Case 1. A 3-year-old male mixed breed feline was admitted to a veterinary clinic, located in Porto Alegre, RS, Southern Brazil. The patient presented unsourced behavioral changes, vestibular ataxia and dysphagia caused by inability of coordination. The following tests were performed: complete blood ...
Author(s)
Rodrigues, R.; Beretta, J. S.; Spanamberg, A.; Slaviero, M.; Ehlers, L. P.; Sonne, L.
Publisher
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Veterinária, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation
Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2020, 48, (Suppl 1): 537,
Background and Aim: Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is an illness caused by the ingestion of fish containing ciguatoxins. Dogs and cats are susceptible to CFP, but there is little published and much unknown about the condition in these species. This study aimed to document the treatment and outcome...
Author(s)
Gray, M. J.; Gates, M. C.
Publisher
Veterinary World, Wankaner, India
Citation
Veterinary World, 2020, 13, 7, pp 1269-1279
Objective: To determine the accuracy of an immunochromatographic cartridge (IC) test for blood typing feline type A, B, and AB blood samples. Design: Prospective observational study. SETTING: University teaching hospital. Samples: Fifty-one nonanemic and 19 anemic feline blood samples....
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Spada, E.; Proverbio, D.; Baggiani, L.; Giorgi, G. B. de; Perego, R.; Ferro, E.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 2016, 26, 1, pp 137-141
Objective: To evaluate the effects of iso-osmolar doses of 18% mannitol and 3% sodium chloride (NaCl) solutions in decreasing intracranial pressure (ICP) in animals with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: Prospective uncontrolled interventional study. Setting: Veterinary university...
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Ballocco, I.; Evangelisti, M. A.; Deiana, R.; Cubeddu, F.; Parpaglia, M. L. P.; Serra, G.; Carta, G.; Manunta, M. L.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 2019, 29, 5, pp 578-584
Background: During the storage of packed red blood cells (pRBC), packed cell volume (PCV), bacterial contamination and percentage of haemolysis [percentage of free haemoglobin (HGB) in relation to the total HGB] are important quality parameters. Both PCV and haemolysis are indicators of the...
Author(s)
Blasi Brugué, C.; Ferreira, R. R. F.; Mesa Sanchez, I.; Graça, R. M. C.; Cardoso, I. M.; Matos, A. J. F. de; Ruiz de Gopegui, R.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
BMC Veterinary Research, 2018, 14, 141, pp (27 April 2018)
Background and Aim: Knowledge of potentially pathogenic bacteria presents in the oral cavity of dogs and cats may be helpful in determining appropriate treatment for infected bite wounds. About 120.000 people are exposed to dog and cat bites every year in Algeria, but little is known about the dog...
Author(s)
Razali, K.; Kaidi, R.; Abdelli, A.; Menoueri, M. N.; Ait-Oudhia, K.
Publisher
Veterinary World, Wankaner, India
Citation
Veterinary World, 2020, 13, 12, pp 2806-2814
This case highlights the successful recovery to discharge of a hypothermic cat in cardiac arrest, with minimal lasting clinical signs. Immediately after resuscitation, the cat was blind and non-ambulatory paraparetic. Within 4 days, the cat became fully ambulatory, but vision loss remains. We...
Author(s)
McDermott, F. M.; Lewis, K. A.
Publisher
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, Ottawa, Canada
Citation
Canadian Veterinary Journal, 2020, 61, 2, pp 157-160
Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is a key feature of asthma and can be measured using bronchoprovocation. Direct (methacholine, MCh) or indirect (adenosine-5-monophosphate, AMP; or mannitol) bronchoprovocants are used in human patients, the latter inducing AHR only with pre-existing airway...
Author(s)
Chang, C. H.; Dodam, J. R.; Cohn, L. A.; Reinero, C. R.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary Journal, 2013, 198, 2, pp 444-449
The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential benefits of supplementing glutamic acid in milk replacers (MR) with respect to calf performance, intestinal permeability, and metabolism. Sixty Holstein male calves (3±1.3 d old and 45±5.9 kg body weight) were individually housed and fed a...
Author(s)
Ahangarani, M. A.; Bach, A.; Bassols, A.; Vidal, M.; Valent, D.; Ruiz-Herrera, S.; Terré, M.
Publisher
Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Journal of Dairy Science, 2020, 103, 1, pp 433-438
In a study where the prevalence of Aeromonas in shellfish was analysed, three isolates of Aeromonas schubertii were identified, representing this the first report of this species from mussels. This species was originally described in 1988 from strains isolated from extra-intestinal human infections ...
Author(s)
Latif-Eugenín, F.; Beaz-Hidalgo, R.; Figueras, M. J.
Publisher
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany
Citation
Archives of Microbiology, 2016, 198, 4, pp 333-345