Dog and cat-related attacks on wildlife in the Metropolitan District of Quito, Ecuador: an integrative approach to reduce the impact by Eduardo A. Díaz, Carolina Sáenz, Yadira Vega, Estefany Rubio, Gerardo González, Rebecca Zug, Galo Zapata-Ríos

“…ABSTRACTSurveillance and control of dogs and cats (D&C) have become increasingly important for the conservation of biodiversity in protected areas. …”
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Molecular characterisation of Bartonella species in cats from São Luís, state of Maranhão, north-eastern Brazil by Maria do Socorro Costa de Oliveira Braga, Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva Diniz, Marcos Rogério André, Caroline Plácidi de Bortoli, Rosangela Zacarias Machado

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Evaluation of a urine dipstick protein to urine specific gravity ratio for the detection of proteinuria in dogs and cats by Michael Barchilon, Nichole Perez‐Nieves, Jean‐Sébastien Palerme

“…Animals Urine samples from 308 dogs and 70 cats. Methods Retrospective cohort study of urinalyses and UPCRs from dogs and cats collected between 2016 and 2021. …”
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Gold Nanorod-Assisted Photothermal Therapy Decreases Bleeding during Breast Cancer Surgery in Dogs and Cats by Moustafa R. K. Ali, Haithem A. M. Farghali, Yue Wu, Ivan El-Sayed, Ahmed H. Osman, Salah A. Selim, Mostafa A. El-Sayed

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Efficacy of a novel topical combination of esafoxolaner, eprinomectin and praziquantel against Echinococcus multilocularis infections in cats by Prullage Joe, Bowman Dwight, Ulrich Michael, Tielemans Eric

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Screening the Pathogen Box to Discover and Characterize New Cruzain and <i>Tbr</i>CatL Inhibitors by Thales do Valle Moreira, Luan Carvalho Martins, Lucas Abreu Diniz, Talita Cristina Diniz Bernardes, Renata Barbosa de Oliveira, Rafaela Salgado Ferreira

“…Here, we report the screening of the Pathogen Box collection against cruzain and <i>Tbr</i>CatL, validated targets for Chagas disease and Human African Trypanosomiasis, respectively. …”
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Occurrence and Risk Factors Associated with <i>Platynosomum illiciens</i> Infection in Cats with Elevated Liver Enzymes by Pinkarn Chantawong, Jiraporn Potiwong, Natchanon Choochote, Kakanang Piyarungsri, Chakorn Kunkaew, Sahatchai Tangtrongsup, Saruda Tiwananthagorn

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Method Validation and Establishment of Reference Intervals for an Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Chemiluminescent Immunoassay in Cats by Arne Güssow, Sabine Thalmeier, Ruth Gostelow, Judith Langenstein, Gesine Foerster, Natali Bauer, Katarina Hazuchova

“…Right-sided RI was determined using surplus serum of 50 healthy adult cats. Surplus serum samples of diabetic cats with known IGF-1 concentration with (<i>n</i> = 32/68) and without HS (<i>n</i> = 36/68) were used for method comparison with RIA. …”
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Hindering the illegal trade in dog and cat furs through a DNA-based protocol for species identification by Luisa Garofalo, Alessia Mariacher, Rita Fanelli, Rosario Fico, Rita Lorenzini

“…In Western countries dogs and cats are the most popular pets, and people are increasingly opposed to their rearing for the fur industry. …”
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Mystery of fatal ‘staggering disease’ unravelled: novel rustrela virus causes severe meningoencephalomyelitis in domestic cats by Kaspar Matiasek, Florian Pfaff, Herbert Weissenböck, Claudia Wylezich, Jolanta Kolodziejek, Sofia Tengstrand, Frauke Ecke, Sina Nippert, Philip Starcky, Benedikt Litz, Jasmin Nessler, Peter Wohlsein, Christina Baumbach, Lars Mundhenk, Andrea Aebischer, Sven Reiche, Pia Weidinger, Karin M. Olofsson, Cecilia Rohdin, Christiane Weissenbacher-Lang, Julia Matt, Marco Rosati, Thomas Flegel, Birger Hörnfeldt, Dirk Höper, Rainer G. Ulrich, Norbert Nowotny, Martin Beer, Cecilia Ley, Dennis Rubbenstroth

“…Rustrela virus (RusV) was detected in the brains of 27 out of 29 domestic cats with ‘staggering disease’, but not of 29 control cats. …”
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Measurement-based generation and preservation of cat and grid states within a continuous-variable cluster state by Miller Eaton, Carlos González-Arciniegas, Rafael N. Alexander, Nicolas C. Menicucci, Olivier Pfister

