Splenectomy in Cats

a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20153969"Gordon SSN, McClaran JK, Bergman PJ et al: Outcome following splenectomy in cats, Journal of Feline Medicine amp; Surgery 12:256, 2010./abr / br / A complete splenectomy is indicated as a treatment for suspected malignant neoplasia or generalized splenic enlargement secondary to infiltrative disease of the spleen. The most common splenic diseases in cats are mast cell tumors (MCTs), lymphoma, and myeloproliferative disease. There have been no studies that examine prognostic factors for survival of cats undergoing splenectomy.nbsp; The medical records of 19 cats were reviewed for this study. The most common reasons for splenectomy in these cats were MCTs (53%), hemangiosarcoma (21%), and lymphoma (11%). A number of studies, including this one, indicate systemic mastocytosis with splenic involvement appears to be the most common cause of spenomegaly and splenic disease in domestic cats. Anorexia, significant weight loss, and male gender have been shown to be negative prognostic indicators for cats with splenic MCTs.nbsp; Three cats in this study had preoperative weight loss and this was the only factor identified as a prognostic indicator of survival following surgery. The median survival time for cats with weight loss was 3 days. In cats with no weight loss, the median survival time was 293 days. [VT]br / br / bRelated articles:/bbr / a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16476559"Litster AL, Sorenmo KU: Characterisation of the signalment, clinical and survival characteristics of 41 cats with mast cell neoplasia, J Feline Med Surg 8:177, 2006./abr / br / More on cat health: a href="http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/Health.html"Winn Feline Foundation Library/abr / a href="http://www.facebook.com/WinnFelineFoundation"Join us on Facebook/abr / a href="http://www.twitter.com/WinnFeline"Follow us on Twitter/adiv class="blogger-post-footer"Providing expert cat health information and supporting cat health research since 1968.img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1170470470666539402-7175545387093349217?l=winnfelinehealth.blogspot.com' alt='' //divdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=KICdggXjFF8:dH2m-ic0axA:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=KICdggXjFF8:dH2m-ic0axA:UT3xtbGYFzA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=UT3xtbGYFzA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=KICdggXjFF8:dH2m-ic0axA:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=KICdggXjFF8:dH2m-ic0axA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=KICdggXjFF8:dH2m-ic0axA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=KICdggXjFF8:dH2m-ic0axA:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=KICdggXjFF8:dH2m-ic0axA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=KICdggXjFF8:dH2m-ic0axA:oCFASsrFxfc"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=oCFASsrFxfc" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation/~4/KICdggXjFF8" height="1" width="1"/

Feline Gingivostomatitis

a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19959386"Dowers KL, Hawley JR, Brewer MM et al: Association of Bartonella species, feline calicivirus, and feline herpesvirus 1 infection with gingivostomatitis in cats, Journal of Feline Medicine amp; Surgery 12:314, 2010./abr / br / Feline gingivostomatitis (FGS) is a common and devastating disease in cats that results in painful erosive lesions in the throat, oral mucosa, tongue, and gingiva. In many situations, there is not a cure and therapy must be intermittent or chronic. Three of the more common differential diagnoses are feline calicivirus (FCV), feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1), and Bartonella species. A total of 131 client-owned cats were involved in this study, 70 of which had FGS confirmed by histopathology and 61 healthy control cats. Results of this study did not find an association between Bartonella species test results (Bartonella species antibodies and DNA in the blood and tissues) and the presence of FGS. Additionally, detection of FHV-1 DNA was not significantly different between groups. With FCV, RNA was present in significantly more cats with FGS (40.5%) than the control cats (0%). This would suggest that in some of the cats, FCV was associated with FGS. An association could not be shown however between FCV RNA in tissues and lesion severity or location. [VT]br / br / bRelated articles:/bbr / a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17766156"Quimby JM, Elston T, Hawley J et al: Evaluation of the association of Bartonella species, feline herpesvirus 1, feline calicivirus, feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus with chronic feline gingivostomatitis, J Feline Med Surg 10:66, 2008./abr / br / More on cat health: a href="http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/Health.html"Winn Feline Foundation Library/abr / a href="http://www.facebook.com/WinnFelineFoundation"Join us on Facebook/abr / a href="http://www.twitter.com/WinnFeline"Follow us on Twitter/adiv class="blogger-post-footer"Providing expert cat health information and supporting cat health research since 1968.img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1170470470666539402-1721443661149598375?l=winnfelinehealth.blogspot.com' alt='' //divdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=t14A_dgQXe8:CmuXVp2VgPI:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=t14A_dgQXe8:CmuXVp2VgPI:UT3xtbGYFzA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=UT3xtbGYFzA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=t14A_dgQXe8:CmuXVp2VgPI:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=t14A_dgQXe8:CmuXVp2VgPI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=t14A_dgQXe8:CmuXVp2VgPI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=t14A_dgQXe8:CmuXVp2VgPI:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=t14A_dgQXe8:CmuXVp2VgPI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=t14A_dgQXe8:CmuXVp2VgPI:oCFASsrFxfc"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=oCFASsrFxfc" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation/~4/t14A_dgQXe8" height="1" width="1"/

