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Combined spinal and general anaesthesia in 58 cats undergoing various surgical procedures: description of technique and retrospective perioperative evaluation
ObjectivesThe aim of this retrospective study was to describe the spinal anaesthesia (SA) technique and evaluate the incidence of perioperative complications in cats.MethodsThe anaesthetic records of cats of American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical … -
Hypertensive ocular disease in cats: A guide to fundic lesions to facilitate early diagnosis
Practical relevance:Systemic hypertension is common in older cats and can result in damage to organs with a rich arteriolar supply such as the eyes, kidneys, myocardium and brain. Hypertensive disease in these organs is known as target organ damage (TOD). … -
MRI in 30 cats with traumatic brain injury
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the MRI findings in cats following traumatic brain injury (TBI), and establish which features identified might correlate with prognosis.MethodsThe magnetic resonance images of 30 cats with clinical signs … -
Effects of oral trazodone on echocardiographic and hemodynamic variables in healthy cats
ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of oral trazodone on echocardiographic variables, heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) in healthy cats.MethodsClient-owned domestic cats between 2 and 8 years of age were recruited. Cats … -
Feline upper respiratory tract infection and disease in Australia
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to conduct a comprehensive assessment of feline infectious upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) and disease (URTD) in Australian cats.MethodsLaboratory data demonstrating URTI from feline URTD multiplex PCR panel (… -
Use of maropitant for the control of pruritus in non-flea, non-food-induced feline hypersensitivity dermatitis: an open-label, uncontrolled pilot study
ObjectivesNon-flea, non-food-induced hypersensitivity dermatitis (NFNFIHD) is a common inflammatory and pruritic skin disease in cats. When avoidance and conventional systemic immunosuppressive treatments fail to control the clinical signs, there are … -
A specific immunoassay for detection of feline kidney injury molecule 1
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to design and carry out a preliminary evaluation of a urine point-of-care test for kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1) in healthy and diseased cats.MethodsPart of the feline KIM-1 gene was amplified, ligated into a plasmid … -
Clinical features of cats with aqueous tear deficiency: a retrospective case series of 10 patients (17 eyes)
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to describe the clinical findings, diagnostic test results and response to therapy of cats with Schirmer tear test 1 (STT-1) values below the reference interval.MethodsThe medical records of three institutions were … -
Diagnosis of non-effusive feline infectious peritonitis by reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR from mesenteric lymph node fine-needle aspirates
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate a feline coronavirus (FCoV) reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) on fine-needle aspirates (FNAs) from mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) collected in sterile saline for the purpose of diagnosing non-… -
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