Bilateral external jugular vein anomalies preventing hemodialysis catheter placement in a cat with anuria secondary to species intoxication.

Case Series Summary: A 2-year-old female spayed Abyssinian cat was evaluated for lethargy and inappetence that first occurred approximately 4 days prior. In addition, urination had not been observed by the owner for 5 days. A species plant had been brought into the house approximately 5 days before initial evaluation, and intoxication was therefore suspected.

Ultrafiltration during intermittent hemodialysis in dogs with acute kidney injury.

Background: Ultrafiltration is performed to alleviate fluid overload in dogs with acute kidney injury (AKI) undergoing intermittent hemodialysis (IHD).

Objectives: To describe prescription patterns for ultrafiltration in dogs receiving IHD for AKI and risk factors for ultrafiltration-related complications.

Animals: Seventy-seven dogs undergoing 144 IHD treatments between 2009 and 2019.

Diagnosis, management, and outcome of urethral obstruction secondary to the capsule associated with the artificial urethral sphincter device.

Background: Urethral obstruction secondary to artificial urethral sphincter (AUS) implantation is a recognized complication in dogs. However, urethral obstruction secondary to AUS-associated capsule formation has been described rarely.

Hypothesis: Describe clinical and diagnostic findings, management, and outcome in 6 dogs with urethral obstruction secondary to AUS-associated capsule formation.

Association of ultrasonographic features with histologic findings in 71 dogs with protein-losing nephropathy (2008-2018).

Objective: To determine whether ultrasonographic features in dogs with protein-losing nephropathy (PLN) were associated with renal biopsy findings and compare corticomedullary ratios between dogs with PLN versus non-renal disease.

Animals: 71 dogs with PLN and 33 dogs without renal disease.

Procedures: Medical records and archived ultrasonographic images for dogs with PLN that underwent renal biopsy between 2008 and 2018 were reviewed.

Urolithiasis in dogs: Evaluation of trends in urolith composition and risk factors (2006-2018).

Background: Urolithiasis is a common and often recurrent problem in dogs.

Objective: To evaluate trends in urolith composition in dogs and to assess risk factors for urolithiasis, including age, breed, sex, neuter status, urolith location, and bacterial urolith cultures.

Sample Population: A total of 10 444 uroliths and the dogs from which they were obtained.

Urolithiasis in cats: Evaluation of trends in urolith composition and risk factors (2005-2018).

Background: Urolithiasis is an important upper and lower urinary tract disease in cats that results in morbidity and mortality.

Objective: To describe trends in composition of uroliths in cats and evaluate risk factors related to age, breed, sex, urolith location, and bacterial urolith cultures.

Sample Population: A total of 3940 uroliths and the cats from which they were obtained.

Risk factors associated with progressive increases in serum creatinine concentrations in cats with cancer receiving doxorubicin.

Background: Azotemia occurs in cats administered doxorubicin, but risk factors have not been explored.

Objective: To determine incidence of progressive increases in serum creatinine concentration in cats with cancer receiving doxorubicin in single or multiagent chemotherapy protocols and associated risk factors.

Animals: Seventy cats with cancer receiving doxorubicin.

Application of therapeutic plasma exchange in dogs with immune-mediated thrombocytopenia.

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is an emerging treatment for dogs with immune-mediated diseases, but reports for treatment of immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (IMT) are lacking. These case reports illustrate the application of centrifugal TPE in 4 dogs with IMT. All dogs presented with severe hemorrhage requiring ≥1 blood transfusions, were unresponsive to conventional treatment or both.

Effects of famciclovir in cats with spontaneous acute upper respiratory tract disease.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of famciclovir administration in cats with spontaneously acquired acute upper respiratory tract disease.

Methods: Twenty-four kittens with clinical signs of acute upper respiratory tract disease were randomly allocated to receive doxycycline (5 mg/kg PO q12h) alone (group D; n = 12) or with famciclovir (90 mg/kg PO q12h; group DF; n = 12) for up to 3 weeks. Clinical disease severity was scored at study entry and daily thereafter.

Risk factors for positive urine cultures in cats with subcutaneous ureteral bypass and ureteral stents (2010-2016).

Background: Ureteral stent and subcutaneous ureteral bypass (SUB) placement are commonly used for managing ureteral obstructions. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a recognized complication.

Objectives: To determine postoperative incidence of positive urine cultures in cats undergoing ureteral stent and SUB placement and to identify risk factors associated with positive urine cultures.

Management and monitoring of hyperthyroid cats: a survey of Australian veterinarians.

Objectives This study sought to evaluate how Australian veterinarians approach management and monitoring of feline hyperthyroidism and compare these results with a similar survey recently performed in the UK. Methods An invitation to complete an online survey was sent to veterinarians in all states and territories of Australia. The survey comprised questions relating to management of hyperthyroidism, use of antithyroid drugs vs radioiodine treatment vs surgical thyroidectomy, in addition to demographic information for respondents.

Investigating Coxiella burnetii infection in a breeding cattery at the centre of a Q fever outbreak.

The potential role of cats in transmitting Coxiella burnetii to humans was highlighted in a Q fever outbreak, linked to a caesarean section in a breeding queen, in an Australian small animal veterinary hospital. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the C burnetii seroreactivity of the breeding queen and other cats residing at the same breeding cattery (n = 27) and to evaluate C burnetii infection of the breeding queen by molecular and histological methods. Three assays [complement fixation test (CFT), indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)] were used for serological evaluation.