Osteoarthritis in Cats

a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20083417"Slingerland LI, Hazewinkel HA, Meij BP, et al. Cross-sectional study of the prevalence and clinical features of osteoarthritis in 100 cats. Vet J 2010./abr / br / A growing awareness of osteoarthritis (OA) - also called degenerative joint disease - in cats has led to investigation of the clinical signs, radiographic findings, and treatments. Cats are well known for their ability to compensate for orthopedic diseases and clinical signs of arthritis are more difficult to detect in this species and are different than those seen in dogs. OA has an important impact on mobility, activity and well-being. This study evaluated 100 cats over the age of 6 years. Each cat had a physical examination and had radiographs taken of the front and hind limbs. Owners were asked to fill out a questionnaire about their cat's behavior. OA was most common in the shoulders, elbows, hips and tarsal joints. The majority of cats (61%) had OA in at least one joint, and 48% had OA in more than one joint. Factors related to the presence of OA included advancing age, decreased mobility and grooming, and increased inappropriate elimination. This study supports findings of other studies in the last 10 years and reinforces the fact that OA is very common in middle-aged and older cats, and is associated with behavior changes. [SL]br / br / bRelated articles:/bbr / a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20210938"Lascelles B. Feline degenerative joint disease. Vet Surg 2010;39:2-13./abr / br / More on cat health: a href="http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/Health.html"Winn Feline Foundation Library/abr / a href="http://www.facebook.com/WinnFelineFoundation"Join us on Facebook/abr / a href="http://www.twitter.com/WinnFeline"Follow us on Twitter/adiv class="blogger-post-footer"Providing expert cat health information and supporting cat health research since 1968.img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1170470470666539402-5481177269106403134?l=winnfelinehealth.blogspot.com' alt='' //divdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=3Nm4SQgM4nc:aF_7QWr1UU0:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=3Nm4SQgM4nc:aF_7QWr1UU0:UT3xtbGYFzA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=UT3xtbGYFzA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=3Nm4SQgM4nc:aF_7QWr1UU0:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=3Nm4SQgM4nc:aF_7QWr1UU0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=3Nm4SQgM4nc:aF_7QWr1UU0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=3Nm4SQgM4nc:aF_7QWr1UU0:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=3Nm4SQgM4nc:aF_7QWr1UU0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=3Nm4SQgM4nc:aF_7QWr1UU0:oCFASsrFxfc"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=oCFASsrFxfc" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation/~4/3Nm4SQgM4nc" height="1" width="1"/

