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Abstract Background A demyelinating polyneuropathy with focally folded myelin sheaths was reported in 3 Miniature Schnauzers in France in 2008 and was predicted to represent a naturally occurring canine homologue of Char...

Abstract Case Description A 10‐month‐old castrated male domestic longhair cat was evaluated for increasing frequency of episodic limb rigidity. Clinical Findings The cat presented for falling over and lying recumbent...

Abstract Background Sepsis is common in foals and several treatments are used to facilitate recovery. Evidence in people suggests an association between low blood concentrations of thiamine, ascorbic acid, and cortisol a...

Background Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solutions may cause acute kidney injury (AKI) in humans. Objective To compare AKI grades in 94 dogs exposed and 90 dogs that were unexposed to 6% HES‐130/0.4. Animals Dogs receiving...

ABSTRACT Background Many histological tests have been correlated with outcome in mast cell tumors (MCTs)in dogs, but their statistical independence is uncertain. Objective To investigate the clinical value of histologica...

Abstract Background Prognostic indicators for equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis (EMPF), an interstitial fibrosing lung disease, are poorly described. Hypothesis/Objectives Describe diagnostic findings and outcome pr...

Abstract Background Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a common primary cardiomyopathy of cats. However, little information is available regarding prognostic variables in large populations of cats with RCM. Objectives T...

Abstract A 7‐year‐old neutered female domestic shorthaired cat born in Poland and then moved to Japan presented to the local clinic with recent onset of convulsive cluster seizures and status epilepticus. Magnetic re...

Abstract Background Urethral obstruction (UO) has a negative effect on welfare of cats. Objectives This study aimed to determine incidence, case management, and outcomes of UO in cats in primary‐care practice in the Un...

Abstract Background Ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are the most common congenital cardiac defect in horses. Objectives To identify prevalence, age, breed, and sex distribution of VSD and to describe associated clinica...

Abstract Background Proliferative urethritis (PU) is an uncommon inflammatory and infiltrative disease of the urethra in female dogs, often associated with urinary tract infection (UTI). It typically presents with eviden...

Abstract Background GS‐441524 has been successfully used to treat feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) in cats. However, the use of its prodrug, remdesivir, in combination with a PO GS‐441524 containing product for th...

Abstract Background There is limited published information on the outcome for cats where total thyroxine concentration (TT4) remains elevated after treatment with radioactive iodine (RAI). Objective To determine the freq...

Abstract An approximately 1‐year‐old male intact Shih Tzu dog was referred to a tertiary facility with a history of progressive tachypnea, increased respiratory effort, and weight loss over a 3‐month period that fa...

This report represents a scientific and working clinical consensus statement on seizure management in dogs based on current literature and clinical expertise. The goal was to establish guidelines for a predetermined, con...

ABSTRACT Background Corticosteroids are used routinely in horses and induce insulin dysregulation (ID). Nutrition is important for ID management and includes low nonstructural carbohydrate (NSC) diets and, often, high‐...

ABSTRACT Background Fenofibrate improves gut barrier function and reduces serum lipids in purpose‐bred dogs with induced diabetes mellitus (DM), but its effects in dogs with naturally occurring DM are unknown. Objectiv...

Abstract Background Little is known about the effect of renin angiotensin aldosterone system‐inhibiting (RAASi) drugs on alternative angiotensin peptides (APs) such as angiotensin 1‐7 (Ang1‐7), which are mediated b...

Abstract Background In dogs, data on reference intervals (RIs) for cobalamin, markers of metabolism (markersB12met), age and sex effects are limited. Hypothesis/Objectives Establish RI for serum cobalamin, homocysteine, ...

Abstract Background Listeriosis is a rare disease in cats with naturally occurring cases usually being identified in individual animals. Listerial mesenteric lymphadenitis has not been described previously in cats. Objec...

Abstract Background Diagnosis of gastric ulcers by methods other than gastroscopy in dogs has been problematic for many years and biomarkers such as serum gastrin (SG) concentrations have been introduced as a noninvasive...

Abstract Background Shaking puppy syndrome is commonly attributed to abnormal myelination of the central nervous system. Hypothesis/Objectives To report the long‐term clinical course and the imaging characteristics of ...

Abstract Background The FreeStyle Libre (Abbott Laboratories) is a flash glucose monitoring system (FGMS) that measures interstitial glucose concentration (IG). The system is factory‐calibrated, easy to use, inexpensiv...

Abstract Background Improved methodology to measure acute phase proteins and determination of lipoprotein particle‐size distribution (PSD) could be clinically useful in dogs with systemic inflammatory processes. Object...