Background: Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is a fatal disease of cats that can be very difficult to definitively diagnose antemortem. Multiplex fluorescent immunocytochemical (MF-ICC) assays are emerging as useful diagnostic tests in veterinary medicine, particularly for fluid samples.;...
Author(s)
Howell, M.; Evans, S. J. M.; Cornwall, M.; Santangelo, K. S.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 2021, 49, 4, pp 640-645
Background: Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) has been deployed in humans and dogs; to the best of the authors' knowledge, there are no published studies about the use of SLIT in cats. Objectives: Evaluate the clinical efficacy of SLIT in atopic cats sensitized to dust and storage mites, assessing...
Author(s)
Foj, R.; Carrasco, I.; Clemente, F.; Scarampella, F.; Calvet, A.; Prats, A.; Vivancos, S.; Brazís, P.; Puigdemont, A.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary Dermatology, 2021, 32, 1, pp 67-e12
Objectives: The aim of this study was to design and carry out a preliminary evaluation of a urine point-of-care test for kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1) in healthy and diseased cats. Methods: Part of the feline KIM-1 gene was amplified, ligated into a plasmid with a signal peptide and monomeric...
Author(s)
Bland, S. K.; Clark, M. E.; Ccircumflex˜té, O.; Bienzle, D.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2019, 21, 12, pp 1069-1079
Background: Mucolipidosis II (ML II; I-cell disease) is caused by a deficiency of N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase (GNPTAB; EC 2.7.8.17), which leads to a failure to internalize acid hydrolases into lysosomes for proper catabolism of various substances. This is an autosomal recessive...
Author(s)
Wang Ping; Mazrier, H.; Rae, J. C.; Raj, K.; Giger, U.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
BMC Veterinary Research, 2018, 14, 416, pp (27 December 2018)
Lymphoma is the most common haematopoietic tumour of cats and feline retrovirus infection is a known risk factor for the development of lymphoma. Three retroviruses have been identified in domestic cats: Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) and feline foamy virus...
Publisher
Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations (FECAVA), Paris, France
Citation
European Journal of Companion Animal Practice, 2015, 25, 3, pp 30-41
Overview: The availability of blood components has increased the number of indications for transfusing cats, and fresh whole blood is readily accessible to clinicians because it can be taken from in-house donor cats or 'volunteer' feline blood donors. A certain amount of risk remains to the...
Author(s)
Pennisi, M. G.; Hartmann, K.; Addie, D. D.; Lutz, H.; Gruffydd-Jones, T.; Boucraut-Baralon, C.; Egberink, H.; Frymus, T.; Horzinek, M. C.; Hosie, M. J.; Lloret, A.; Marsilio, F.; Radford, A. D.; Thiry, E.; Truyen, U.; Möstl, K.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2015, 17, 7, pp 588-593
Serum cystatin C (sCysC) is a possible marker for early detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in cats. In contrast with serum creatinine (sCr), feline sCysC is not affected by age, breed or sex. However, further biological and clinical validation is required. The objectives of this study were:...
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Ghys, L. F. E.; Paepe, D.; Lefebvre, H. P.; Taffin, E. R. L.; Hesta, M.; Delanghe, J. R.; Smets, P.; Vandendriessche, V.; Daminet, S.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary Journal, 2015, 206, 1, pp 91-96
Background: Serious urethral damage or recurrent obstructions in felines require a urethrostomy to provide a return to and maintenance of urinary flow. In some cases, urethral reconstruction with complementary tissue is required. Grafting of autogenous vascularized intestinal segments is widely...
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Faria, B. G. O. de; Silva, V. M. da; Silva, J. A.; Santos, S. C. A.; Sala, P. L.; Quessada, A. M.; Muramoto, C.; Costa Neto, J. M. da
Publisher
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Veterinária, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation
Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2020, 48, (Suppl 1): 531,
Serum amyloid A (SAA) is one of the most important acute phase proteins in cats and increases rapidly and significantly after an inflammatory stimulus. The objective of this study was to compare measurements of SAA concentration in feline blood specimens using the point-of-care Eurolyser Solo...
Author(s)
Gaillard, E.; Aumann, M.; Leynaud, V.; Braun, J. P.; Trumel, C.
Publisher
Springer Science + Business Media, London, UK
Citation
Comparative Clinical Pathology, 2018, 27, 2, pp 321-325
A diagnosis of bacterial cystitis commonly relies on a positive microbiological culture demonstrating the presence of a significant number of colony-forming units/ml urine, as urine within the upper urinary tract, bladder and proximal urethra generally is considered sterile. Recent studies from...
Author(s)
Lund, H. S.; Skogtun, G.; Sørum, H.; Eggertsdóttir, A. V.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2015, 17, 10, pp 909-914