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Placement Management And Complications Associated With Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Use In UK Small Animal Practice (2024)
Journal Article
Scudder, C., Haskey, E., Maund, V., Allerton, F., Browse, B., Heard, C., O'Donnell, C., Davison, K., Hertel, C., Booth, E., Lawrence, S., Dever, E., Taylor, H., Hall, K., Junior, M., Fennell, C., Stevenson, N., Sterritt, A., Penn, E., Nowell, L., …Jones, E. (in press). Placement Management And Complications Associated With Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Use In UK Small Animal Practice. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13782

Objectives: To describe the techniques for preparation and placement of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs), to describe the complications associated with PIVCs, and to identify factors associated with PIVC complications in small animal practice... Read More about Placement Management And Complications Associated With Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Use In UK Small Animal Practice.

Feline Comorbidities: Hypersomatotropism-induced diabetes in cats (2024)
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Scudder, C., & Church, D. (2024). Feline Comorbidities: Hypersomatotropism-induced diabetes in cats. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 26(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612x241226690

Practical relevance:
Diabetes mellitus is the second-most common feline endocrinopathy, affecting an estimated 1/200 cats. While the underlying causes vary, around 15-25% of cats with diabetes mellitus develop the condition secondarily to progressiv... Read More about Feline Comorbidities: Hypersomatotropism-induced diabetes in cats.

Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for the treatment of hypersomatotropism secondary to a pituitary somatotroph adenoma in a dog (2023)
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Steele, M. M. E., Lawson, S., Scudder, |. C., Watson, A. H., Ho, N. T. Z., Yaffy, D., …Fenn, J. (2023). Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for the treatment of hypersomatotropism secondary to a pituitary somatotroph adenoma in a dog. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16929

Pituitary-dependent hypersomatotropism is rarely diagnosed in dogs and surgical treatment is not reported. A 6-year-10-month male neutered Patterdale Terrier presented with polyuria, polydipsia, progressive pharyngeal stertor, excessive hair growth a... Read More about Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for the treatment of hypersomatotropism secondary to a pituitary somatotroph adenoma in a dog.

Effect of pituitary-dependent hypercortisolism on the survival of dogs treated with radiotherapy for pituitary macroadenomas (2023)
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Rapastella, S., Morabito, S., Sharman, M., Benoit, J., Schiavo, L., Morris, J., …Scudder, C. (2023). Effect of pituitary-dependent hypercortisolism on the survival of dogs treated with radiotherapy for pituitary macroadenomas. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16724

BackgroundRadiotherapy (RT) is an effective treatment for dogs presented with neurologic signs caused by pituitary tumors. However, its impact on the outcome of concurrent pituitary-dependent hypercortisolism (PDH) is controversial. ObjectivesDetermi... Read More about Effect of pituitary-dependent hypercortisolism on the survival of dogs treated with radiotherapy for pituitary macroadenomas.

Antibiotic therapy in dogs and cats in general practise in the United Kingdom before referral (2023)
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Bravo, R., Sharman, M., Raj, J., & Scudder, C. (2023). Antibiotic therapy in dogs and cats in general practise in the United Kingdom before referral. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13615

Objectives To describe antibiotic prescription by veterinarians in general practises in the United Kingdom before referral and analyse if UK antibiotic stewardship guidelines were followed.Materials and Methods The clinical records from dogs and cats... Read More about Antibiotic therapy in dogs and cats in general practise in the United Kingdom before referral.

Pilot study assessing the use of cabergoline for the treatment of cats with hypersomatotropism and diabetes mellitus (2020)
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Scudder, C. J., Hazuchova, K., Gostelow, R., Church, D. B., Forcada, Y., Fowkes, R. C., & Niessen, S. J. M. (2020). Pilot study assessing the use of cabergoline for the treatment of cats with hypersomatotropism and diabetes mellitus. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 1098612X2093321. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X20933213

Abstract
Objectives
An affordable and effective treatment is needed to manage feline hypersomatotropism. The aim of this study was to assess whether treatment with oral cabergoline for 90 days in cats with hypersomatotropism and diabetes mellitus i... Read More about Pilot study assessing the use of cabergoline for the treatment of cats with hypersomatotropism and diabetes mellitus.

Suspected congenital hyperinsulinism in a Shiba Inu dog (2020)
Journal Article
Cook, S., McKenna, M., Glanemann, B., Sandhu, R., & Scudder, C. (2020). Suspected congenital hyperinsulinism in a Shiba Inu dog. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15834

A 3-month-old male intact Shiba Inu dog was evaluated for a seizure disorder initially deemed idiopathic in origin. Seizure frequency remained unchanged despite thera- peutic serum phenobarbital concentration and use of levetiracetam. The dog was doc... Read More about Suspected congenital hyperinsulinism in a Shiba Inu dog.

Pituitary pathology and gene expression in acromegalic cats (2019)
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Scudder, C. J., Mirczuk, S. M., Richardson, K. M., Crossley, V. J., Regan, J. T. C., Gostelow, R., …Niessen, S. J. M. (2019). Pituitary pathology and gene expression in acromegalic cats. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 3(1), 181-200. https://doi.org/10.1210/js.2018-00226

The prevalence of growth hormone secreting pituitary tumours in domestic cats (Felis catus) is ten times greater than in humans. The predominant inhibitory receptors of growth hormone-secreting pituitary tumours are somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) and... Read More about Pituitary pathology and gene expression in acromegalic cats.

Prospective evaluation of a protocol for transitioning porcine lente insulintreated diabetic cats to human recombinant protamine zinc insulin (2018)
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Gostelow, R., Hazuchova, K., Scudder, C., Forcada, Y., Church, D. B., & Niessen, S. J. M. (2018). Prospective evaluation of a protocol for transitioning porcine lente insulintreated diabetic cats to human recombinant protamine zinc insulin. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 20(2), 114-121. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X17697482

Objectives The objective was to evaluate a nadir-led protocol for transitioning porcine lente insulin suspension (PLIS)-treated diabetic cats onto human recombinant protamine zinc insulin (PZIR).

Methods Recently diagnosed (

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

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.

Regulation and Function of C-Type Natriuretic Peptide (CNP) in Gonadotrope-Derived Cell Lines
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Mirczuk, S. M., Lessey, A. J., Catterick, A. R., Perrett, R. M., Scudder, C. J., Read, J. E., …Fowkes, R. C. (in press). Regulation and Function of C-Type Natriuretic Peptide (CNP) in Gonadotrope-Derived Cell Lines. Cells, 8(9), https://doi.org/10.3390/cells8091086

C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is the most conserved member of the mammalian natriuretic peptide family, and is implicated in the endocrine regulation of growth, metabolism and reproduction. CNP is expressed throughout the body, but is particularly... Read More about Regulation and Function of C-Type Natriuretic Peptide (CNP) in Gonadotrope-Derived Cell Lines.