Objectives: The primary objective of this investigation was to ultrasonographically evaluate the caudal vena cava to aorta (CVC:Ao) ratio in healthy, conscious cats and to generate reference intervals. A secondary objective was to identify the site of examination with the least intra- and inter-observer variability. This investigation was undertaken to assess whether the CVC:Ao ratio holds promise as a technique to assess intravascular volume responsiveness in cats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAustralian Eastern brown snakes (Pseudonaja textilis) can cause venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy (VICC) in envenomated dogs and cats due to toxin-induced consumption of clotting factors. The objective of this study was to describe presenting clinical signs, prevalence of VICC and haemorrhage, VICC resolution timelines and patient outcomes in a population of dogs and cats with Eastern brown snake envenomation (EBSE). Data from dogs and cats presenting with EBSE were retrospectively evaluated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe first search for soft unclustered energy patterns (SUEPs) is performed using an integrated luminosity of 138 fb^{-1} of proton-proton collision data at sqrt[s]=13 TeV, collected in 2016-2018 by the CMS detector at the LHC. Such SUEPs are predicted by hidden valley models with a new, confining force with a large 't Hooft coupling. In events with boosted topologies, selected by high-threshold hadronic triggers, the multiplicity and sphericity of clustered tracks are used to reject the background from standard model quantum chromodynamics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio)
December 2024
Objective: To establish reference intervals using a new point-of-care thromboelastometry device in dogs for the extrinsically activated test (EX-test), intrinsically activated test (IN-test), fibrin polymerization test (FIB-test), ecarin test (ECA-test), and tissue plasminogen activator test (TPA-test) and to investigate the effects of storage time on the results.
Design: Prospective clinical study in 2022.
Setting: University teaching hospital.