[CT-scan in the emergency department : the right indications, the right timing].

A general increase in the use of CT-scans was observed during the last decade, in part due to its ease of access but also due to the increasing precision of this exam in establishing a diagnosis. This is particularly true in emergency departments where the increase in the number of CT-scan prescribed may impact patient's flow. A reminder of the recommendations for prescribing CT-scans and the time required to obtain them for the most frequently encountered pathologies could help to better target patients who are most likely to benefit from this examination and reduce the consequences of its over-use (radiation, increased costs, timing).

Velagliflozin, a once-daily, liquid, oral SGLT2 inhibitor, is effective as a stand-alone therapy for feline diabetes mellitus: the SENSATION study.

Objective: To investigate safety and effectiveness of velagliflozin oral solution as sole therapy in naïve and previously insulin-treated diabetic cats.

Animals: 252 client-owned cats receiving ≥ 2 doses of velagliflozin; 214 (85%) naïve diabetics and 38 (15%) insulin-treated diabetics.

Procedures: Prospective, baseline-controlled, open-label clinical field trial.

The impact of single-dose trazodone administration on plasma endogenous adrenocorticotropic hormone and serum cortisol concentrations in healthy dogs.

Background: Conditions affecting the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis are common in dogs. Testing the function of the HPA axis includes measurement of endogenous adrenocorticotropic hormone (eACTH) and performance of an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation test. Trazodone is commonly administered to dogs to decrease stress.

Impact on result interpretation of correct and incorrect selection of veterinary glucometer canine and feline settings.

Veterinary glucometers should be correctly coded for the patient species; however, coding errors occur in clinical settings and the impact of such errors has not been characterized. We compared glucose concentrations in 127 canine and 37 feline samples using both canine and feline settings on a veterinary glucometer (AlphaTrak; Zoetis). All samples were measured first on the canine setting and then measured using the feline setting.