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Acceptance of home blood glucose monitoring by owners of recently diagnosed diabetic cats and impact on quality of life changes in cat and owner (2017)
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Hazuchova, K., Gostelow, R., Scudder, C. J., Forcada, Y., Church, D. B., & Niessen, S. J. M. (2017). Acceptance of home blood glucose monitoring by owners of recently diagnosed diabetic cats and impact on quality of life changes in cat and owner. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 20(8), 711-720. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X17727692

Mortality due to trauma in cats attending veterinary practices in central and south-east England (2017)
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McDonald, J. L., Cleasby, I. R., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B., & O'Neill, D. G. (2017). Mortality due to trauma in cats attending veterinary practices in central and south-east England. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 58(10), 570-576. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12716

Objectives: To identify important demographic and spatial factors associated with the risk of trauma and, more specifically, road traffic accident‐related mortality, relative to other diagnoses in cats.

Methods: A sample of 2738 cats with mortalit... Read More about Mortality due to trauma in cats attending veterinary practices in central and south-east England.

Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinarycare in the UK (2017)
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O'Neill, D. G., Coulson, N. R., Church, D. B., & Brodbelt, D. C. (2017). Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinarycare in the UK. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology, 4(7), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-017-0046-4

The German Shepherd Dog (GSD) has been widely used for a variety of working roles. However, concerns for the health and welfare of the GSD have been widely aired and there is evidence that breed numbers are now in decline in the UK. Accurate demograp... Read More about Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinarycare in the UK.

Canine dystocia in 50 UK first-opinion emergency-care veterinary practices: prevalence and risk factors (2017)
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O'Neill, D. G., O'Sullivan, A. M., Manson, E. A., Church, D. B., Boag, A. K., McGreevy, P. D., & Brodbelt, D. C. (2017). Canine dystocia in 50 UK first-opinion emergency-care veterinary practices: prevalence and risk factors. Veterinary Record, 181(4), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104108

Dystocia can represent a major welfare issue for dogs of certain breeds and morphologies. First-opinion emergency-care veterinary caseloads represent a useful data resource for epidemiological research because dystocia can often result in emergency v... Read More about Canine dystocia in 50 UK first-opinion emergency-care veterinary practices: prevalence and risk factors.

The Big Pet Diabetes Survey: Perceived Frequency and Triggers for Euthanasia (2017)
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Niessen, S. J. M., Hazuchova, K., Powney, S. L., Guitian, J., Niessen, A. P. M., Pion, P. D., Shaw, J. A., & Church, D. B. (2017). The Big Pet Diabetes Survey: Perceived Frequency and Triggers for Euthanasia. Veterinary Sciences, 4(2), 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4020027

Current pet diabetes mellitus (DM) treatment necessitates the active daily involvement of owners and can be costly. The current study aimed to investigate the owner population which opts for euthanasia instead of DM treatment. A survey was designed u... Read More about The Big Pet Diabetes Survey: Perceived Frequency and Triggers for Euthanasia.

Feline hypersomatotropism and acromegaly tumorigenesis: a potential role for the AIP gene (2017)
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Scudder, C. J., Niessen, S. J. M., Catchpole, B., Fowkes, R. C., Church, D. B., & Forcada, Y. (2017). Feline hypersomatotropism and acromegaly tumorigenesis: a potential role for the AIP gene. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 59, 134-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.domaniend.2016.11.005

Acromegaly in humans is usually sporadic, however up to 20% of familial isolated pituitary adenomas are caused by germline sequence variants of the aryl-hydrocarbon-receptor interacting protein (AIP) gene. Feline acromegaly has similarities to human... Read More about Feline hypersomatotropism and acromegaly tumorigenesis: a potential role for the AIP gene.

Dogs attending primary-care practice in England with clinical signs suggestive of Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia (2016)
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Sanchis-Mora, S., Pelligand, L., Thomas, C. L., Volk, H. A., Abeyesinghe, S. M., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B., Thomson, P. C., McGreevy, P. D., & O'Neill, D. G. (2016). Dogs attending primary-care practice in England with clinical signs suggestive of Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia. Veterinary Record, 179(17), 436. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103651

Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia (CM/SM) in dogs describes a developmental disorder that can cause pain and reduced quality of life. This retrospective study aimed to report the period prevalence, clinical signs and risk factors for diagnosis o... Read More about Dogs attending primary-care practice in England with clinical signs suggestive of Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia.

Prevalence of disorders recorded in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels attending primary-care veterinary practices in England (2015)
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Summers, J. F., O'Neill, D. G., Church, D. B., Thomson, P. C., McGreevy, P. D., & Brodbelt, D. C. (2015). Prevalence of disorders recorded in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels attending primary-care veterinary practices in England. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology, 2(4), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-015-0016-7

Concerns have been raised over breed-related health issues in purebred dogs, but reliable prevalence estimates for disorders within specific breeds are sparse. Electronically stored patient health records from primary-care practice are emerging as a... Read More about Prevalence of disorders recorded in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels attending primary-care veterinary practices in England.

Prevalence of and risk factors for degenerative mitral valve disease in dogs attending primary-care veterinary practices in england (2015)
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Mattin, M. J., Boswood, A., Church, D. B., Lopez-Alvarez, J., McGreevy, P. D., O'Neill, D. G., Thomson, P. C., & Brodbelt, D. C. (2015). Prevalence of and risk factors for degenerative mitral valve disease in dogs attending primary-care veterinary practices in england. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 29(3), 847-854. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.12591