Body condition and hair coat length impact weight estimation in dogs and cats presented to an emergency department.

Objective: To examine weight estimations by veterinarians, veterinary nurses, and veterinary students to determine the accuracy of weight estimation in a veterinary emergency department. Secondary objectives included an initial evaluation of how body condition score (BCS), hair coat length, and hospital position of the estimator impacted accuracy of weight estimation.

Animals: 101 dogs and 28 cats that presented to the emergency department from October 17, 2017, to September 3, 2019.

Retrospective evaluation of carboxyhemoglobin and methemoglobin levels in dogs and cats with respiratory disease.

Objective: To evaluate carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) and methemoglobin (MetHb) levels in dogs and cats with respiratory disease in the ICU.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: University veterinary teaching hospital.

Owner experiences with and perceptions of owner-witnessed CPR in veterinary medicine.

Objective: To examine owner experiences with and perceptions of owner-witnessed resuscitation (OWR) in veterinary medicine and to determine if previous experience with family-witnessed resuscitation (FWR) influenced perceptions.

Design: Multicenter survey.

Setting: Two academic and 2 private practice referral hospitals in the United States.

Retrospective evaluation of the influence of azotemia on plasma lactate concentrations in hypotensive dogs and cats (2008-2018): 337 cases.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between azotemia and plasma lactate concentration in hypotensive dogs and cats presented to an emergency department.

Design: Retrospective case-control study.

Setting: University veterinary teaching hospital.