Quick CPD things I've learnt - cats

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Kate Richardson — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 21:44:41 GMT

And azathioprine zaps cats

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Lucy Fleming — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 22:27:01 GMT

[quote user="Beats"]Cisplatin splats cats" apparently.[/quote] well, now you mention it, that rings a bell...

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Beats — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 20:01:44 GMT

[quote user="Lucy Fleming"]I don't know how relevant this is, and I can't see it being a drug I reach for in a hurry at the best of times, but cisplatin causes a severe, fatal pulmonary oedema in cats. I don't remember learning that at uni![/quote]

"Cisplatin splats cats" apparently.

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Lucy Fleming — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 17:21:18 GMT

I don't know how relevant this is, and I can't see it being a drug I reach for in a hurry at the best of times, but cisplatin causes a severe, fatal pulmonary oedema in cats. I don't remember learning that at uni!

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Neil Wheadon — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 14:24:49 GMT

Feline reticulocytes can be counted using manual and automated techniques. Although counts are slightly higher on automated. Different machines show similar results and correlate with manual counts. Reference labs typically report those of automated unless specifically asked otherwise.

Because reticulocytes continue to mature ex Vivo, they should be assessed ASAP

Recommended cut-offs for a lack of regeneration are a reticulocyte percentage of <1.70 for manual and <3.06 for automated counts

source Feline Non Renerative Anaemia . Jfms July 2019

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Rob Davis — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 17:18:17 GMT

[quote user="bob lehner"]Time to consign the Ehmer sling to the dustbin of history?[/quote]

Haven't used one for years, horrible things!

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bob lehner — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:24:52 GMT

Different topic - and relating to dogs - interesting snippet in Aug 26th Vet Times - Alex Gough's journal review.

Survey on outcome of Ehmer sling placement in dogs with dislocated hip. Basically concluded that a) Ehmer sling doesn't do a lot of good, and b) High and sometimes disastrous level of complications.

Pleased me greatly to read this, as I never liked the Ehmer sling - apart from anything else must surely be extremely uncomfortable to have your leg tightly strapped up in such an un-natural position.

Time to consign the Ehmer sling to the dustbin of history?

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bob lehner — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:33:52 GMT

Interesting - I had a cat this week with a significantly high lipase (on the practice lab machine - which said the level signified pancreatic damage). I rang Axiom to check whether I should send off for a F -PLI. They send they would only do one if the lipase was equivocal (and our level was not). And lipase is in the Axiom feline pancreatic profile.

(I had actualy thought lipase wasn't very useful in cats and said so to one of my young colleagues - then after talking to Axiom I thought maybe I was talking nonsense...!).

So who is correct? Or have I mis-understood what Neil is saying - and that a high lipase does indictate disease, but a low level might be missing a positive case (hi specificity /low sensitivity etc).