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Aging

Aging in cats owner observations and clinical finding in 206 mature cats at enrolment to the cat prospective aging and welfare study.

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Fibroblast growth factor 23 and symmetric dimethylarginine concentrations in geriatric cats

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Fibroblast growth factor 23 FGF 23 concentrations in cats with early nonazotemic chronic kidney disease CKD and in healthy geriatric cats

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Validity and responsiveness of the generic health-related quality of life Instrument (VetMetrica™) in cats with dsteoarthritis

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Ultrasonographic monitoring of feline epaxial muscle height as part of an annual wellness examination to assess for the development of sarcopenia

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The effect of moderate dietary protein and phosphate restriction on calcium phosphate homeostasis in healthy older cats

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Life expectancy tables for dogs and cats derived from clinical data

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A new generic feline quality of life (FelQoL) questionnaire: part 1 - development and validation

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A new generic feline quality of life (FelQoL) questionnaire: part 2 - initial evaluation of clinical utility

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Behavior

Efficacy of a diet containing caseinate hydrolysate on signs of stress in dogs

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Therapeutic effects of an alpha casozepine and L tryptophan supplemented diet on fear and anxiety in the cat

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Seasonal effects on locomotor and feeding rhythms in indoor cats.

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Behavioural and cognitive changes in aged pet dogs - no effects of an enriched diet and lifelong training

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Aging of attentiveness in border collies and other pet dog breeds

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Plasma and whole blood taurine concentrations in dogs

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Daily rhythms in food intake and locomotor activity in a colony of domestic cats

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Accuracy assessment of spatial organization and activity of indoor cats

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Birth & growth

Epidemiological analysis of reproductive performance and kitten mortality rates in 5303 purebred queens and 28065 kittens in France

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Cardiology

Diet induced reduction of left ventricular wall thickness troponin I and IGF 1 in cats with asymptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Associations between echocardiography, cardiac biomarkers, insulin metabolism, morphology and inflammation in feline asymptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Relationship between body size growth and echocardiographic measurements during the first two years of life in cats

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Dermatology

The usefulness of short course prednisolone during the initial phase of an elimination diet trial in dogs with food-induced atopic dermatitis

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Critically appraised topic on adverse food reactions of companion animals (5): discrepancies between ingredients and labeling in commercial pet foods

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Critically appraised topic on adverse food reactions of companion animals (8): storage mites in commercial pet foods

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Critically appraised topic on adverse food reactions of companion animals (9): time to flare of cutaneous signs after a dietary challenge in dogs and cats with food

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A novel therapeutic diet can significantly reduce the medication score and pruritus of dogs with atopic dermatitis during a nine month controlled study.

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Development and validation of a new standardised data collection tool to aid in the diagnosis of canine skin allergies.

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Evaluation of storage mite contamination of commercial dry dog food

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Evidence for an interaction between linoleic acid intake and skin barrier properties in healthy dogs - a pilot study

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Testing for food specific antibodies in saliva and blood of food allergic and healthy dogs

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Impacts to canine dermal microbiota associated with repeated bathing

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A comprehensive analysis of gut and skin microbiota in canine atopic dermatitis in Shiba Inu dogs

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Assessing d squame as a minimally invasive technique to evaluate the cutaneous immune response mrna

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Gastroenterology

Validation of method for faecal sampling in cats and dogs for faecal microbiome analysis

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An extensively hydrolysed protein based extruded diet

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Psyllium husk powder increases defecation frequency and faecal score

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Randomized controlled trial demonstrates nutritional management is superior to metronidazole

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2022 ISFM consensus guidelines on management of the inappetent hospitalised cat

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Diet induced remission in chronic enteropathy

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Lymphatic endothelial cell immunohistochemical markers for evaluation of the intestinal lymphatic vasculature in dogs

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Assessing d squame as a minimally invasive technique to evaluate the cutaneous immune response mrna

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Incidence rate of otitis externa episodes in atopic dogs

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A randomised controlled study demonstrates that diet can contribute to the clinical management

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Machine learning model for an app-based tool

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Glycyrrhizin intake higher than the current guidelines has no detectable hypermineralocorticoid like effect in dogs

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The linoleic acid content of the stratum corneum of ichthyotic golden retriever dogs

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Association of the canine ATP7A and ATP7B with hepatic copper accumulation in dobermann dogs