Oral Cancer in Cats

a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20113245"Gendler A, Lewis JR, Reetz JA, et al. Computed tomographic features of oral squamous cell carcinoma in cats: 18 cases (2002-2008). J Am Vet Med Assoc 2010;236:319-325./abr / br / This is a retrospective study of 18 cats with a diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The objective was to describe the computed tomographic (CT) features of OSCC in cats and identify any imaging characteristics associated with survival time. Oral tumors comprise 3% to 10% of all neoplasms of cats with SCC, accounting for 61.2% to 76.2% of those oral tumors. OSCC is a locally invasive disease that is considered to have a low potential for metastasis. On oral examination under general anesthesia, masses were most frequently found in the sublingual or lingual region (7/18) and in the maxilla (5/18). The study enabled identification of several common CT features of OSCC in cats. One finding included marked heterogenous contrast enhancement of masses and adjacent osteolysis on images of sublingual and maxillary mucosal images. CT may be used to define mass extension accurately and facilitate lymph node extension in cats with OSCC, but these features did not correlate with survival time. Soft palate lesions were noted on oral examination 4 times more frequently as on CT images. These findings indicate that a thorough oral examination is particularly important for evaluation of patients with small lesions or those localized to the soft palate, tonsils, or pharynx. CT imaging of patients with head and neck neoplasia is therefore of value for defining the extent of a mass, the involvement of adjacent structures, and the identification of regional metastasis. [VT]br / br / bRelated articles:/bbr / a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18289304"Wypij JM, Fan TM, Fredrickson RL, et al. In vivo and in vitro efficacy of zoledronate for treating oral squamous cell carcinoma in cats. J Vet Intern Med 2008;22:158-163./abr / br / More on cat health: a href="http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/Health.html"Winn Feline Foundation Library/abr / a href="http://www.facebook.com/WinnFelineFoundation"Join us on Facebook/abr / a href="http://www.twitter.com/WinnFeline"Follow us on Twitter/adiv class="blogger-post-footer"Providing expert cat health information and supporting cat health research since 1968.img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1170470470666539402-6977313447487255264?l=winnfelinehealth.blogspot.com' alt='' //divdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=CdHOj7C_tUU:tiix0LI7MFE:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=CdHOj7C_tUU:tiix0LI7MFE:UT3xtbGYFzA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=UT3xtbGYFzA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=CdHOj7C_tUU:tiix0LI7MFE:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=CdHOj7C_tUU:tiix0LI7MFE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=CdHOj7C_tUU:tiix0LI7MFE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=CdHOj7C_tUU:tiix0LI7MFE:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=CdHOj7C_tUU:tiix0LI7MFE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=CdHOj7C_tUU:tiix0LI7MFE:oCFASsrFxfc"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=oCFASsrFxfc" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation/~4/CdHOj7C_tUU" height="1" width="1"/

Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum in Cats

a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1200422765"Culp WT, Weisse C, Kellogg ME et al: Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in cats: 65 cases (1994–2006), J Am Vet Med Assoc 236:978, 2010./abr / br / Hemoperitoneum is defined as a hemorrhagic effusion within the peritoneal cavity. The cause is usually characterized as being due to either trauma or occurring spontaneously. A retrospective study reviewed the medical records of cats from 7 referral clinics for evidence of spontaneous hemoperitoneum. 65 cats were determined to have been diagnosed with spontaneous hemoperitoneum during this 13 year study period. Lethargy, anorexia, and vomiting were the most common historical findings noted among the cases and many of these cats upon physical examination were dehydrated and hypothermic. A large percentage of these cats were critically ill with signs of shock upon presentation. 46% (30/65) of the cases had abdominal neoplasia and the remaining 54% (35/65) had non-neoplastic conditions. Hemangiosarcoma of the spleen was the most common neoplasm and neoplastic location. Cats with neoplasia were significantly older and had significantly lower packed cell volumes. Coagulopathies and hepatic necrosis were the most common causes of non-neoplastic hemoperitoneum. Coagulopathies are often associated with severe conditions such as pancreatitis and sepsis or due to ingestion of anticoagulant rodenticides. Most of the cats in this study were euthanized; only 8 cats survived to be discharged. Based on results of the study, the prognosis for cats with spontaneous hemoperitoneum appears poor. [VT]br / br / bRelated articles:/bbr / a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10853281"Brockman DJ, Mongil CM, Aronson LR et al: A practical approach to hemoperitoneum in the dog and cat, Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 30:657, 2000./abr / br / More on cat health: a href="http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/Health.html"Winn Feline Foundation Library/abr / a href="http://www.facebook.com/WinnFelineFoundation"Join us on Facebook/abr / a href="http://www.twitter.com/WinnFeline"Follow us on Twitter/adiv class="blogger-post-footer"Providing expert cat health information and supporting cat health research since 1968.img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1170470470666539402-1296214779455954797?l=winnfelinehealth.blogspot.com' alt='' //divdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=qdgYLM3-Xi8:Ups_VkcTjbI:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=qdgYLM3-Xi8:Ups_VkcTjbI:UT3xtbGYFzA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=UT3xtbGYFzA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=qdgYLM3-Xi8:Ups_VkcTjbI:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=qdgYLM3-Xi8:Ups_VkcTjbI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=qdgYLM3-Xi8:Ups_VkcTjbI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=qdgYLM3-Xi8:Ups_VkcTjbI:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=qdgYLM3-Xi8:Ups_VkcTjbI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=qdgYLM3-Xi8:Ups_VkcTjbI:oCFASsrFxfc"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=oCFASsrFxfc" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation/~4/qdgYLM3-Xi8" height="1" width="1"/

