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Prevalence of feline leukemia virus infection and serum antibodies against feline immunodeficiency virus in unowned free-roaming catsIrene T Lee
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 220:620-2. 2002..Male cats are at increased risk for exposure to FIV, compared with female cats...- Free-roaming dogs and cats in central Italy: public perceptions of the problemMargaret R Slater
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4458, USA
Prev Vet Med 84:27-47. 2008..Further, national and regional funding must be provided to support existing laws which should help protect and eventually decrease the numbers of free-roaming and homeless dogs and cats... - Cat and dog ownership and management patterns in central ItalyMargaret R Slater
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A and M University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, College Station, TX 77843 4458, USA
Prev Vet Med 85:267-94. 2008..For cats and dogs, education about sterilization seemed to be critically important. For dogs, factors relating to training, which may reflect the strength of the human-animal bond, were also important... - Long-term health and predictors of survival for hyperthyroid cats treated with iodine 131M R Slater
Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station 77843 4458, USA
J Vet Intern Med 15:47-51. 2001..This study provides estimates of duration of survival for cats successfully treated for hyperthyroidism with radioactive iodine, which can be useful in assisting with client treatment decisions... - The role of veterinary epidemiology in the study of free-roaming dogs and catsM R Slater
Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, MS 4458 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 4458, USA
Prev Vet Med 48:273-86. 2001.... - Implementation of a feral cat management program on a university campusKathy L Hughes
College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, Texas 77843 4458, USA
J Appl Anim Welf Sci 5:15-28. 2002..The program placed 32 kittens, juveniles, and tame adults for adoption. The number of cat complaints received by the university's pest control service decreased from Year 1 to Year 2... - Companion animal knowledge, attachment and pet cat care and their associations with household demographics for residents of a rural Texas townMelanie E Ramón
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4458, USA
Prev Vet Med 94:251-63. 2010..Attachment scores for companion animal owners were similar to those previously reported and similar for cat and dog owners. A pattern of better care emerges for owners who view their cats as companions... - The effects of implementing a feral cat spay/neuter program in a Florida county animal control serviceKathy L Hughes
College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-4458, USA
J Appl Anim Welf Sci 5:285-98. 2002..Euthanasias decreased for both cats and dogs since 1997. Since 1996, complaints decreased for both. Surgeries for both cats and dogs increased over the 12 years. Adoptions for cats and dogs increased greatly in fiscal year 1998/1999... - The effect of detomidine and its antagonism with tolazoline on stress-related hormones, metabolites, physiologic responses, and behavior in awake poniesG L Carroll
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Texas A and M University, College Station, USA
Vet Surg 26:69-77. 1997..If antagonism of an alpha-agonist is contemplated, the potential effect on hormones and metabolites should be considered... - Repeatability of a telephone questionnaire on cat-ownership patterns and pet-owner demographics evaluation in a community in Texas, USAM E Ramon
Texas A and M University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, MS 4458, College Station, TX 77843 4458, United States
Prev Vet Med 85:23-33. 2008..82). Knowledge of companion animals and subject attachment to pet questions had good correlations between the two interviews (rsp 0.52 and 0.60, respectively). Subject-demographic questions had excellent repeatability (kappa 0.66-1.00)... - Repeatability and prediction from a telephone questionnaire measuring diet and activity level in catsJ L Harbison
Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station 77843-4458, USA
Prev Vet Med 55:79-94. 2002..Recall of all variables that changed appeared to be at least moderately influenced by current characteristics... - Long-term outcome of gonadectomy performed at an early age or traditional age in dogsL M Howe
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station 77843-4474, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 218:217-21. 2001.... - Understanding issues and solutions for unowned, free-roaming cat populationsMargaret R Slater
Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-4458, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 225:1350-4. 2004 - Utilization of matrix population models to assess a 3-year single treatment nonsurgical contraception program versus surgical sterilization in feral cat populationsChristine M Budke
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biological Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4458, USA
J Appl Anim Welf Sci 12:277-92. 2009.... - Knowledge and perceptions of dog-associated zoonoses: Brazos County, Texas, USAGlenda M Bingham
Texas A and M University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, College Station, TX 77843 4458, USA
