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Effect of short-term probiotic Enterococcus faecium SF68 dietary supplementation in overweight and obese cats without comorbidities (2016)
Journal Article
Kathrani, A., Larsen, J. A., Kass, P. H., & Fascetti, A. J. (2016). Effect of short-term probiotic Enterococcus faecium SF68 dietary supplementation in overweight and obese cats without comorbidities. Veterinary Record Open, 3(1), e000164. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2015-000164

Obesity in cats is associated with metabolic abnormalities and increased susceptibility to diseases such as diabetes mellitus. Studies in mouse models and human beings have shown that probiotics can reduce food intake, promote weight loss and improve... Read More about Effect of short-term probiotic Enterococcus faecium SF68 dietary supplementation in overweight and obese cats without comorbidities.

Teaching Tip: developing an intercollegiate Twitter forum to aid student exam study and the development of digital professionalism (2016)
Journal Article
Whiting, M., Kinnison, T., & Mossop, L. (2016). Teaching Tip: developing an intercollegiate Twitter forum to aid student exam study and the development of digital professionalism. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 43(3), 282-286. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.0715-114R

#VetFinals has been developed as a novel online Twitter teaching event designed to support intercollegiate veterinary teaching using social media. Previous studies in other fields have suggested that Twitter use within universities may have benefits... Read More about Teaching Tip: developing an intercollegiate Twitter forum to aid student exam study and the development of digital professionalism.

Addition of magnesium sulphate to ropivacaine for spinal analgesia in dogs undergoing tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (2016)
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Adami, C., Casoni, D., Noussitou, F., Rytz, U., & Spadavecchia, C. (2016). Addition of magnesium sulphate to ropivacaine for spinal analgesia in dogs undergoing tibial plateau levelling osteotomy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.11.017

The aim of this blinded, randomised, prospective clinical trial was to determine whether the addition of magnesium sulphate to spinally-administered ropivacaine would improve peri-operative analgesia without impairing motor function in dogs undergoin... Read More about Addition of magnesium sulphate to ropivacaine for spinal analgesia in dogs undergoing tibial plateau levelling osteotomy.

Serum Biochemical Phenotypes in the Domestic Dog (2016)
Journal Article
Chang, Y. M., Hadox, E., Szladovits, B., & Garden, O. A. (2016). Serum Biochemical Phenotypes in the Domestic Dog. PLoS ONE, 11(2), e0149650. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149650

The serum or plasma biochemical profile is essential in the diagnosis and monitoring of systemic disease in veterinary medicine, but current reference intervals typically take no account of breed-specific differences. Breed-specific hematological phe... Read More about Serum Biochemical Phenotypes in the Domestic Dog.

Urinary active transforming growth factor ß in feline chronic kidney disease (2016)
Journal Article
Lawson, J. S., Syme, H. M., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & Elliott, J. (2016). Urinary active transforming growth factor ß in feline chronic kidney disease. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2016.02.004

The cytokine transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) has been widely implicated in the development and progression of renal fibrosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD) in humans and in experimental models. The aims of this study were to assess the as... Read More about Urinary active transforming growth factor ß in feline chronic kidney disease.

Risk factors for cluster seizures in canine idiopathic epilepsy (2016)
Journal Article
Packer, R. M. A., Shihab, N. K., Torres, B. B. J., & Volk, H. A. (2016). Risk factors for cluster seizures in canine idiopathic epilepsy. Research in Veterinary Science, 105, 136-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2016.02.005

Cluster seizures (CS), two or more seizures within a 24-hour period, are reported in 38–77% of dogs with idiopathic epilepsy (IE). Negative outcomes associated with CS include a reduced likelihood of achieving seizure freedom, decreased survival time... Read More about Risk factors for cluster seizures in canine idiopathic epilepsy.

Differentiation of Cardiac from Noncardiac Pleural Effusions in Cats using Second-Generation Quantitative and Point-of-Care NT-proBNP Measurements (2016)
Journal Article
Hezzell, M. J., Rush, J. E., Humm, K. R., Rozanski, E. A., Sargent, J., Connolly, D. J., …Oyama, M. A. (2016). Differentiation of Cardiac from Noncardiac Pleural Effusions in Cats using Second-Generation Quantitative and Point-of-Care NT-proBNP Measurements. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 30(2), 536-542. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.13831