Reproduction of endangered species in captivity is an urgent problem for the conservation and restoration of biodiversity. For mammals, including felids, assessing and monitoring of pregnancy progression is fundamental for successful breeding. For the first time, changes in the concentrations of...

Recently it was discovered that canine and feline neonates are not born in a sterile environment as was stated previously. The acquisition, colonization, and maintenance of early life microbiota is a rapidly developing area of research. In humans it has been seen that the infant microbiome plays an ...

Chronic enteropathies in young cats can have many possible etiological factors, including infectious, dietary, and idiopathic inflammatory causes. The first few months of life are critical for the development of the cat's microbiome and immune competence. During this period, patients are...

We investigated the spontaneous tendency of dog puppies, kittens and wolf pups to match their behaviour to actions demonstrated by a human, in the absence of food reward. Based on dogs' inherent sociality and domestication history, we predicted that the tendency to match human actions is more...

We investigated 4 European domestic shorthair kittens with skin lesions consistent with the dermatosparaxis type of the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder. The kittens were sired by the same tomcat but were born by 3 different mothers. The kittens had easily torn skin resulting in ...

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This second part on caesarean operations in dogs and cats is devoted to the realization of the surgical intervention and the management of newborns before their departure from the clinic.

The clinical signs, diagnosis and efficiency of a surgical technique for the treatment of congenital phimosis type I of the prepuce in 2 kittens in the UK are described.