Prev Vet Med 93:211-21. 2010..It is important to find a method of getting information out to the public in order to correct this deficiency... - Diet and lifestyle variables as risk factors for chronic renal failure in pet catsK L Hughes
Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station 77843-4458, USA
Prev Vet Med 55:1-15. 2002..Ad libitum feeding and increased ash intake were associated with increased odds of CRF; increased dietary fiber, magnesium, protein and sodium were associated with decreased odds of CRF... - Owner-perceived, weighted quality-of-life assessments in dogs with spinal cord injuriesJonathan M Levine
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4474, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 233:931-5. 2008.... - The effects of thyroid hormones on the skin of beagle dogsK M Credille
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A and M University, College Station 77843 4467, USA
J Vet Intern Med 15:539-46. 2001..The evaluation of thyroxine-treated hypothyroid dogs demonstrates that thyroid hormone supplementation of Beagle dogs with induced hypothyroidism stimulates hair growth... - Evaluation of a questionnaire for obtaining owner-perceived, weighted quality-of-life assessments for dogs with spinal cord injuriesChristine M Budke
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4474, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 233:925-30. 2008..To evaluate a questionnaire for obtaining owner-perceived, weighted quality-oflife assessments for dogs with spinal cord injuries... - Interobserver variation among histopathologic evaluations of intestinal tissues from dogs and catsMichael D Willard
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas AM University, College Station 77843-44744, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 220:1177-82. 2002..Clinicians must be cautious about correlating clinical signs and histopathologic descriptions of intestinal biopsy specimens... - Cardiovascular effects of buprenorphine in anesthetized dogsE A Martinez
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station 77843 4474, USA
Am J Vet Res 58:1280-4. 1997..To determine the cardiovascular effects of buprenorphine in isoflurane- and halothane-anesthetized dogs... - Description and repeatability of a newly developed spinal cord injury scale for dogsGwendolyn J Levine
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4474, USA
Prev Vet Med 89:121-7. 2009..Results from this study suggest that the TSCIS is an easy to administer scale for evaluating canine spinal cord injury based on the standard neurological exam and correlates well with a previously described modified Frankel scale... - Accuracy of polymerase chain reaction assays for diagnosis of feline immunodeficiency virus infection in catsP Cynda Crawford
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 226:1503-7. 2005.... - Assessing repeatability and validity of a visual analogue scale questionnaire for use in assessing pain and lameness in dogsJonathan T Hudson
Departments of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Am J Vet Res 65:1634-43. 2004..Each reduced model fit the data as well as the full model. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The VAS questionnaire was repeatable and valid for use in assessing the degree of mild to moderate lameness in dogs... - Effect of vaccination against feline immunodeficiency virus on results of serologic testing in catsJulie K Levy
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 225:1558-61. 2004..Negative FIV antibody assay results are highly reliable for detection of uninfected cats, but positive results should be interpreted with caution... - Diet modulates proteinuria in heterozygous female dogs with X-linked hereditary nephropathyWilliam J Burkholder
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-4474, USA
J Vet Intern Med 18:165-75. 2004..Dietary protein restriction can reduce proteinuria in dogs with glomerular disease, but BW and blood protein concentrations may not be maintained if the restriction is too severe... - Prevalence and risk factors for heartworm infection in cats from northern FloridaJulie K Levy
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 39:533-7. 2003..Because even a single heartworm can cause clinical disease or death in cats, the authors conclude that cats in this region should receive heartworm prophylaxis to prevent heartworm infection... - Evaluation of collars and microchips for visual and permanent identification of pet catsLinda K Lord
Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 237:387-94. 2010..To determine the percentage of pet cats still wearing collars and having functional microchips 6 months after application... - Modeling the effect of sterilization rate on owned dog population size in central ItalyAntonio Di Nardo
Reparto Relazione Uomo Animale, Instituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell Abruzzo e del Molise G Caporale, Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy
Prev Vet Med 82:308-13. 2007..However, if the province of Teramo were to focus on sterilizing female dogs less than 1 year of age, the required sterilization rate to arrest population growth could be reduced to as low as 26%... - The ascent of cat breeds: genetic evaluations of breeds and worldwide random-bred populationsMonika J Lipinski
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Genomics 91:12-21. 2008..Three recently derived breeds were not distinct from their parental breeds of origin. Pure breeding was associated with a loss of genetic diversity; however, this loss did not correlate with breed popularity or age...