Background: Feline leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is often associated with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection; however, the role and clinical significance of this coinfection...
Insurance carrier, Physicians Mutual, has added coverage for pets, with the addition of Physicians Mutual Pet. The coverage would include cats and dogs.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of metronomic chemotherapy in the palliative treatment of various malignant oral tumors in dogs. Our focus was to determine the effect of treatment...
The ICU census was searched for dogs (n = 466), and cats (n = 97) hospitalized within the ICU between January 2016 and January 2019 in whom blood gas with co-oximetry was performed.
VCA Animal Hospitals shares tips and information for pet owners on care concerns for cats, dogs, and others during the summer months. These can include risks from heat, plants, and traveling.
Objectives: Measurement of free T4 by analogue immunoassay (fT4a) is popular but its ability to differentiate hypothyroidism from non-thyroidal illness (NTI) is unclear. The aims were to assess fT4a...
In recent years, advances in diagnostics and deep sequencing technologies have led to the identification and characterization of novel viruses in cats as protoparviruses and chaphamaparvoviruses,...
Subaortic stenosis (SAS) is a commonly diagnosed canine congenital cardiac defect, with severe forms of carrying a poor long-term prognosis. To date, an effective treatment strategy has not been...
A non adjuvanted vaccine against feline herpesvirus, feline calicivirus, feline panleucopenia, and feline leukemia has been formulated in reduced volume (0.5 ml) with the same antigen content as the...
Free-roaming cat population estimates in the United States range from 10 million to 114 million cats, and pet owners whose cats spend time outdoors contribute to these numbers.
Practical relevance: The femur is the most commonly fractured bone in cats. Femoral fractures usually result from high-velocity trauma such as a road traffic accident or fall from a height and, as...
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a systemic immune-mediated inflammatory perivasculitis that occurs in a minority of cats infected with feline coronavirus (FCoV).
Although feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC) distresses of many cats, its pathogenesis is unknown and the diagnosis is challenging. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are metabolized into various lipid...
