. Larger case series describing this entity are lacking.MethodsTwo referral centre laboratory databases … -
Cat alpha-1-acid glycoprotein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: performance characteristics and reference intervals
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate performance of a feline-specific ELISA for the measurement of alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) and to establish a reference interval (RI).MethodsSurplus serum samples with low (~200 µg/ml), medium (~450 µg/ml)… -
Chronic axillary wounds in cats: what do we know and how should we manage them?
Practical relevance:Axillary wounds most often occur in outdoor cats that wear a collar, typically after having been missing. These wounds are commonly chronic and indolent in nature, and although there is so far no consensus on an explanation for this, … -
Biomechanical evaluation of three fixation methods in a feline transverse patella fracture model
ObjectivesThis study aimed to compare the biomechanical properties of three stabilisation techniques in feline patella transverse fractures and select the strongest method with potentially minimal complications.MethodsPatella fracture was simulated in 27 … -
Reversible positioning head tilt observed in 14 cats with hypokalaemic myopathy
Case series summaryPositioning head tilt (PHT) is a dynamic neurological sign in which the head tilts to the opposite side to which it is moving. This sign is triggered in response to head movement and is thought to be due to the lack of inhibition of …