Charles E. Wiedmeyer

TL;DR: The concept that platelet counts may be a good screening test for canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, and that the magnitude of thrombocytopenia may increase the reliability of diagnosis, are supported.

TL;DR: Reductions in blood pressure, albuminuria, and tissue oxidative stress with AT1R blockade were associated with improved indexes of glomerular filtration barrier integrity and renal RAS in Ren2 rats.

TL;DR: The data indicate that use of CGMS is valid for dogs, cats, and horses and there was a positive correlation between interstitial and whole blood glucose concentrations for clinically normal dogs, Cats, and Horses and those with diabetes mellitus.

TL;DR: Horse owners and veterinarians should recognize that obesity is associated with multiple endocrinological changes that might predispose to laminitis and must be careful to differentiate whether obese teenage horses might be affected with either or both IR and PPID before the appearance of the more “classic” Cushing’s phenotype is evident.

TL;DR: An introductory overview of the present understanding of obesity and insulin resistance is presented and how these conditions may be associated with disease conditions in horses is presented.