Publications by authors named "Riz F"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) affects calcium and phosphate metabolism in dogs, linking these changes to kidney health.
- It compares 54 dogs across three groups: those with HAC, those with other illnesses, and healthy dogs, measuring various serum and urinary biomarkers.
- Results show that dogs with HAC have significantly higher serum phosphate levels, urinary calcium excretion, and altered Vitamin D metabolism, suggesting a connection between HAC, proteinuria, and kidney function.
Background: The diagnosis of pyelonephritis in cats is challenging and development of a noninvasive and accurate biomarker is needed.
Hypotheses: Serum amyloid A (SAA) is increased in cats with pyelonephritis, but not in cats with other urinary tract diseases.
Animals: A cohort of 125 cats (149 observations).
Background: Limited information is available concerning treatment of ionized hypercalcemia in cats.
Hypothesis/objectives: Describe clinical findings in a cohort of cats with persistent ionized hypercalcemia and evaluate long-term tolerance and efficacy of alendronate in these patients.
Animals: Twenty cats with persistent ionized hypercalcemia of undetermined origin, presented for routine or referral consultation at the teaching hospital of Maisons-Alfort (France).
Cobalamin concentration is often assessed in clinical practice but little is known about the significance of hypercobalaminemia. The objective of this retrospective study was to identify the conditions associated with hypercobalaminemia in dogs and to investigate association with clinicopathological variables. Medical records of dogs having serum cobalamin measured between 2016 and 2018 were reviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Acquired oesophageal strictures remain challenging to manage in canine and feline patients. The aims of this study were to describe the treatment, complications, short-term outcome and long-term follow-up of benign oesophageal strictures treated by balloon dilatation or stenting in dogs and cats and to describe adjunctive techniques to minimise the complication rate of stent placement.
Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of medical records of dogs and cats with benign oesophageal stricture diagnosed under endoscopy between 2002 and 2019.
Acquired pyloric narrowing is a rare and poorly-documented condition in cats, but the endoscopic appearance of pyloric narrowing has never previously been reported. The objectives of this study were to describe the clinical, endoscopic and histological features in cats with gastrointestinal signs where the pylorus could not be passed during endoscopy, and to compare these data with a control group. Medical files of cats that underwent upper GI endoscopy by the same operator between 2006 and 2015 were reviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Studies have shown an increased prevalence of positive urine culture (PUC) in cats with chronic kidney disease (CKD); no information is available in dogs.
Objectives: To document the PUC frequency in a cohort of dogs with CKD, determine risk factors for PUC, and identify associations between clinicopathologic data and PUC.
Animals: Two hundred one client-owned dogs with CKD.