Amikacin in healthy and hospitalised foals
The objectives of this study were to investigate the pharmacokinetics of once-daily amikacin in healthy neonates, to determine amikacin concentrations in hospitalized foals, and to determine the minim...
Emma Lagerlow 2:00pm October 29th, 2015
Treatment of insulinoma in dogs, cats and ferrets
Insulinoma, or functional beta-cell tumor, originates from the islet cells of the endocrine portion of the pancreas. Insulinoma has been described in dogs, cats, ferrets, and other mammalian species. ...
Emma Lagerlow 1:57pm October 29th, 2015
Does transdermal application of methimazole make follow-up monitoring easier?
Transdermal methimazole is an acceptable alternative to oral treatment for hyperthyroid cats. There are, however, no studies evaluating the duration of T4 suppression after transdermal methimazole app...
Emma Lagerlow 2:01pm October 21st, 2015
Cohort Study of the Success of Controlled Weight Loss Programs for Obese Dogs
Most weight loss studies in obese dogs assess rate and percentage of weight loss in the first 2–3 months, rather than the likelihood of successfully reaching target weight. The objective of t...
Emma Lagerlow 1:53pm October 15th, 2015
Can increasing the gentamicin dose improve efficacy without compromising safety?
Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside antimicrobial commonly used in horses at 6.6 mg/kg IV once daily. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) can confirm desired peak concentration is reached for common bac...
Emma Lagerlow 2:34pm October 14th, 2015