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Nutrition

Measurement of postprandial incremental glucose and insulin changes in healthy dogs: influence of food adaptation and length of time of blood sampling

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Glycemic and insulinemic responses after Ingestion of commercial foods in healthy dogs

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Linoleate enriched diet increases both linoleic acid esterified to omega hydroxy

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Long term follow up after weight management in obese dogs: the role of the diet in preventing regain

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A dietary supplement containing nucleotides oligosaccharides vitamin E

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The oral 13C bicarbonate technique for determination of energy expenditure in dogs

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Estimation of energy expenditure using the oral 13C bicarbonate

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Quantification of vitamin D3 in commercial dog food and comparison with AAFCO recommendations and manufacturers concentrations

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Overweight & obesity

Evolution of blood parameters during weight loss in experimental obese Beagle dogs

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Effect of dietary fat and energy on body weight and composition after gonadectomy in cats

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Dietary energy restriction and successful weight loss in obese client owned dogs

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A high protein high fiber diet designed for weight loss improves satiety in dogs

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Change in body condition during weight loss in obese client owned cats loss of lean tissue correlates with overall percentage of weight lost

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Novel dietary strategies can improve the outcome of weight loss programmes in obese client-owned cats

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Improvement in insulin resistance and reduction in plasma inflammatory adipokines after weight loss in obese dogs

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A high protein high fibre diet improves weight loss in obese dogs

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Age and body weight effects on glucose and insulin tolerance in colony cats maintained since weaning on high dietary carbohydrate

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Imprecision when using measuring cups to weigh out extruded dry kibbled food

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Long term follow up after weight management in obese cats

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Incorporation of exercise using an underwater treadmill and active client education into a weight management program for obese dogs

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Low maintenance energy requirements of obese dogs after weight loss

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Do feeding practices of obese dogs before weight loss affect the success of weight management

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Quality of life is reduced in obese dogs but improves after successful weight loss

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Theoretical evaluation of risk for nutritional deficiency with caloric restriction in dogs

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Effects of weight loss in obese cats on biochemical analytes related to inflammation and glucose homeostasis

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Obesity related metabolic dysfunction in dogs a comparison with human metabolic syndrome

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Proliferation capacity of T-lymphocytes is affected transiently after a long-term weight gain in Beagle dogs

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Faster growth rate in ad libitum cats a risk factor predicting the likelihood of becoming overweight during adulthood.

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Oxygenation and ventilation characteristics in obese sedated dogs before and after weight loss: a clinical trial.

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Seasonal variation in the voluntary food intake of domesticated cats Felis Catus

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A moderate fat low energy dry expanded diet reduces gain in body condition score when fed as part of a post neutering weight-control regimen in growing pet cats

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Long term follow up after weight management in obese cats

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Owner misperception of canine body condition persists despite use of a body condition score chart

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Feeding obese dogs during weight loss is on average cost-neutral

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Cohort study of the success of controlled weight loss programs for obese dogs

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Can you estimate body composition in dogs from photographs

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Obese dogs with and without obesity related metabolic dysfunction a proteomic approach

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Higher neonatal growth rate and body condition score at 7 months are predictive factors of obesity in adult female Beagle dogs

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Success of a weight loss plan for overweight dogs the results of an international weight loss study

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An international multi centre cohort study of weight loss in overweight cats differences in outcome in different geographical locations

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Effects of high fat diet at two energetic levels on fecal microbiota, colonic barrier and metabolic parameters in dogs.

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Maintenance energy requirements in cats following controlled weight loss an observational study

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Partial weight reduction protocols in cats lead to better weight outcomes compared with complete protocols in cats with obesity

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Weight loss outcomes are generally worse for dogs and cats with class II obesity, defined as > 40% overweight

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The effect of obesity and subsequent weight reduction on cardiac structure and function in dogs

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The effect of obesity and subsequent weight reduction on cardiac morphology and function in cats

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Overweight and obese body condition in 4 9 million dogs and 1 3 million cats seen at primary practices across the USA

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Comparison of voluntary food intake and palatability of commercial weight loss diets in healthy dogs and cats

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Variables causally associated with hair cortisol concentration in dogs with obesity a Bayesian analysis

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The oral 13C bicarbonate technique for determination of energy expenditure in dogs

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Untargeted fecal metabolome analysis in obese dogs after weight loss

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Use of reduced energy content maintenance diets for modest weight reduction in overweight cats and dogs

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Metabolisable energy content in canine and feline foods is best predicted by the NRC2006 equation

