Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of epileptic seizures and of presumed idiopathic epilepsy (PIE, describing epilepsy of unknown origin) in a cohort of British Shorthair (BSH) cats in Sweden. The secondary objective was to describe epileptic seizure...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the clinical features, diagnostic imaging findings, treatment and outcome in cats with thoracic vertebral canal stenosis (TVCS). Methods: Medical records and imaging studies of cats with TVCS were retrospectively reviewed. Outcome was acquired from...

Objective: To report indications, complications, and long-term outcomes following feline total hip replacement (THR) using a client-based clinical metrology questionnaire, the Feline Musculoskeletal Pain Index (FMPI), and owner satisfaction. Study design: Multi-institutional retrospective cohort...

Despite the development of felinology throughout the world, the domestic cat remains the least studied in terms of the physiology of reproduction. In foreign countries, certain issues of the physiology of reproduction of cats are studied in terms of sperm quality, ovulation in cats, artificial...

This study examined whether radiographic images measurements of the calcaneus in cats are determinative of sex and breed. For this purpose, radiographic images of 70 cats (37 male and 33 females) of different ages (from one to 18 years) and different breeds (41 mix-breed, 18 Scottish Fold and 11 ...

The aim of this study is to investigate whether breed, mutation status or gender were associated with cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentrations in cat breeds predisposed to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Sixty-one cats of the breeds British shorthair, Maine coon, and Norwegian forest cat were...

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...

In recent years, 16S ribosomal DNA (16S rDNA) sequencing has been widely developed. In the present study, we investigated the changes of fecal flora analyzed by sequencing of 16S rDNA and the alteration of blood biochemical indexes in cats during diarrhea. Seven normal fecal samples and seven fecal ...

This study aimed to examine the distribution of feline calicivirus (FCV), feline herpesvirus (FHV), and feline panleukopenia virus (FPLV), which cause neonatal feline viral diseases in kittens aged one to three months, using a Dot-ELISA bases antibody test kit. The studied parameters included the...

Congenital hypothyroidism is uncommon in cats. This case report describes weight gain, clinicopathological and radiographic changes after early diagnosis and treatment of congenital hypothyroidism in three British shorthair cats' siblings. Data were assessed at 53 (diagnosis), 83, 185 and 365 days...