Meauring Urine Protein in Cats

a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20392184"Lyon SD, Sanderson MW, Vaden SL et al: Comparison of urine dipstick, sulfosalicylic acid, urine protein-to-creatinine ratio, and species-specific ELISA methods for detection of albumin in urine samples of cats and dogs, J Am Vet Med Assoc 236:874, 2010./abr / br / The development of persistent protein in urine with inactive urine sediment is an established marker for chronic kidney disease (CKD). There is evidence to suggest an association between renal proteinuria and the progression of CKD in dogs and cats. The more marked the proteinuria, the greater the risk for progression of renal disease. This study evaluated the use of dipstick, sulfosalicylic acid (SSA), and urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UP:C) methods for use in detection of albumin in urine. 347 feline urine samples were analyzed by the prior three methods and compared with a species-specific ELISA to determine sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value, and positive and negative likelihood ratios. The data for cats revealed poor specificity and PPV (more false positives) for the dipstick and SSA methods.nbsp; The UP:C method had high specificity for albuminuria in cats but low sensitivity (more false negatives). The results of the study in cats showed that when both the urine dipstick and SSA test results were in the trace to 1+ range, the positive results are best confirmed with a more specific-specific ELISA assay. Detection of albumin in urine from cats should always be confirmed with this highest quality assay. The UP:C test resulted in an unacceptable level of false-negative results. This test should not be used as a routine screening test for albumin detection in urine of clinically normal cats, especially for those with low-level albuminuria. [VT]br / br / bRelated articles:/bbr / a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19566846"Jepson RE, Brodbelt D, Vallance C et al: Evaluation of predictors of the development of azotemia in cats, J Vet Intern Med 23:806, 2009./abr / br / More on cat health: a href="http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/Health.html"Winn Feline Foundation Library/abr / a href="http://www.facebook.com/WinnFelineFoundation"Join us on Facebook/abr / a href="http://www.twitter.com/WinnFeline"Follow us on Twitter/adiv class="blogger-post-footer"Providing expert cat health information and supporting cat health research since 1968.img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1170470470666539402-8687598211224252761?l=winnfelinehealth.blogspot.com' alt='' //divdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=gGJ6BM6Ltg4:Z-u6L5Ddtxg:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=gGJ6BM6Ltg4:Z-u6L5Ddtxg:UT3xtbGYFzA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=UT3xtbGYFzA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=gGJ6BM6Ltg4:Z-u6L5Ddtxg:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=gGJ6BM6Ltg4:Z-u6L5Ddtxg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=gGJ6BM6Ltg4:Z-u6L5Ddtxg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=gGJ6BM6Ltg4:Z-u6L5Ddtxg:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=gGJ6BM6Ltg4:Z-u6L5Ddtxg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=gGJ6BM6Ltg4:Z-u6L5Ddtxg:oCFASsrFxfc"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=oCFASsrFxfc" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation/~4/gGJ6BM6Ltg4" height="1" width="1"/