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Comparison of the effects of different kibble shape on voluntary food intake and palatability of weight loss diets in pet dogs

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Effects of a high protein increased fibre dry diet supplemented with omega 3 fatty acids

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Effects and synergy of feed ingredients on canine neoplastic cell proliferation

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Pediatrics

Comparison of growth in neutered domestic shorthair kittens

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A placebo controlled study of the effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Dietary supplementation with nucleotides

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Growth standard charts for monitoring bodyweight in intact domestic shorthair kittens from the USA

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Dietary supplementation of nucleotides and oligosaccharides in kittens

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Validation of a fecal scoring scale in puppies during the weaning period

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Environmental risk factors in puppies and kittens

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Nurturing futures: the role of veterinary nurses in promoting the healthy development of puppies and kittens

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Renal disease

The role of phosphorus in the pathophysiology of chronic kidney disease

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Risk factors for development of chronic kidney disease in cats

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Chronic kidney disease in cats and the risk of total hypercalcemia

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Prognostic importance of plasma total magnesium in a cohort of cats with azotemic chronic kidney disease

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An artificial neural network based model to predict chronic kidney disease in aged cats

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Risk factors associated with disturbances of calcium homeostasis after initiation of a phosphate restricted diet in cats with chronic kidney disease

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Clinical progression of cats with early-stage chronic kidney disease fed diets with varying protein and phosphorus contents and calcium to phosphorus ratios.

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Risk factors and implications associated with renal mineralization in chronic kidney disease in cats

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Dietary magnesium supplementation in cats with chronic kidney disease a prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial.

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Survival of cats with naturally occurring chronic renal failure effect of dietary management

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The effect of attenuating dietary phosphate restriction on blood ionized calcium concentrations in cats with chronic kidney disease and ionized hypercalcemia

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Fibroblast growth factor 23 in feline chronic kidney disease

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Detection of nephrocalcinosis using ultrasonography

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Ionized hypercalcemia in cats with azotemic chronic kidney disease

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Observations on the prognostic importance of plasma total magnesium in a cohort of cats with kidney disease

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Calcitonin response to naturally occurring ionized hypercalcemia in cats with chronic kidney disease

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Reproduction

Monitoring of the newborn dog and prediction of neonatal mortality

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Start of life

A dietary supplement containing nucleotides oligosaccharides vitamin E

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Impact of compensatory growth on survival in newborn kittens

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Prioritization of appearance over health and temperament

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Characterization of the semen microbiota of healthy stud dogs

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Uterine issues in infertile queens nine cases

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Urinary system

Long-term safety of dietary salt: A 5-year ProspEctive rAndomized bliNded and controlled stUdy in healThy aged cats (PEANUT study)

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Increasing dietary sodium chloride promotes urine dilution and decreases struvite and calcium oxalate relative supersaturation in healthy dogs and cats

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Towards establishing no observed adverse effect levels (NOAEL) for different sources of dietary phosphorus in feline adult diets

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Analysis of 7866 canine and feline uroliths submitted between 2014 and 2020 in the Netherlands

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The effect of urine acidification on calcium oxalate relative supersaturation in cats

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Aging

Aging in cats owner observations and clinical finding in 206 mature cats at enrolment to the cat prospective aging and welfare study.

Fibroblast growth factor 23 and symmetric dimethylarginine concentrations in geriatric cats

Fibroblast growth factor 23 FGF 23 concentrations in cats with early nonazotemic chronic kidney disease CKD and in healthy geriatric cats

Validity and responsiveness of the generic health-related quality of life Instrument (VetMetrica™) in cats with dsteoarthritis

Ultrasonographic monitoring of feline epaxial muscle height as part of an annual wellness examination to assess for the development of sarcopenia

The effect of moderate dietary protein and phosphate restriction on calcium phosphate homeostasis in healthy older cats

Life expectancy tables for dogs and cats derived from clinical data

A new generic feline quality of life (FelQoL) questionnaire: part 1 - development and validation

A new generic feline quality of life (FelQoL) questionnaire: part 2 - initial evaluation of clinical utility

Behavior

Efficacy of a diet containing caseinate hydrolysate on signs of stress in dogs

Therapeutic effects of an alpha casozepine and L tryptophan supplemented diet on fear and anxiety in the cat

Seasonal effects on locomotor and feeding rhythms in indoor cats.

