Coagulation Abnormalities in 22 Cats with Naturally Occurring Liver Disease

Haemostatic abnormalities in cats with naturally occurring liver diseases.

Alterations in the haemostatic system were characterized in cats with different naturally occurring liver diseases. The study looked at 44 healthy cats and 45 cats with different liver diseases confirmed histologically or cytologically (neoplasia, n=9; inflammation, n=12; hepatic lipidosis, n=13; other degenerative liver diseases, n=11). The following parameters were evaluated: platelet count; ...

Coagulation abnormalities in patients with chronic liver disease in Pakistan.

OBJECTIVE To determine the coagulation abnormalities and relationship between abnormal clotting tests and the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding (GI) among chronic liver disease (CLD) patients admitted at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. METHODS Adult CLD patients admitted at Liaquat University Hospital Jamshoro, during Nov 2004-Oct 2005, were included in the study. The patients blood wer...

Analgesic efficacy of tramadol in cats with naturally occurring osteoarthritis

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to (1) compare outcome assessments in normal and osteoarthritic cats and (2) evaluate the analgesic efficacy of tramadol in feline osteoarthritis (OA), in a prospective, randomised, blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover design. METHODS Twenty cats were included after clinical examination, blood work and full body radiographs were performed. In Phase 1, outcome ass...

Coinfection Associated with Naturally Occurring Cryptosporidiosis in Broilers

Neutrophil Gelatinase‐Associated Lipocalin in Cats with Naturally Occurring Chronic Kidney Disease

BACKGROUND Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a biomarker for the early prediction of renal damage and the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in humans and dogs. HYPOTHESIS Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin also may play a role in the progression of CKD in cats. ANIMALS Eighty CKD and 18 control cats. METHODS Cats were categorized into different stages ...