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Long term storage of a lymphoma chemotherapy drug 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Wypij JM and Pondenis HC. E. coli-Derived L-Asparaginase Retains Enzymatic and Cytotoxic Activity In Vitro for Canine and Feline Lymphoma after Cold Storage. Vet Med Int. 2013; 2013: 786162. [free, fu...
Using cat breeds to find genetic diseases 19 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Alhaddad H, Khan R, Grahn RA, et al. Extent of linkage disequilibrium in the domestic cat, Felis silvestris catus, and its breeds. PLoS ONE. 2013; 8: e53537. Free, full text article Genome-wide assoc...
Winn announces new board members and officers 12 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
The Winn Feline Foundation held their annual meeting in Vancouver, WA on June 26, 2013 and voted in a number of new board members, including some new officers. “Winn Feline Foundation is thrilled with...
Are Chinese herbal products safe for cats? 6 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
Shmalberg J, Hill RC, Scott KC. Nutrient and metal analyses of Chinese herbal products marketed for veterinary use. Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition 2013;97:305-314. Chinese herbs an...
How the Cornish Rex got its curl 30 Jul 2013 | 06:30 pm
Gandolfi B, Alhaddad H, Affolter VK, et al. To the Root of the Curl: A Signature of a Recent Selective Sweep Identifies a Mutation That Defines the Cornish Rex Cat Breed. PLoS ONE 2013;8:e67105. [Free...
High-rise syndrome and the feline pancreas 24 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Zimmermann E, Hittmair KM, Suchodolski JS, et al. Serum feline-specific pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity concentrations and abdominal ultrasonographic findings in cats with trauma resulting from hig...
Feline dermatology cases at Cornell University 22 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Scott DW, Miller WH and Erb HN. Feline dermatology at Cornell University: 1407 cases (1988–2003). J Feline Med Surg. 2013; 15: 307-16. In this publication, the authors examined medical records of 140...
A new feline fungal infection identified 15 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Barrs VR, van Doorn TM, Houbraken J, et al. Aspergillus felis sp. nov., an emerging agent of invasive aspergillosis in humans, cats, and dogs. PLoS ONE. 2013; 8: e64871. [free, full text] Aspergillos...
Molecular basis of feline coronavirus pathogenesis 8 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Licitra BN, Millet JK, Regan AD, et al. Mutation in spike protein cleavage site and pathogenesis of feline coronavirus. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013; 19: 1066-73. [Free, full text article] Feline infectiou...
Clues to the mystery of feline idiopathic cystitis 1 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Treutlein G, Dorsch R, Euler KN, et al. Novel potential interacting partners of fibronectin in spontaneous animal model of interstitial cystitis. PLoS ONE. 2012; 7: e51391. [Free, full text] Researc....
