Journal•ISSN: 0587-2871
Journal of The American Animal Hospital Association
American Animal Hospital Association
About: Journal of The American Animal Hospital Association is an academic journal published by American Animal Hospital Association. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Medicine & CATS. It has an ISSN identifier of 0587-2871. Over the lifetime, 2428 publications have been published receiving 51531 citations. The journal is also known as: JAAHA, journal of the American Animal Hospital Association & JAAHA.
Topics: Medicine, CATS, Internal medicine, Population, Otitis
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TL;DR: The medical records of 158 dogs with visceral leishmaniasis confirmed cytologically and/or serologically and clinicopathological abnormalities were reviewed, and an indirect immunofluorescence assay's diagnostic sensitivity was found to be higher than that of lymph node aspiration cytology.
Abstract: The medical records of 158 dogs with visceral leishmaniasis confirmed cytologically and/or serologically were reviewed. Ages of affected dogs varied from nine months to 15 years, with a male-to-female ratio of 1.3. The most common clinical manifestations of the disease were variable cutaneous lesions such as exfoliative dermatitis and skin ulcerations, chronic renal failure, peripheral lymphadenopathy or lymph node hypoplasia, masticatory muscle atrophy (i.e., chronic myositis), ocular lesions (i.e., conjunctivitis, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, blepharitis, and uveitis), and poor body condition. Ascites, nephrotic syndrome, epistaxis, polyarthritis, and ulcerative stomatitis were seen only in a small number of cases. Clinical splenomegaly was not a common finding. The clinicopathological abnormalities were nonregenerative anemia, hyperproteinemia, glomerular proteinuria, and symptomatic or asymptomatic azotemia. In this study, an indirect immunofluorescence assay's diagnostic sensitivity was found to be higher than that of lymph node aspiration cytology.
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TL;DR: Good correlation (coefficient of determination [r(2)]=0.78) was found between measurements of percent body fat (%BF) determined by the D(2)O dilution method and the DEXA scan and the BCS.
Abstract: Obesity is considered one of the most common forms of malnutrition occurring in dogs Laboratory methods of evaluation of body composition in live dogs have included dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and deuterium oxide (D2O) dilution Clinical methods of evaluation include assigning a body condition score (BCS) based on visual observation, palpation, and morphometric measurements This study used these four methods to evaluate 23 healthy, adult, client-owned dogs Good correlation (coefficient of determination [r2]=078) was found between measurements of percent body fat (%BF) determined by the D2O dilution method and the DEXA scan Percent body fat can also be estimated using BCS (r2=092 comparison with DEXA) or by using morphometric measurements with simple calculations (r2=092 comparison with DEXA)
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TL;DR: These nutritional assessment guidelines are critical for maintaining pets’ health, as well as their response to disease and injury, and requires little to no additional time or cost.
Abstract: The American Animal Hospital Association recommends these nutritional assessment guidelines because good nutrition enhances pets’ quality and quantity of life, and is integral to optimal animal care. Incorporating nutritional assessment into regular animal care is critical for maintaining pets’
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TL;DR: The results of this study serve to increase veterinarians' awareness of breeds susceptible to DODs and may facilitate the control of such diseases by identifying breeds that might benefit from breeding programs or environmental intervention such as dietary modification.
Abstract: A large-scale epidemiological study was conducted to determine breeds at risk for 12 developmental orthopedic diseases (DODs). Developmental orthopedic diseases investigated included canine hip dysplasia (CHD); craniomandibular osteopathy (CMO); fragmented coronoid process; hypertrophic osteodystrophy; Legg-Calve-Perthes disease; osteochondrosis of the medial humeral condyle, caudal humeral head, femoral condyles, and talar trochlear ridges; panosteitis; patella luxation; and ununited anconeal process. Dogs that were diagnosed with any one of the diseases of interest at any of 10 veterinary teaching hospitals participating in the Veterinary Medical Database from 1986 to 1995 were included as cases. Odds ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals were calculated to determine risk. Frequency of diagnosis during the 10-year period ranged from 35 cases (CMO) to 10,637 cases (CHD). The number of breeds at increased risk for a disease ranged from one (CMO) to 35 (CHD). Breed susceptibility for a DOD may suggest a genetic component in the disease etiology. The results of this study serve to increase veterinarians' awareness of breeds susceptible to DODs and may facilitate the control of such diseases by identifying breeds that might benefit from breeding programs or environmental intervention such as dietary modification.
219 citations
TL;DR: The complications and mortality associated with anesthesia of dogs and cats in a university teaching hospital were determined and anesthetic complications, as defined, occurred in 12.0% of Dogs and 10.5% of cats.
Abstract: The complications and mortality associated with anesthesia of dogs and cats in a university teaching hospital were determined. During one year, 2,556 dogs and 683 cats were anesthetized by the anesthesia service. Hypotension occurred in 179 (7%) dogs and 58 (8.5%) cats. Cardiac dysrhythmias occurred in 64 (2.5%) dogs and 12 (1.8%) cats. Transfusions were required in 31 (1.2%) dogs. Hypercapnea occurred in 33 (1.3%) dogs and one (less than 1%) cat. Hypoxemia occurred in 14 (0.5%) dogs. Anesthetic complications, as defined, occurred in 12.0% of dogs and 10.5% of cats, while deaths associated with the perianesthetic period occurred in 0.43% of dogs and 0.43% of cats.
170 citations