Giebels, Felix Forterre, Franck Vincenti, Simona Geissbuehler, Urs Welle, Monika M. Pool, Roy Soldati, Sabina Maiolini, Arianna
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BMC Veterinary Research
BackgroundReports of osteoblastic tumours are limited to a few case reports in veterinary medicine. Osteoblastoma-like osteosarcoma has been accepted by the World Health Organization as an intermediate form between an osteosarcoma and osteoblastoma. This type of tumour indicates an osteosarcoma, that may resemble osteoblastoma clinically, histologi...
Poissonnier, Camille Ghazal, Sarra Passavin, Peggy Alvarado, Maria-Paz Lefort, Solène Trehiou-Sechi, Emilie Saponaro, Vittorio Barbarino, Alix Delle Cave, Julia Marchal, Charlie-Rose
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BMC Veterinary Research
BackgroundIn dogs with congestive heart failure (CHF), the efficacy of torasemide, a loop diuretic, has been demonstrated. However, unlike in dogs and humans little has been described about the use of torasemide in the cat with spontaneous CHF. The objectives of this retrospective study were therefore to describe the therapeutic use of oral torasem...
Sweet, Sarah Szlosek, Donald McCrann, Donald Coyne, Michael Kincaid, David Hegarty, Evan
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Parasites & Vectors
BackgroundThe goals of this retrospective study were to estimate parasite positivity in samples from cats using zinc sulfate fecal flotation by centrifugation (“centrifugation”) and coproantigen and examine trends with age, geographical region and reason for visit to veterinarian. Common methods of parasite detection, such as centrifugal flotation,...
Lee, Da Bin Verstraete, Frank JM Arzi, Boaz
Feline chronic gingivostomatitis is a frustrating disease to manage owing to its elusive etiopathogenesis and its subsequently suboptimal treatment options. Nevertheless, efforts to shed light on the disease over the past few decades have advanced the knowledge on its potential etiopathogenesis and the success rates of available treatment options. ...
Temmam, Sarah Barbarino, Alix Maso, Djérène Behillil, Sylvie Enouf, Vincent Huon, Christèle Jaraud, Ambre Chevallier, Lucie Backovic, Marija Pérot, Philippe
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One Health
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which originated in Wuhan, China, in 2019, is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now accepted that the wild fauna, probably bats, constitute the initial reservoir of the virus, but little is known about the role pets can play in the spread of the disease in human communities, k...
Chen, Bo Lin, Susanne Je-Han Li, Wen-Ta Chang, Hui-Wen Pang, Victor Fei Chu, Pei-Yi Lee, Chin-Cheng Nakayama, Hiroyuki Wu, Ching-Ho Jeng, Chian-Ren
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BMC Veterinary Research
BackgroundThe microenvironment within solid malignant tumors, including feline mammary gland carcinomas (FMGCs), is commonly hypoxic, possibly due to the lack of functional blood vessels in rapidly proliferating neoplastic tissue. Malignant cells can undergo genetic and adaptive changes that prevent them from dying due to oxygen deprivation through...
Watanabe, Ryota Frank, Diane Steagall, Paulo V
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BMC Veterinary Research
BackgroundSpecific behaviors associated with pain in cats with oral disease have not been consistently studied. The aim of this exploratory study was to identify pain-induced behaviors in cats before and after treatment of oral disease using video assessment. Twenty-four cats (6 ± 3.3 years old; 4.9 ± 1.7 kg) were included in a prospective, blinded...
Neves, Michelle Lopes, Ana Patrícia Martins, Carolina Fino, Raquel Paixão, Cláudia Damil, Liliana Lima, Clara Alho, Ana Margarida Schallig, Henk D. F. H. Dubey, Jitender P.
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Parasites & Vectors
BackgroundDirofilaria immitis, Leishmania infantum and Toxoplasma gondii are zoonotic parasites which can affect domestic cats. Considering the lack of published data from the local feline population, this study aimed to assess infection with or exposure to these pathogens in cats from Madeira Island, Portugal.MethodsOne hundred and forty-one domes...
Lee, Da Bin Verstraete, Frank J.M. Arzi, Boaz
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The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small Animal Practice
Feline chronic gingivostomatitis is a frustrating disease to manage owing to its elusive etiopathogenesis and its subsequently suboptimal treatment options. Nevertheless, efforts to shed light on the disease over the past few decades have advanced the knowledge on its potential etiopathogenesis and the success rates of available treatment options. ...
de O.L. Carapeba, Gabriel Nicácio, Isabela P. G. A. Stelle, Ana Beatriz F. Bruno, Tatiane S. Nicácio, Gabriel M. Costa Júnior, José S. Giuffrida, Rogerio Teixeira Neto, Francisco J. Cassu, Renata N.
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BMC Veterinary Research
BackgroundInfiltration of the surgical site with local anesthetics combined with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may play an important role in improving perioperative pain control. This prospective, randomized, blinded, controlled clinical trial aimed to evaluate intraoperative isoflurane requirements, postoperative analgesia, and adverse even...
