Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different needle sizes used to obtain blood via jugular venipuncture in cats on routine measures of hemostasis. Methods: This was a prospective, observational, randomized, clinical study carried out at a university teaching...

Objectives: To compare plasma lactate concentration (PLC) in paired cephalic and jugular blood samples from sick cats. An additional objective was to determine whether hypotensive cats (Doppler blood pressure <90 mm Hg) have a significant difference between cephalic and jugular PLC. Design: Prospective observational pilot study performed from December 2013 to ...

Background: Thrombin plays a central role in hemostasis and thrombosis. Calibrated automated thrombography (CAT), a thrombin generation assay, may be a useful test for hemostatic disorders in dogs. Objectives: To describe CAT results in a group of healthy dogs, and assess preanalytical variables...

The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of blood types of domestic cats treated at the Veterinary Clinic of the University Center of Grande Dourados (UNIGRAN), in the city of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul. Felines have blood types similar to the ABO system of humans, but without...

Thromboelastography (TEG) is a point-of-care whole blood test of hemostasis. While TEG is becoming more widely used in veterinary medicine, few studies describe the use of TEG in cats. The objectives of the current study were to: (1) document the range of TEG variables produced in healthy cats...

Objectives: The primary objective was to determine if venous plasma lactate is affected by struggling during venipuncture in clinically normal, healthy cats. Additional objectives were to evaluate the effects of venipuncture site, age, sex, and time (0-24 h) on plasma lactate concentrations in...

Haematological and serum biochemical values of blood samples obtained from 14 healthy cats via vascular access ports (VAP) were compared with those of samples obtained by direct venipuncture. A VAP was surgically implanted in the jugular vein of each cat. Blood samples were obtained from the VAP...

Objectives: To document the incidence of hyperlactatemia in sick cats hospitalized for emergency care and to evaluate the prognostic utility of serial lactate measurements in cats with hyperlactatemia. Design: Prospective observational study over a 10-month period (July 2010-May 2011). Setting:...

Objective: To establish reference intervals for rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) using feline blood. Design: Prospective study. Setting: University teaching hospital. Animals: Twenty-three clinically healthy cats between 1 and 15 years. Intervention: For each cat, whole blood was collected via ...

Objective: To assess the effect of transfusion using a syringe and microaggregate filter on short-term survival and circulating half-life of autologous feline RBCs. Design: Prospective, internally controlled, observational study. Setting: A University Teaching Hospital. Animals: Six apparently...