Radiography for Abdominal Disorders in Cats

a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20392185"Adams WM, Sisterman LA, Klauer JM et al: Association of intestinal disorders in cats with findings of abdominal radiography, J Am Vet Med Assoc 236:880, 2010./abr / br / This retrospective study compared the radiographic appearance of small and large intestines of cats with various medical conditions while creating a quantitative index for interpretation of intestinal diameters on abdominal radiographic views. The abdominal radiographs of 74 cats were evaluated as part of the study.nbsp; The cats were assigned to 1 of 4 categories: no gastrointestinal tract disease, nonobstructive gastrointestinal disease, linear foreign body (LFB), and small intestinal mechanical obstruction not caused by an LFB. Different measurements in millimeters were compared such as the maximum and minimum external small intestine diameter (SID) and colon diameter (CD).nbsp; The dorsoventral height measurements from lateral radiographic views of the cranial end plate of L2 (VEL2) and L5 (VEL5) vertebrae were also compared. When the maxSID:VEL2 ratio was gt;2.0, gastrointestinal disease was present. At the maxSID:VEL2 ratio of gt;2.5, the most likely abnormality was intestinal obstruction and a ratio gt;3.0 had a gt; 70% likelihood of intestinal obstruction. Plication of the small intestines was significantly related to LFB and all 10 cats with plication had conditions that required abdominal surgery.nbsp; There was no correlation between presence of gas in the small intestine and disease, though all 5 cats that had a combination pattern of linear and comma shaped gas had surgical disease. It was noted that a comma-shaped gas pattern is nearly always an abnormal radiographic finding, but it is not pathognomonic for a LFB. [VT]br / bbr / /bbr / bRelated articles:/bbr / a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10434972"Baez J, Hendrick M, Walker L et al: Radiographic, ultrasonographic, and endoscopic findings in cats with inflammatory bowel disease of the stomach and small intestine: 33 cases (1990-1997), J Amer Vet Med Assoc 215:349, 1999./abr / br / More on cat health: a href="http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/Health.html"Winn Feline Foundation Library/abr / a href="http://www.facebook.com/WinnFelineFoundation"Join us on Facebook/abr / a href="http://www.twitter.com/WinnFeline"Follow us on Twitter/adiv class="blogger-post-footer"Providing expert cat health information and supporting cat health research since 1968.img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1170470470666539402-4321941642245814211?l=winnfelinehealth.blogspot.com' alt='' //divdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=eRaQj0rp3BQ:lIiAkIgU7ME:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=eRaQj0rp3BQ:lIiAkIgU7ME:UT3xtbGYFzA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=UT3xtbGYFzA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=eRaQj0rp3BQ:lIiAkIgU7ME:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=eRaQj0rp3BQ:lIiAkIgU7ME:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=eRaQj0rp3BQ:lIiAkIgU7ME:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=eRaQj0rp3BQ:lIiAkIgU7ME:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=eRaQj0rp3BQ:lIiAkIgU7ME:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=eRaQj0rp3BQ:lIiAkIgU7ME:oCFASsrFxfc"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=oCFASsrFxfc" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation/~4/eRaQj0rp3BQ" height="1" width="1"/

Fibrosarcoma From a Retained Surgical Sponge in a Cat

a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20088844"Haddad JL, Goldschmidt MH, Patel RT: Fibrosarcoma arising at the site of a retained surgical sponge in a cat, Vet Clin Pathol 39:241, 2010./abr / br / This report describes a case involving an 8-year-old domestic short-haired cat that had a palpable mass in the abdomen as an incidental finding on physical examination. Fine needle aspiration of the mass identified it as a sarcoma. The mass was surgically removed, and when cut for microscopic examination, a surgical sponge remaining from a previous surgery was found. Microscopic examination revealed the mass to be a fibrosarcoma arising at the site of the surgical sponge. The sponge is believed to have stimulated inflammation, leading to formation of a granuloma. While transformation of a granuloma into a cancerous growth at the site of a retained surgical sponge has been documented in dogs, this is the first report of this type of granuloma developing into a fibrosarcoma in a cat. [MK]br / br / bRelated articles:/bbr / a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11327364"Mai W, Ledieu D, Venturini L et al: Ultrasonographic appearance of intra-abdominal granuloma secondary to retained surgical sponge, Vet Radiol Ultrasound 42:157, 2001./abr / br / More on cat health: a href="http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/Health.html"Winn Feline Foundation Library/abr / a href="http://www.facebook.com/WinnFelineFoundation"Join us on Facebook/abr / a href="http://www.twitter.com/WinnFeline"Follow us on Twitter/adiv class="blogger-post-footer"Providing expert cat health information and supporting cat health research since 1968.img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1170470470666539402-7577217471935608598?l=winnfelinehealth.blogspot.com' alt='' //divdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=XLlC17Y4_RY:r3RxHpyx2Kg:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=XLlC17Y4_RY:r3RxHpyx2Kg:UT3xtbGYFzA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=UT3xtbGYFzA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=XLlC17Y4_RY:r3RxHpyx2Kg:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=XLlC17Y4_RY:r3RxHpyx2Kg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=XLlC17Y4_RY:r3RxHpyx2Kg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=XLlC17Y4_RY:r3RxHpyx2Kg:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=XLlC17Y4_RY:r3RxHpyx2Kg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=XLlC17Y4_RY:r3RxHpyx2Kg:oCFASsrFxfc"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=oCFASsrFxfc" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation/~4/XLlC17Y4_RY" height="1" width="1"/

