Hyperlactatemia and serial lactate measurements in sick cats.

Objectives: To document the incidence of hyperlactatemia in sick cats hospitalized for emergency care and to evaluate the prognostic utility of serial lactate measurements in cats with hyperlactatemia.

Design: Prospective observational study over a 10-month period (July 2010-May 2011).

Setting: Private veterinary referral center with 24-hour hospital care.

Plasma lactate measurements in healthy cats.

Objectives: The primary objective was to determine if venous plasma lactate is affected by struggling during venipuncture in clinically normal, healthy cats. Additional objectives were to evaluate the effects of venipuncture site, age, sex, and time (0-24 h) on plasma lactate concentrations in healthy cats.

Design: Prospective clinical study.