Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus among 193,435 cats attending primary-care veterinary practices in England [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common endocrine disease of cats. The prevalence of DM in cats in England is not well‐defined. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence and identify risk factors for DM in a large population of cats ...
Brodbelt, D C+6 more
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A modified Sydney system for the diagnosis of chronic gastritis in dogs
Background The Sydney system for assessing inflammatory lesions in the gastric mucosa is based on endoscopic and histological examinations. This study aimed to apply the Sydney system to diagnose gastritis in dogs.
Jolanta Spużak+4 more
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound examination for the assessment of renal perfusion in cats with chronic kidney disease [PDF]
Background: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound examination (CEUS) is a functional imaging technique allowing noninvasive assessment of tissue perfusion. Studies in humans show that the technique holds great potential to be used in the diagnosis of chronic ...
Daminet, Sylvie+6 more
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Background Precise understanding of the dimensions of the vascular lumina is essential for accurate interpretation of cardiac vessels imaging. To the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first study focusing on the ultrasound measurement of the right ...
Natalia Siwinska+6 more
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Determination of extracellular fluid volume in healthy and azotemic cats [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Methods for determining extracellular fluid volume (ECFV) are important clinically for cats. Bromide dilution has been studied in cats to estimate ECFV. Markers of GFR also distribute in ECFV and can be used for its measurement.
Back+26 more
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The Effect of Moderate Dietary Protein and Phosphate Restriction on Calcium-Phosphate Homeostasis in Healthy Older Cats [PDF]
Background Dietary phosphate and protein restriction decreases plasma PTH and FGF‐23 concentrations and improves survival time in azotemic cats, but has not been examined in cats that are not azotemic.
Antoniucci+51 more
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The literary feuilleton on a musical subject is an endangered species nowadays, but it once flourished in this country. Carl Van Vechten (18801964) was a music as well as literary critic, a notable photographer, and an all-around culture maven. "The Cat in Music" seems almost frivolous, but it demonstrates very well the literary level and general ...
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Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Cats During Anesthesia and Effect of Omeprazole on Gastric pH. [PDF]
BackgroundGastroesophageal reflux (GER) is poorly characterized in anesthetized cats, but can cause aspiration pneumonia, esophagitis, and esophageal stricture formation.ObjectiveTo determine whether pre-anesthetic orally administered omeprazole ...
Belafsky, PC+8 more
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The role of cathepsin B, a lysosomal protease implicated in amyloid-beta (Abeta1-42) metabolism, in Alzheimer's disease remains controversial. In this issue of Neuron, Mueller-Steiner et al. manipulate the expression of cathepsin B in aged APP transgenic mice, observing that increased expression degrades preformed oligomeric and fibrillar amyloid ...
Cole, Greg M., Frautschy, Sally A.
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Amino acid changes in the spike protein of feline coronavirus correlate with systemic spread of virus from the intestine and not with feline infectious peritonitis [PDF]
Recent evidence suggests that a mutation in the spike protein gene of feline coronavirus (FCoV), which results in an amino acid change from methionine to leucine at position 1058, may be associated with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP).
Day, Michael J+6 more
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