A 16-year-old castrated male mongrel cat presented with swelling under the left pinna and a 3 -month history of voice change. Laryngeal endoscopy revealed circumferential oedema around the arytenoid cartilages and hypersecretion of saliva. Histopathological examination of the mass around the left ear canal was considered the primary lesion that originated from cutaneous apocrine adenocarcinoma ...

We give conditions when cat(f × g) < cat(f) + cat(g). We apply our result to show that under suitable conditions for rational maps f , mcat(f) < cat(f) is equivalent to cat(f) = cat(f×idSn). Many examples with mcat(f) < cat(f) satisfying our conditions are constructed. We also resolve one open case of Ganea’s conjecture by constructing a space X such that cat(X × S1) = cat(X) = 2. In fact for e...

The search for the infectious agents responsible for cat-scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis, and related syndromes has a long and often circuitous history. Recognition of the etiologic agents and a new understanding of the fundamental features of the epidemiology and natural history of modern day Bartonella (formerly Rochalimaea)-associated diseases culminate a multipartite story that comb...

The prevalences of Bartonella, Rickettsia, and Wolbachia were investigated in 309 cat fleas from France by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay and sequencing with primers derived from the gltA gene for Rickettsia, the its and pap31 genes for Bartonella, and the 16S rRNA gene for Anaplasmataceae. Positive PCR results were confirmed by using the Lightcycler and specific primers for the rOmpB of...

Dietary management is a vital component of successful treatment of many Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases that cause diarrhea. Some conditions can be managed with diet alone, while others require concurrent medical management. In these cases, dietary management may facilitate the use of lower medication dosages, reducing the potential for side-effects. This seminar will provide an overview of “GI”...

A young cat had signs of tetraparesis that progressed to tetraplegia within a few weeks. Clinically, there was lower motor neuron disease with areflexia and muscle atrophy in all limbs. Degeneration of the motor neurons in the spinal cord was seen on histological examination. Ultrastructurally, the degeneration of nerve cells was characterized by abnormal proliferation of neurofilaments. These ...

Electroretinogram (ERG) responses to alternating gratings have been recorded in patients with temporary occlusion of the retinal artery, retrobulbar optic neuritis, and other ganglion cell diseases. The ERG responses to alternating gratings were absent in first case and dramatically depressed in the others, whereas the ERG responses to light flashes or to homogeneous flickering light were norma...

Feline Coronavirus (FCoV), Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV), Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline ParvoVirus (FPV) are significantly important viral agents in domestic and wild cats, cause prevalently immunosuppressive infections in cat population in worldwide [5, 11, 14, 17, 18, 27]. These diseases are commonly characterized by immune pathological defects such immunodeficiency, immunosu...

Some surprises were encountered. Cancer proved to be many diseases with differing and complex causes. Shrödinger's cat still threatens the Quantum mouse. "Free" solar power comes at a dear price. The exorbitant Concorde was, and still is, the only supersonic game in town. The mills continue to churn out paper by the thousands of tons, and please, don't get me started on Telemedicine...or the In...

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