An Analysis of the Infections and Determination of Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in Cats and Dogs with Cancer-Associated Infections by Katie Curran, Haley Leeper, Kathy O’Reilly, Joelle Jacob, Luiz E. Bermudez

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Use of Local Antibiogram Data and Antimicrobial Importance Ratings to Select Optimal Empirical Therapies for Urinary Tract Infections in Dogs and Cats by Ri Scarborough, Kirsten Bailey, Bradley Galgut, Adam Williamson, Laura Hardefeldt, James Gilkerson, Glenn Browning

“…International and Australian veterinary antimicrobial use guidelines recommend amoxicillin or trimethoprim-sulfonamide (TMS) for the empirical treatment of sporadic urinary tract infections (UTIs) in dogs and cats. …”
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Six-Year Prescription Pattern of Antimicrobial Use in Cats at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Pisa by Lucia De Marchi, Matilde Vernaccini, Valentina Meucci, Angela Briganti, Ilaria Lippi, Veronica Marchetti, Luigi Intorre

“…This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the six-year pattern (2017–2022) of antimicrobial use in cats visiting the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) of the University of Pisa (Italy). …”
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Cat Foster Program Outcomes: Behavior, Stress, and Cat–Human Interaction by Kristyn R. Vitale, Delaney H. Frank, Jocelyn Conroy, Monique A. R. Udell

“…This information could contribute to life-saving efforts by providing empirical evidence that cats can be safely moved into foster homes, even for short durations, when shelter space is limited. …”
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Cats just want to have fun: Associations between play and welfare in domestic cats by Julia Henning, Torben Nielsen, Eduardo Fernandez, Susan Hazel

“…Play is often considered an indicator and promotor of animal welfare and may facilitate closer cat-human relationships. However, few studies have empirically investigated these associations. …”
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Predicting maximum scour depth at sluice outlet: a comparative study of machine learning models and empirical equations by Xuan-Hien Le, Le Thi Thu Hien

“…Performance statistics highlighted the efficacy of the ML algorithms over empirical formulas, with CAT and XGB leading the way. …”
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Severe polycystic liver disease in a cat by Emily M King, Maria Pappano, Sarah K Lorbach, Eric M Green, Valerie J Parker, Megan E Schreeg

“…A 13-year-old female spayed cat presented with progressive icterus, abdominal distension, weight loss and elevated liver enzymes. …”
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Eosinophilic pericardial effusion and pericarditis in a cat by Meagan Alisa Wheatley, John Shamoun, Ricardo Maggi, Edward B Breitschwerdt, Samantha L Sommer, John M Cullen, Devorah Marks Stowe

“…Owing to the challenges of definitive Bartonella species exclusion, the cat was treated empirically with pradofloxacin and doxycycline, and a subtotal pericardectomy. …”
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Owners’ Beliefs regarding the Emotional Capabilities of Their Dogs and Cats by Olivia Pickersgill, Daniel S. Mills, Kun Guo

“…These results provide a fertile ground for further empirical investigation of the emotional expressions of dogs and cats, aimed at validating specific emotions in these species.…”
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Vitamin B12 in Cats: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Disease by Gerardo Siani, Beatrice Mercaldo, Maria Chiara Alterisio, Antonio Di Loria

“…In some cases, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection of 250 μg/cat is empirically administered. In recent years, it has been demonstrated that oral cobalamin supplementation can also be used successfully in dogs and cats as a less invasive alternative to parental administration. …”
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Did Melody Become a Schrödinger Cat? Commentary on Clark & Arthur by Klaus Frieler

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First report of complex () in a cat from Southeast Asia by Hock Siew Han, Danièlle Gunn-Moore

“…This is in contrast to that commonly reported for infection with M avium , which is also a member of MAC, and may not only present with similar signs in cats, but also progress to systemic spread. Susceptibility studies suggest clofazimine as the drug of choice when treating this infection, and this case supports its use as empirical therapy for veterinarians treating this disease in this region while awaiting culture and sensitivity results.…”
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Case report: Androgen-secreting adrenocortical tumors in eight cats by Caylen G. Erger, Allison L. Gerras, Alan J. Conley, Chen Gilor, Karah Burns DeMarle, Kent R. Refsal, Jamie M. Fleming, Dodd G. Sledge, Daniel K. Langlois

“…Urine marking, aggression, and other behavioral concerns are common reasons for cat owners to seek veterinary care. Empiric treatment for lower urinary tract disease or primary behavior disorders are commonly pursued, especially in those cases with normal routine laboratory evaluations. …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacterial Uropathogens Isolated from Dogs and Cats by Sophie Aurich, Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff, Christa Ewers

“…We analysed 1862 samples from the urinary tract of dogs and cats, submitted to a veterinary microbiological diagnostic laboratory in 2019 and 2020 in Germany. …”
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Antimicrobial Prescribing Practices in Dogs and Cats by Colombian Veterinarians in the City of Medellin by David A. Gómez-Beltrán, David J. Schaeffer, Duncan C. Ferguson, Laura K. Monsalve, David Villar

“…The numbers of veterinarians empirically prescribing a course of systemic antimicrobials for each scenario were—perioperative elective surgeries (86%), superficial pyoderma (90%), lower urinary tract disease (52%), acute hemorrhagic diarrhea (50%), and kennel cough (46%). …”
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Occurrence of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in the Oral Cavity of Cats with Chronic Gingivostomatitis by Wayne Tsang, Annika Linde, Janina A. Krumbeck, Guangxi Wu, Young J. Kim, Gerald H. Lushington, Tonatiuh Melgarejo

“…Briefly, 14 clinically healthy (CH) cats and 14 cats with FCGS were included. Using a sterile swab, oral tissue surfaces were sampled and submitted for 16S rRNA and ITS-2 next-generation DNA sequencing. …”
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Case report: First isolation of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis from the blood of a cat by Raffaele Scarpellini, Massimo Giunti, Cecilia Bulgarelli, Elisabetta Mondo, Erika Esposito, Giammarco Assirelli, Silvia Piva

“…A 14-year-old female domestic short-haired cat with a diagnosed diabetes mellitus and acromegaly was presented for lethargy and dysorexia. …”
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Management of neglected vicious cat bite in a child: A case report by Shangeetha Tarmalinggam, Sree Raja Lakshmy, Muhammad Azrin Mohd Asihin, Kamarul Al Haqq Abdul Ghani

“…Introduction: Cat bites make up 10% of all animal bites and have a high incidence of infection. …”
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Prevalence of Bacterial Species in Skin, Urine, Diarrheal Stool, and Respiratory Samples in Cats by Dong Chan Moon, Ji-Hyun Choi, Naila Boby, Su-Jeong Kim, Hyun-Ju Song, Ho-Sung Park, Min-Chan Gil, Soon-Seek Yoon, Suk-Kyung Lim

“…This is the first nationwide surveillance report that associates bacterial prevalence with their site of origin and helps in the prevention of bacterial infections in cats. Moreover, the pattern of bacterial prevalence could provide sufficient guidance for the selection of empirical antimicrobial therapy against infections in cats.…”
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Positive Airway Cultures in Dogs and Cats Receiving Mechanical Ventilation for Tick Paralysis by Suzanne Suk Kwan Tso, Ellie Leister, Claire Rebecca Sharp, Jane Heller, Justine S. Gibson

“…Twenty-four dogs and two cats were included. Most (85%) received empirical antimicrobials before airway sampling. …”
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