Feline urethral obstruction alters the urinary microbiota and comparison to oral, preputial, and rectal microbiotas.

Objective: To document differences in the microbiota of healthy cats versus cats with urethral obstruction (UO); compare the urinary microbiota with the oral, preputial, and rectal microbiota; and demonstrate that 16S rRNA gene sequencing will reveal rich and diverse urinary microbiota.

Methods: 15 client-owned cats with UO and 15 age-matched healthy cats were included from July 2020 through April 2021. Exclusion criteria were evidence of urinary tract infection, urolithiasis, antimicrobial administration, urinary catheterization in the past 30 days, or a comorbidity.

Evaluation of a whole blood point-of-care coagulation analyzer in dogs.

Objective: To compare the accuracy of a point-of-care coagulation analyzer (POCCA) with a reference laboratory coagulation analyzer (LabCA) and to evaluate for confounding factors that could alter the performance of the POCCA.

Design: Prospective, observational study.

Setting: Two university veterinary teaching hospitals.

Development of a novel scoring system to predict mortality in canine patients with infection.

Objectives: To develop a novel illness severity scoring system to identify canine patients with infection that are at higher risk of mortality.

Key Findings: Mentation (Modified Glasgow Coma Scale and the Acute Patient Physiologic and Laboratory Evaluation mentation score), heart rate, pH, Pco, potassium, and total plasma protein were found to be associated with mortality on univariate analysis. Logistic regression found that mentation, heart rate, and Pco combined to form the following score: [(100 × mentation score) + (3 × heart rate) + (10 × Pco], which was predictive of mortality (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve: 0.

Case report: Naturally occurring neurogenic stunned myocardium in a dog secondary to status epilepticus.

A 4-year-old male neutered Boston Terrier was presented with status epilepticus. He was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy and hospitalized with supportive care. During hospitalization, the patient developed both supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias as well as focal left ventricular dyskinesis.

Use of abdominal thrusts is associated with improved rates of successful emesis induction in dogs.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of abdominal thrusts as a synergistic procedure to IV apomorphine administration on the occurrence and rate of onset of successful induction of emesis in dogs.

Animals: 31 client-owned dogs.

Methods: Dogs in which induction of emesis via IV apomorphine was prescribed by the attending clinician were prospectively randomized to either receive abdominal thrusts performed by a nurse or clinician or to have no physical interventions performed following IV apomorphine administration.

Case report: Severe, refractory hypoglycemia in a 9-year-old Brittany Spaniel with renal nephroblastoma.

A 9-year-old female spayed Brittany Spaniel presented for weakness and stumbling, and was diagnosed with severe hypoglycemia. An insulin to glucose ratio was not consistent with insulinoma as a cause for hypoglycemia. Diagnostic imaging (abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography) revealed a large left renal mass and a possible metastatic lesion in the right kidney.

Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Bullying Victimization Among High School Students -Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2021.

Experiences of teen dating violence (TDV), sexual violence, and bullying during adolescence are all forms of interpersonal violence victimization (IVV) and are associated with health and behavioral issues during adulthood. Data from the nationally representative 2011-2021 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys were used to estimate the 2021 prevalence of IVV reported by U.S.

N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide, cardiac troponin-I, and point-of-care ultrasound in dogs with cardiac and noncardiac causes of nonhemorrhagic ascites.

Background: Nonhemorrhagic ascites (NHA) can be caused by cardiac diseases (cNHA) and noncardiac diseases (ncNHA). N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), cardiac troponin-I (cTnI), and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) may differentiate between cNHA and ncNHA.

Hypothesis/objectives: We compared NT-proBNP and cTnI concentrations as well as POCUS findings in dogs presented with cNHA and ncNHA.

Evaluation of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios in critically ill dogs.

Objective: To evaluate whether the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are accurate prognostic indicators and correlate with illness severity scores in critically ill dogs.

Design: Prospective observational study from December 2016 to May 2017.

Setting: ICU at a veterinary teaching hospital.

Fluid Therapy in Dogs and Cats With Sepsis.

Sepsis is currently defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis may occur secondary to infection anywhere in the body, and its pathogenesis is complex and not yet fully understood. Variations in the host immune response result in diverse clinical manifestations, which complicates clinical recognition and fluid therapy both in humans and veterinary species.

Clinicopathological abnormalities associated with increased animal triage trauma score in cats presenting for vehicular trauma: 75 cases (1998-2009).

Objective: To document the clinical and clinicopathological changes in cats presenting with vehicular trauma (VT) and to determine whether the calculated animal trauma triage (ATT) score was associated with any clinicopathological abnormalities.

Design: Retrospective descriptive study conducted between 1998 and 2009.

Setting: University veterinary teaching hospital.

Mueller matrix characterizations of circularly polarized reflections from golden scarab beetles.

Circularly polarized light (CPL) reflections are rare in nature. Only a few animal groups-most notably certain stomatopod crustaceans and certain beetles in the family Scarabaeidae-are known to reflect CPL from incident unpolarized light. Here, we examine five species of metallic scarabs in the genus Chrysina that, to the naked human eye, look remarkably similar.

Clinicopathologic abnormalities associated with increased animal triage trauma score in cats with bite wound injuries: 43 cases (1998-2009).

Objective: To document the clinical and clinicopathologic changes in cats presenting with trauma from bite wounds, identify common abnormalities associated with bite wounds, and to determine whether the calculated animal trauma triage (ATT) score is related to any clinicopathologic abnormalities.

Design: Retrospective descriptive study.

Setting: University veterinary teaching hospital.