Concerns about "Comparative adverse cardiac effects of pimobendan and benazepril monotherapy in dogs with mild degenerat...
Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Evaluation of plasma C-terminal atrial natriuretic peptide in healthy cats and cats with heart disease.
...Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Our results suggest that the measurement of plasma C-terminal ANP in cats may provide additional information for the diagnosis of heart disease.
Lidocaine converts acute vagally associated atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm in German Shepherd dogs with inherited a...
...Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Vagally associated AF in GS dogs is terminated with lidocaine. Lidocaine is likely an effective treatment in clinical dogs with vagally associated AF.
Search for Borrelia burgdorferi in kidneys of dogs with suspected "Lyme nephritis".
Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Minimal evidence of the presence of intact B. burgdorferi or any other bacterial organism was found in the renal tissue of dogs with suspected Lyme nephritis. Direct renal invasion by B. burgdorferi organisms does not appear to be responsible for this syndrome.
Masitinib is safe and effective for the treatment of canine mast cell tumors.
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Masitinib is safe and effective at delaying tumor progression in dogs presenting with recurrent or nonresectable grade II or III nonmetastatic MCT.
Polyneuropathy associated with forage sources in Norwegian horses.
Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Clinical signs correlated with polyneuropathy involving sciatic nerves.
Secondary intracranial neoplasia in the dog: 177 cases (1986-2003).
Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Secondary intracranial neoplasia in dogs was more common than primary intracranial neoplasia during the time period studied. Many of these dogs had related disease in other body systems that was apparent on diagnostic tests such as thoracic radiography.
Cancer incidence in pet dogs: findings of the Animal Tumor Registry of Genoa, Italy.
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This study summarizes the work done by the ATR of Genoa, Italy, between 1985 and 2002. All cancer incidence was 3 times higher in female than in male dogs, a difference explained by the high rate of mammary cancer observed in bitches. Because a biopsy specimen was required to make a cancer diagnosis, cancer rates for internal organs cancers, such a...
Gestational diabetes mellitus in 13 dogs.
Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
This report suggests that GDM affects mainly middle-aged bitches in the 2nd half of pregnancy with a breed predisposition toward Nordic Spitz breeds. GDM may resolve within days to weeks after pregnancy has ended. Further research is needed to investigate optimal treatment regimens for dogs with GDM and risk factors for unsuccessful outcome.
Minimally invasive per-catheter patent ductus arteriosus occlusion in dogs using a prototype duct occluder.
Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Per-catheter PDA occlusion in dogs with the ACDO is feasible and effective in dogs of a wide range of weights and somatotypes and with PDAs of varying shapes and sizes.
