Williams T.L., Elliott J. and Syme H.M. Conference Proceedings, (2011). American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine: FGF-23 is secreted by osteocytes and osteoblasts in response to hyperphosphatemia. FGF-23 enhances phosphaturia and is postu- lated to have a central role … Read More
Bojanic K., Acke E. and Jones B. N Z Vet J, 2011. 59(3): p.115-22. Congenital hypothyroidism is a rare and underdiagnosed congenital endocrine disorder in dogs and cats and the true incidence is unknown. The disorder may cause a … Read More
Graves T.K. Top Companion Anim Med, 2011. 26(2): p.45-51. Although veterinary clinicians commonly rely on panels of laboratory tests with individual results flagged when abnormal, care should be taken in interpreting normal test results as well. There are several … Read More
Xu L., Cui P.C., Chen Z.F., et al. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi, 2011. 46(4): p.331-5. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the biomechanical characteristics of the decellularized laryngeal scaffold. METHODS: Ten Chinese adult dogs were … Read More
Connolly D.J., Hezzell M.J., Fuentes V.L., et al. J Vet Cardiol, 2011. 13(1): p.13-9. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether the addition of a protease inhibitor (PI) to feline plasma improves the temporal stability of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP). ANIMALS, … Read More
Gallagher B., Mooney C. and Graham P. Conference Proceedings, (2011). British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress, Scientific Proceedings, Birmingham: p.457 Since 2008, there have been two licenced oral anti-thyroid medications for treating feline hyperthyroidism in the UK; Felimazole (Dechra … Read More
Altay U.M., Skerritt G.C., Hilbe M., et al. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc, 2011. 47(2): p.89-97. Sixteen cats with cerebrovascular disease confirmed via histology to be of nontraumatic and nonneoplastic origins are described. In addition, the anatomy of the … Read More
Cook A.K., Suchodolski J.S., Steiner J.M., et al. J Small Anim Pract, 2011. 52(2): p.101-6. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of hypocobalaminaemia in cats with moderate to severe hyperthyroidism and to investigate the relationship between cobalamin status and selected … Read More
Gunn-Moore D.A. Top Companion Anim Med, 2011. 26(1): p.17-24. Increasing numbers of cats are living to become elderly and they commonly develop behavioral changes. The objectives of this article are to consider the possible causes and prevalence of behavioral … Read More
Jepson R.E. J Feline Med Surg, 2011. 13(1): p.25-34. PRACTICAL RELEVANCE: the increased availability of indirect blood pressure monitoring devices in clinical practice over the past decade has highlighted the significance of systemic hypertension in the feline population. Without … Read More