Adverse Effects of Piroxicam in Cats

a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20363461"Bulman-Fleming JC, Turner TR, Rosenberg MP: Evaluation of adverse events in cats receiving long-term piroxicam therapy for various neoplasms, Journal of Feline Medicine amp; Surgery 12:262, 2010./abr / br / Cyclo-oxygenase enzymes and prostaglandins have long been known to have a role in tumor growth and promotion.nbsp; Piroxicam has been found to be effective against several types of neoplasms and is often prescribed for chronic use. There have been no studies evaluating chronic piroxicam administration in cats and the chronic use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents such as piroxicam has been discouraged in cats. Seventy-three cats were included in this retrospective study. Piroxicam was the sole therapy in 28 cats (38%). Piroxicam with various chemotherapeutic agents was administered to 25 cats and 20 cats had piroxicam with radiation therapy. The main adverse reaction noted was an increase in vomiting during the first month of therapy that was most significant in cats receiving concurrent chemotherapy. The chronic administration of piroxicam was not significantly associated with hematologic, renal, or hepatic toxicities. The occurrence of azotemia several months after initiating therapy in three cats emphasizes the need to monitor renal values in cats receiving piroxicam. Those cats with renal azotemia prior to starting piroxicam did not appear to have evidence of progressive azotemia while receiving the drug. Adverse events were reported in 29% of cats, and were generally mild and transient. This study found low toxicity with chronic use of piroxicam in cats, though future studies are needed to evaluate the clinical efficacy, effective dose, and anti-neoplastic mechanisms of piroxicam. [VT]br / br / bRelated articles:/bbr / a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17605672"Wilson HM, Chun R, Larson VS et al: Clinical signs, treatments, and outcome in cats with transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: 20 cases (1990-2004), J Am Vet Med Assoc 231:101, 2007./abr / br / More on cat health: a href="http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/Health.html"Winn Feline Foundation Library/abr / a href="http://www.facebook.com/WinnFelineFoundation"Join us on Facebook/abr / a href="http://www.twitter.com/WinnFeline"Follow us on Twitter/adiv class="blogger-post-footer"Providing expert cat health information and supporting cat health research since 1968.img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1170470470666539402-8700402429130904428?l=winnfelinehealth.blogspot.com' alt='' //divdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=A5seXDcvL5w:nhbMPDjrAaw:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=A5seXDcvL5w:nhbMPDjrAaw:UT3xtbGYFzA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=UT3xtbGYFzA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=A5seXDcvL5w:nhbMPDjrAaw:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=A5seXDcvL5w:nhbMPDjrAaw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=A5seXDcvL5w:nhbMPDjrAaw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=A5seXDcvL5w:nhbMPDjrAaw:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?i=A5seXDcvL5w:nhbMPDjrAaw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?a=A5seXDcvL5w:nhbMPDjrAaw:oCFASsrFxfc"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation?d=oCFASsrFxfc" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CatHealthNewsFromTheWinnFelineFoundation/~4/A5seXDcvL5w" height="1" width="1"/

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