Behavioural and cognitive changes in aged pet dogs - no effects of an enriched diet and lifelong training

Aging of attentiveness in border collies and other pet dog breeds

Plasma and whole blood taurine concentrations in dogs

Daily rhythms in food intake and locomotor activity in a colony of domestic cats

Accuracy assessment of spatial organization and activity of indoor cats

Birth & growth

Birth weight in the feline species description and factors

Growth charts for small sample sizes using unsupervised clustering

Birth weight as a risk factor for neonatal mortality - breed specific approach

Natural and artificial hyperimmune solutions impact on health in puppies

Epidemiological analysis of reproductive performance and kitten mortality rates in 5303 purebred queens and 28065 kittens in France

Cardiology

Diet induced reduction of left ventricular wall thickness troponin I and IGF 1 in cats with asymptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Associations between echocardiography, cardiac biomarkers, insulin metabolism, morphology and inflammation in feline asymptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Relationship between body size growth and echocardiographic measurements during the first two years of life in cats

Dermatology

The usefulness of short course prednisolone during the initial phase of an elimination diet trial in dogs with food-induced atopic dermatitis

Critically appraised topic on adverse food reactions of companion animals (5): discrepancies between ingredients and labeling in commercial pet foods

Critically appraised topic on adverse food reactions of companion animals (8): storage mites in commercial pet foods

Critically appraised topic on adverse food reactions of companion animals (9): time to flare of cutaneous signs after a dietary challenge in dogs and cats with food

A novel therapeutic diet can significantly reduce the medication score and pruritus of dogs with atopic dermatitis during a nine month controlled study.

Development and validation of a new standardised data collection tool to aid in the diagnosis of canine skin allergies.

Evaluation of storage mite contamination of commercial dry dog food

Evidence for an interaction between linoleic acid intake and skin barrier properties in healthy dogs - a pilot study

Testing for food specific antibodies in saliva and blood of food allergic and healthy dogs

Impacts to canine dermal microbiota associated with repeated bathing

A comprehensive analysis of gut and skin microbiota in canine atopic dermatitis in Shiba Inu dogs

Assessing d squame as a minimally invasive technique to evaluate the cutaneous immune response mrna

Gastroenterology

Validation of method for faecal sampling in cats and dogs for faecal microbiome analysis

An extensively hydrolysed protein based extruded diet

Psyllium husk powder increases defecation frequency and faecal score

Randomized controlled trial demonstrates nutritional management is superior to metronidazole

2022 ISFM consensus guidelines on management of the inappetent hospitalised cat

Diet induced remission in chronic enteropathy

Lymphatic endothelial cell immunohistochemical markers for evaluation of the intestinal lymphatic vasculature in dogs

Assessing d squame as a minimally invasive technique to evaluate the cutaneous immune response mrna

Incidence rate of otitis externa episodes in atopic dogs

A randomised controlled study demonstrates that diet can contribute to the clinical management

Machine learning model for an app-based tool

Glycyrrhizin intake higher than the current guidelines has no detectable hypermineralocorticoid like effect in dogs

The linoleic acid content of the stratum corneum of ichthyotic golden retriever dogs

Association of the canine ATP7A and ATP7B with hepatic copper accumulation in dobermann dogs

Nutrition

Measurement of postprandial incremental glucose and insulin changes in healthy dogs: influence of food adaptation and length of time of blood sampling

Glycemic and insulinemic responses after Ingestion of commercial foods in healthy dogs

Linoleate enriched diet increases both linoleic acid esterified to omega hydroxy

Long term follow up after weight management in obese dogs: the role of the diet in preventing regain

A dietary supplement containing nucleotides oligosaccharides vitamin E

The oral 13C bicarbonate technique for determination of energy expenditure in dogs

Estimation of energy expenditure using the oral 13C bicarbonate

Quantification of vitamin D3 in commercial dog food and comparison with AAFCO recommendations and manufacturers concentrations

Overweight & obesity

Evolution of blood parameters during weight loss in experimental obese Beagle dogs

Effect of dietary fat and energy on body weight and composition after gonadectomy in cats

Dietary energy restriction and successful weight loss in obese client owned dogs

A high protein high fiber diet designed for weight loss improves satiety in dogs

Change in body condition during weight loss in obese client owned cats loss of lean tissue correlates with overall percentage of weight lost

Novel dietary strategies can improve the outcome of weight loss programmes in obese client-owned cats