“…We show that PhANTM can apply polynomial gates and embed cat states within the cluster. This method stabilizes cat states against Gaussian noise and perpetuates non-Gaussianity within the cluster. …”
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Describing the relationship between cat bites and human depression using data from an electronic health record. by David A Hanauer, Naren Ramakrishnan, Lisa S Seyfried

“…Depression was found in 41.3% of patients with cat bites and 28.7% of those with dog bites. Furthermore, 85.5% of those with both cat bites and depression were women, compared to 64.5% of those with dog bites and depression. …”
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“It Almost Makes Her Human”: How Female Animal Guardians Construct Experiences of Cat and Dog Empathy by Karen M. Hiestand, Karen McComb, Robin Banerjee

“…Participants were consistent in reporting changes to their companion animals’ normal behaviour as the key to the identification of animal empathy experiences, yet they were highly paradoxical in their constructions of perceived internal drivers within their dogs and cats. Explanations were highly dichotomous, from highly anthropomorphic to highly anthropocentric, and these extremes were combined both within individual participant narratives and within some thematic constructs. …”
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Intra- and Inter-Observer Variability of Quantitative Parameters Used in Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of Kidneys of Healthy Cats by Amber Hillaert, Emmelie Stock, Sophie Favril, Luc Duchateau, Jimmy H. Saunders, Katrien Vanderperren

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Susceptibility to ulcerative colitis and genetic polymorphisms of A251G SOD1 and C-262T CAT by El-Kheshen Gadier, Moeini Maryam, Saadat Mostafa

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Differential gene expression response to acute and chronic Cytauzxoon felis infection in domestic cats (Felis catus) by Ruth C. Scimeca, Mason V. Reichard

“…The resulting A. americanum were randomly selected to infest three C. felis naïve principal cats. Infection of these cats was confirmed by nested PCR of the 18S rRNA C. felis gene and clinical signs. …”
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Characteristics of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing Enterobacterales Isolated from Dogs and Cats, 2011–2021 by Dennis J. Woerde, Krystle L. Reagan, Barbara A. Byrne, Bart C. Weimer, Steven E. Epstein, Cory Schlesener, Bihua C. Huang, Jane E. Sykes

“…Enterobacterales isolated from dogs and cats that underwent ESBL testing during the study period were identified using a search of the hospital antimicrobial susceptibility test software database. …”
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Emergence of pandrug-resistant carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in dogs and cats: a cross-sectional study in Egypt by Yasmine H. Tartor, Ahmed M. Ammar, Adel Abdelkhalek, Khlood A. Hassan, Asmaa Shaker, Shimaa S. Elnahriry, Omid Nekouei, Ibrahim Elsohaby, Ibrahim Elsohaby, Ibrahim Elsohaby

“…Forty-three (65.2%) dogs and 23 (34.8%) cats carried CPE. Of these, 35 (70.0%) were healthy (including 27 dogs and 8 cats) and 31 (52.5%) were diseased (including 16 dogs and 15 cats). blaOXA-181 was the most common gene detected (42/66, 63.6%), followed by blaIMP (40/66, 60.6%), blaOXA−48−like (29/66, 43.9%), blaKPC and blaVIM (20/66, 30.3% each), and blaNDM (17/66, 25.8%). …”
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An Outbreak of <i>Trichophyton quinckeanum</i> Zoonotic Infections in the Czech Republic Transmitted from Cats and Dogs by Pavlína Lysková, Radim Dobiáš, Adéla Čmoková, Miroslav Kolařík, Petr Hamal, Kateřina Šmatláková, Jan Hušek, Karel Mencl, Nad’a Mallátová, Zora Poláčková, Anežka Krnáčová, Kristýna Palkovičová, Daniela Jablonská, Jitka Macháčová, Zdeněk Drlík, Denisa Bázsóová, Pavla Jaworská, Lucie Svobodová, Vit Hubka

“…We bring the evidence that human <i>T. quinckeanum</i> infections are most commonly contracted from infected cats or, less frequently, dogs. Although rodents or contaminated soil and environment could be the source of infection to cats and dogs, the occurrence of infections in multiple animals in the same household suggests direct transmission among animals. …”
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Therapeutic use of tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid solution for treatment of subcutaneous ureteral bypass device mineralization in cats by Colin Chik, Allyson C. Berent, Chick W. Weisse, Marcia Ryder

“…Objective To evaluate a 2% tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (tEDTA) solution for treatment of mineralization occlusion in cats with SUBs. Animals Six client‐owned cats (8 obstructed devices). …”
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