Placing a bandage (Ehmer or hobbles) after closed reduction may decrease the risk of the coxofemoral joint reluxating.
The aim of this study was to describe the outcomes and determine the reluxation rate of cats undergoing closed coxofemoral joint reduction, and to investigate potential risk factors for reluxation of...
Hospitalized dogs with higher RDW have greater odds of all-cause in-hospital mortality compared to dogs with a lower RDW
To determine whether RBC distribution width (RDW) is associated with an increased odds of mortality in hospitalized dogs and cats.Retrospective, single-center study; data collected from 2007 to 2017....
A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) shows a general picture of the health of Labrador Retrievers in the UK and notes that arthritis is an especially prevalent disorder in this breed....
Ultrasonography of the caudal vena cava (CVC) has been previously established to assess fluid status in dogs but not in cats. The aim of this study was to determine CVC diameter changes during feline...
The Dysbiosis Index can be used to assess the microbiome in clinical patients over time and in response to therapy
This article summarizes different approaches to the analysis of gut microbiota and how they might be applicable to research studies and clinical practice in dogs and cats.
Fourteen dogs with aspiration pneumonitis and pneumonia were indentified
Materials and methods: Retrospective case review of dogs presenting to a referral teaching hospital between February 2014 and February 2021. Cases were included when a clinical diagnosis of...
Increasing postoperative peripheral monocyte counts might be associated with a poorer prognosis
Doxorubicin-based chemotherapy after splenectomy remains the standard of care for hemangiosarcoma in dogs, but prognosis is generally poor.To determine clinical outcome with carboplatin chemotherapy...
Animal health R&D company, TriviumVet, has the received FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine’s approval to move forward within the expanded conditional process for Felycin™, a therapy for feline...
The lower the serum fTLI concentration, the more often good treatment response was reported
Serum feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity (fTLI) is commonly used to diagnose feline exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). This study aimed to describe signalment and clinical data of cats with...
Pneumomediastinum was the most common radiographic feature
Paraquat (1,1-dimethyl-4,4-bipyridinium dichloride) is a toxic herbicide. Accidental ingestion of paraquat in animals and humans causes respiratory failure and death.To describe the radiographic...
Some cats appear to achieve episode freedom spontaneously
The aim of this study was to identify the phenotypic features of a paroxysmal dyskinesia observed in Sphynx cats.The owners of affected Sphynx cats were invited to provide video footage of abnormal...
Four of eight cats developed minor and self-limiting complications
To describe the features of non-neoplastic anal sac disease in cats, the surgical procedure, complications, surgical outcome and prognosis compared to well-established data for anal sacculectomy in...
Nonsurvivors dogs had significantly higher glucose concentrations at admission than survivors
To investigate the association between admission point-of-care parameters and survival to discharge in dogs and cats with traumatic brain injury (TBI).Retrospective study 2007-2010. A rural...
RIT induced a mild, mainly not clinically relevant acute phase reaction
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of radioiodine treatment (RIT) on the acute phase proteins (APPs) serum amyloid A (SAA), alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) and haptoglobin (Hp) in...
Endoscopic debulking with a laser and forceps was more effective than steroids therapy in the treatment of canine nasal polyps
This study describes the clinical, diagnostic, and pathological characteristics of canine nasal polyps and how they responded to medical, endoscopic, and...
