Posts for Archives: Publication
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Tools for managing feline problem behaviours: Environmental and behavioural modification
Practical relevance:Problem feline behaviour can be managed successfully by early diagnosis and intervention, good first-aid advice in veterinary practice and then, if necessary, a referral to a suitably qualified behaviourist for those cases that are … -
Tools for managing feline problem behaviours: Psychoactive medications
Practical relevance:When a cat is presented for evaluation of a problem behaviour, it is likely that the cat’s wellbeing is negatively affected by the condition. In addition, the owners and any other animals around the cat may also be experiencing … -
Feline histoplasmosis presenting with bone and joint involvement: clinical and diagnostic findings in 25 cats
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to describe clinical and diagnostic findings in cats with bone and joint disease associated with histoplasmosis.MethodsMedical records from between 2011 and 2017 were reviewed. Inclusion criteria required: (1) diagnosis … -
Assessment of menace response in neurologically and ophthalmologically healthy cats: methodological issue
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A closer look at the health of cats showing urinary house-soiling (periuria): a case-control study
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to perform a case-control medical evaluation of cats from multi-cat households presenting with inappropriate latrining and spraying behavior.MethodsOwners of 18 ‘spraying’ and 23 ‘latrining’ cats with normal control … -
Pharmacokinetics of furosemide after intravenous, oral and transdermal administration to cats
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to determine the pharmacokinetics of furosemide in cats following intravenous (IV), oral and transdermal administration.MethodsThis study used six healthy adult cats in a three-phase design to compare plasma furosemide … -
Incidence and types of preceding and subsequent fractures in cats with patellar fracture and dental anomaly syndrome
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to document the incidence of preceding and subsequent fractures to the patellar fractures in cats with patellar fractures and dental anomaly syndrome.MethodsRecords of cats with patellar fracture and dental anomaly … -
Comparison between methadone and buprenorphine within the QUAD protocol for perioperative analgesia in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the analgesic efficacy of methadone vs buprenorphine within the QUAD protocol for anaesthesia in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy.MethodsOne hundred and twenty cats were recruited to an assessor-blinded,… -
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Clinical, histological and prognostic features of a novel nail-bed lesion of cats: 41 cases
ObjectivesThere is a distinct subset of lesions arising on the digits of cats, located at or close to the nail-bed epithelium, which are typically composed of proliferative fibroblast-like cells, multinucleate giant cells and areas of osseous metaplasia, …