Objectives: Fluoroquinolone with amoxicillin (± clavulanate), or fluoroquinolone with clindamycin are recommended as empirical antimicrobials whilst pending bacterial culture results in dogs and cats with pyothorax. The aim of this study is to review and compare the pleural effusion culture and...

Background: Antibiograms are stewardship tools that provide antimicrobial resistance data for regional bacterial isolates to guide treatment of infections. Objectives: To develop regional antibiograms of urinary Escherichia coli isolates from cats and dogs. Animals: Escherichia coli isolates...

Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine the side effect frequency and serum and urine drug concentrations of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in cats with and without azotemic chronic kidney disease (azCKD). Methods: Owners whose cats had been prescribed amoxicillin-clavulanic acid...

This article describes two cases of notoedric mange concurrent with aelurostrongylidosis in two domestic-owned cats from a rural environment in Romania. Two European shorthair cats originating from the same litter were referred to our clinic, at 2 months apart, with a history of skin lesions,...

Three months prior to admission, a 15-months old male neutered Bengal cat was presented to the referring veterinarian because of fever and reduced general condition. Clinical signs responded to treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanate (15 mg/kg twice a day for eight days p.o.), followed by...

Background: To characterize urinary isolates, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) uses an amoxicillin breakpoint for cats based on plasma (not urine) drug concentrations (≤0.25 μg/mL), but a urine-specific breakpoint for dogs exists (≤8 μg/mL). Objectives: To measure urine...

Antimicrobials are widely used in veterinary medicine, so criteria are needed when prescribing these drugs in order to avoid bacterial resistance, which has become a major concern for both human health and veterinary medicine, due to its indiscriminate use. A technique widely used in routine is the ...

This study was carried-out for investigation of some hematological, biochemical, ultrasound changes and health condition in relation to some treatment protocols for pyometra in queens. Tweenty one queens (2 - 10 years old) suffering from metritis that were admitted to private clinic in Alexandria...

Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a frequent pathogen in cats. In most cases, it causes mild, self-limited acute diseases of the oral cavity and the upper respiratory tract or chronic diseases of the oral cavity. In recent years, virulent strains of FCV have been registered that cause severe, systemic...

A 6-year-old, vaccinated, male neutered domestic shorthair cat was presented due to polyphagia and hypersexuality manifested since he had been adopted one year prior. Clinical and neurological examination was unremarkable, including absence of scrotal testicles and penile spines, indicative of...