Optimally treated dogs lived significantly longer than variably treated dogs
Background: Superficial necrolytic dermatitis (SND) in dogs is a rare disorder most commonly associated with hepatocutaneous syndrome. Although often reported as fatal, sporadically reported...
Veterinary hospital network, Banfield Pet Hospital, has released findings from a new survey that points to shifts toward pet owners choosing to stay home with pets over socializing. According to the...
To evaluate outcomes of dogs with parathyroid carcinoma (PTC) treated by surgical excision and to describe the incidence of postoperative hypocalcemia, degree of hypocalcemia, duration of hospitalization, duration of calcium supplementation, and survival
100 client-owned dogs with PTC admitted to academic, referral veterinary institutions.
A breed is defined as a dog group from a known lineage of similar dogs, who have an agreed set of physical and behavioral attributes that will be reliably replicated in their progeny. Physical traits...
Objective: To describe clinical outcomes in cats with insulin resistance and acromegaly treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).Animals: 14 client-owned cats.
54.5% of all cats included were borderline proteinuric or proteinuric, having increased UPC
Proteinuria is assumed to be less frequent in cats than in dogs and is mainly associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD).The current study aimed to evaluate and compare urine protein-to-creatinine...
Characteristics of prostate involution after castration differed between canines with BPH and healthy canines
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of castration on dimensions of the prostate by B-mode ultrasound for 90 days, as well as to evaluate changes in serum concentrations of...
ICJ removal was associated with long-term liquid feces
Objective: To evaluate outcomes in cats undergoing subtotal colectomy for the treatment of idiopathic megacolon and to determine whether removal versus nonremoval of the ileocecocolic junction (ICJ)...
Cats are commonly affected by osteoarthritis (OA), and studies have shown that 40 percent of cats have clinical signs, with more than 90 percent of cats older than 12 years of age showing...
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common cardiac disease in large breed dogs. The disease can start with arrhythmias or with systolic dysfunction of the myocardium.
To describe screening methods for DCM in various breeds and provide a new, modified staging system.
Immunoglobulin G and PS may promote destruction of nRBCs in PIMA dogs
Although precursor-targeted immune-mediated anemia (PIMA) is thought to be caused by immune targeting of erythroid precursors (nucleated RBCs, nRBCs), its pathogenesis is unknown. Immunoglobulin G...
Secondary LLT associated with underlying thoracic pathology was associated with poor outcomes
Lung lobe torsion is rare in cats. The aim of this multi-institution retrospective study was to describe clinical and diagnostic findings, treatments and outcomes of lung lobe torsion (LLT) in 10...
Background: Serum feline pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (fPLI) and trypsin-like immunoreactivity (fTLI) concentrations are commonly used in cats for the evaluation of pancreatic disease. The...
To provide a state-of-the-art overview of the clinical diagnosis of acute pancreatitis in dogs
In the last 20 years, the diagnosis of pancreatitis has become more frequent as a result of improved diagnostic modalities such as abdominal ultrasound examination, advanced imaging, and immunoassays...
