Age, sex, environment (urban or rural), source (stray or previously owned), evidence of previous caregiving, health status (healthy or not healthy), and outcome (adoption, transfer, return to owner, or euthanasia) were evaluated as potential factors associated with antibody seropositivity.
Results-Of 347 cats,
138 (39.8%), 38 (11.0%), and 127 (36.6%) had antibody titers >= 40, >= 8, and >= 32 (le, seropositive) against FPV, FHV1, and FCV, respectively. Factors associated with seropositivity included being neutered, age >= 6 months, and being relinquished by an owner. On multivariable Salubrinal in vivo analysis, health status at shelter admission, environment, vaccination at shelter admission, and outcome were not associated with seropositivity.
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance-Most cats were seronegative for antibodies against FPV, FHV1, and FCV at the time of admission to an animal shelter. These findings supported current guidelines that recommend vaccination of all cats immediately after admission to animal shelters, regardless of the source or physical condition. (J Am Vet Med Assoc 2012;241:1320-1325)”
“It is well known that ordered anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) can be fabricated by a two-step anodization process, but in the current approach, pore size and interpore spacing are coupled because the ordering mechanism is expected to be the same in both steps. Here, we demonstrate that,
by using a different approach during the second anodization step, we can vary the pore size independently (either shrunk or enlarged), while preserving the ordering of AAO inherited from the first step. This approach is based on changing the electrolyte in the second GSK2879552 concentration step, while applying the same voltage as the first step. These results imply that ordering in AAO is strongly dependent on the coupled effect of
electrolyte and voltage in the first step, whereas ordering in the second step is only affected by the voltage, quite independent of the electrolyte used. With this decoupling, AAO template processing should become more versatile. (C) 2009 American Institute of Physics. LY411575 inhibitor [doi:10.1063/1.3257261]“
“Objective-To determine whether cats in the nonazotemic stages of chronic kidney disease have increased plasma parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentrations as a compensatory physiologic mechanism to maintain plasma phosphate concentration within the reference interval.
Design-Prospective longitudinal study.
Animals-118 client-owned geriatric cats with various degrees of renal function.
Procedures-For each cat, a blood sample was obtained for plasma biochemical analysis and determination of plasma PTH concentration, and a urine sample was obtained for determination of urine specific gravity at study entry (baseline) and after 12 months. For a subset of 30 cats, plasma calcitriol concentration was determined at baseline. Cats were categorized into 1 of 3 groups on the basis of kidney function at the end of 12 months.