Evaluation of the utility and accuracy of body fluids containing red blood cells to determine canine and feline blood types.

Objective: To examine the accuracy of using body fluids macroscopically suspected to contain erythrocytes to determine the blood type in dogs and cats by use of an immunochromatographic cartridge (ICC), compared to systemic blood as the reference standard.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: University teaching hospital.

Retrospective evaluation of red blood cell distribution width as a prognostic factor in critically ill dogs (December 2016 to April 2017): 127 cas.

Objective: To evaluate the association between RBC distribution width (RDW) and in-hospital mortality, length of hospitalization, and leukocyte count in critically ill dogs.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: University teaching hospital.

Retrospective evaluation of negative-pressure pulmonary edema in dogs (2006-2018): 35 cases.

Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes in a population of dogs with negative-pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) and to identify the main causes of the disease. To evaluate any associations with morbidity and mortality.

Design: Retrospective study.

Urine dipstick precision with standard visual and automated methods within a small animal teaching hospital.

Urine dipstick results may vary between operators/methods. The magnitude of variation across the veterinary field is currently unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the precision of urine dipstick results between standard direct visual and automated reading methods when performed by several operators.