Published 16 February 2023 | Updated 15 March 2024
The health and welfare of brachycephalic breeds is an ongoing cause for concern. Despite this they continue to enjoy high popularity as pets, leading to increasing number of these animals being presented to veterinary practice, and compounding of the issues because of the increase in breeding to meet demand…
L. Ferasin, H. Ferasin, A. Cala and N. Creelman | Veterinary Sciences | October 2022
The aim of this retrospective study was to identify the prevalence and clinical significance of heart murmurs detected during routine physical examinations in cats…
N.J. Olby, S.A. Moore, B. Brisson, J. Fenn, T. Flegel, G. Kortz, M. Lewis and A. Tipold | Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine | September/October 2022
The aim of this consensus statement was to review the available literature on the diagnosis and management of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion (TL-IVDE) in dogs and to make recommendations based on the consensus of the expert panel…
V. López-Ramis, S. Canfrán and I.A. Gómez de Segura | Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia | August 2022
The aim of this prospective, randomised, blinded clinical trial was to compare the sedative effects of dexmedetomidine administered either intranasally or intramuscularly in healthy dogs…
S. Taylor, D.L. Chan, C. Villaverde, L. Ryan, F. Peron, J. Quimby, C. O’Brien and S. Chalhoub | Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery | July 2022
The aim of these consensus guidelines is to provide information for practitioners on the general management of inappetence in hospitalised cats…
S.J. Shoop-Worrall, D.G. O’Neill, J. Viscasillas and D.C. Brodbelt | Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia | September 2022
The aim of this nested case control study was to investigate the risk factors for general anaesthesia (GA)/sedative-related deaths overall and for neuter-specific procedures in dogs at UK primary care veterinary practices…
G. Serrano, N. Devriendt, H. de Rooster and D. Paepe | Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine | July 2022
The aim of this randomised clinical trial was to compare the effect of a hepatic supportive diet (HSD), HSD and lactulose, or HSD and metronidazole, on clinical signs and fasting ammonia (FA) and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations in dogs recently diagnosed with a congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (cEHPSS)…
H.S. Philp, S.E. Epstein and K. Hopper | Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care | May 2022
The aim of this retrospective study was to report on the clinical and clinicopathological characteristics, treatment, and outcome for dogs and cats with a confirmed foxtail…
N. Dowgray, G. Pinchbeck, K. Eyre, V. Biourge, E. Comerford and A.J. German | Frontiers in Veterinary Science | April 2022
The aim of this study, funded by Royal Canin, was to gather standardised information through both owners and veterinary assessments to determine disease prevalence, behavioural changes, and changes in physical appearance in a group of mature cats….
M.E. Gruen, B.D.X. Lascelles, E. Colleran, A. Gottlieb, J. Johnson, P. Lotsikas, D. Marcellin-Little and B. Wright | Journal of the American Animal Hospital Associaton | February 2022
The aim of these guidelines, produced by a task force of experts invited by the American Animal Hospital Association, is to help members of the veterinary team to assess pain in cats and dogs and to create pain management plans…
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