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Abstract Background The MARS PETCARE BIOBANK™ (MPB) is a study recruiting pets visiting Mars Veterinary Health hospitals in the USA over a ten-year period, with the aim of analysing longitudinal data from thousands of ...

Abstract Background Primary immune thrombocytopenia (pITP) in dogs presents a diagnostic challenge, and clinical markers of severity are lacking. Objectives Identify clinicopathologic features that differentiate pITP fro...

Abstract Background Treatment is indicated in dogs with preclinical degenerative mitral valve disease (DMVD) and cardiomegaly (stage B2). This is best diagnosed using echocardiography; however, relying upon this limits a...

Abstract Background Improved understanding of Bartonella spp. serology in dogs may aid clinical decision making. Objective Describe demographic and geographic patterns of Bartonella spp. seroreactivity in dogs, and descr...

Abstract Background Sampling from a peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) might be a more efficient and less traumatic collection of blood for serum biochemistry (SB) or CBC than direct venipuncture (DV). Agreement betw...

Abstract Background Probiotics are widely used in dogs but can be associated with alterations in some serum biochemistry test results. Objective To assess the effect of Enterococcus faecium SF68 administration for 14 d...

Abstract Background Corticosteroids are among the most commonly used drugs in cats and are increasingly discussed as a treatment for feline pancreatitis. However, its effects on serum lipase in healthy cats remain unknow...

ABSTRACT Background Emerging research suggests the presence of a blood microbiome in clinically healthy individuals. Characterizing bacterial composition and abundance in blood from a group of healthy horses is of clinic...

Abstract Background Heart disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in cats, but there is limited evidence of the benefit of any medication. Hypothesis The angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor benazep...

Background Doxorubicin is a common antineoplastic agent with dose‐dependent cardiotoxic adverse effects, and pre‐existing myocardial dysfunction is a contraindication to its use. Objectives To systematically define t...

Abstract Background Dogs with protein‐losing enteropathy (PLE) are at risk of developing a hypercoagulable state, but the prevalence of hypercoagulability in dogs with chronic enteropathies (CE) and normal serum albumi...

Abstract Background Paramyotonia congenita and Brody disease are well‐described conditions in humans, characterized by exercise‐induced myotonic‐like muscle stiffness. A syndrome similar to Brody disease has been r...

Abstract Background The repeated administration of high doses of gabapentin may provide better analgesia in horses than current clinical protocols. Hypothesis and Objectives Administration of gabapentin at 40 and 120 m...

Abstract Background Cytoscopic‐guided laser ablation (CLA) is a technique that can be used to correct intramural ectopic ureters (EUs) in dogs. Hypothesis/Objectives To describe clinicopathologic, imaging, and cystosco...

Abstract Background Kidney injury (KI) has been documented in dogs treated with furosemide for left‐sided congestive heart failure (CHF). Hypothesis/Objectives Determine risk factors for development of KI in furosemide...

To investigate the influence of probiotic supplementation on parameters of renal function, dogs with chronic kidney disease (CKD) received a commercial probiotic formulation containing Enterococcus lactis SF68 (n = 8...