Posts for Archives: Publication
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Surgical management of an incidentally diagnosed true pleuroperitoneal hernia in a cat
Diaphragmatic defects in cats are common and most frequently occur as a result of trauma.1 Congenital diaphragmatic defects include peritoneopericardial hernias, hiatal hernias and, infrequently, true diaphragmatic, or pleuroperitoneal, hernias. Only … -
Dermoid Cysts Presenting as Enlarged Thyroid Glands in a Cat
A 5-year-old spayed female cat was evaluated for hyperthyroidism based on an elevated free thyroxine (T4) measurement and bilaterally enlarged symmetric subcutaneous masses in the area of the thyroid glands. Physical examination revealed bilateral … -
Intra-lesional amphotericin B—Worth a try, maybe for lots of things, but we need more data!
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Intralesional amphotericin B in a cat with refractory localised sporotrichosis
The present report concerns a case of sporotrichosis in a 3-year-old male crossbred cat. After 9 months of oral itraconazole (20 mg/kg) therapy, all skin lesions had resolved with the exception of a single nodular lesion located on the bridge of the nose. … -
FIP – a disease full of curiosities
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Quadrigeminal Cyst Management by Cystoperitoneal Shunt in a 4-year-old Persian Cat
Quadrigeminal cysts represent intracranial cystic accumulations of cerebrospinal fluid within the arachnoid mater at the level of the quadrigeminal cistern. Quadrigeminal cysts are rare in cats, with only one previous report in the veterinary literature. … -
Two cases of feline ectromelia: Autopodium ectromelia associated with humero-ulnar synostosis and zeugopodium ectromelia
Congenital limb deformities are rarely reported in cats. This paper describes the radiographic findings of congenital forelimb malformations in two cats. The radiographic changes were suggestive of an autopodium ectromelia associated with humero-ulnar … -
Evaluation of cardiorespiratory effects of combinations of dexmedetomidine and atropine in cats
The cardiovascular effects of dexmedetomidine alone or in combination with atropine were studied in six cats. Cats underwent four treatments in a randomized crossover design as follows: DEX15, saline+dexmedetomidine 15 μg/kg; DEX30, saline+dexmedetomidine … -
Feline Myocardial Disease
Clinical challenges The diagnosis, prognosis and clinical management of feline myocardial disease (cardiomyopathy, CM) represent controversial areas in veterinaty cardiology. Diagnosis is challenging primarily because of the complex classification of … -
Immunohistochemical features of proliferative marker and basement membrane components of two feline inductive odontogenic tumours
Feline inductive odontogenic tumour (FIOT) is a rare and interesting odontogenic neoplasm in which the odontogenic epithelium has inductive potential to form aggregated foci of dental pulp-like mesenchymal cells. Two male cats aged 11 and 10 months …