Feline Health Center Awards & Publications
2024 American Veterinary Medical Foundation’s Career Achievement in Feline Research Award Recipient:
Dr. Joshua Stern
Feline Health Published Studies of 2024:
Most recent publications
Gliosarcoma associated with bilateral hippocampal sclerosis in a cat presenting complex partial seizures with orofacial involvement: A case report
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Correlation, agreement and concordance of cardiac output estimated by transthoracic ultrasound and transesophageal Doppler with pulmonary artery thermodilution in anesthetized cats
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Auranofin is lethal against feline Tritrichomonas foetus in vitro but ineffective in cats with naturally occurring infection
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Additional Feline Publications: 2024
pH-independent effects of acid suppressants in dogs and cats: a One Health perspective and case for further investigation. Gould EN, Grady K, Tolbert MK. Am J Vet Res. 2024 Aug 9:1-10. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.24.07.0194. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39127078. |
Rational use of gastroprotectants in cats: An evidence-based approach. Tolbert K, Stubbs E. J Feline Med Surg. 2024 Aug;26(8):1098612X241274235. doi: 10.1177/1098612X241274235. PMID: 39105658 |
Outcomes of surgically treated sialoceles in 21 cats: A multi-institutional retrospective study (2010-2021). Marti LG, Brisson BA, Del Carpio LI, Goldschmidt S, Buote N, Gagnon D, Shmon C, Sterman AA, Scharf VF, MacPhail CM, Maki L, Arzi B. Vet Surg. 2024 Jul 31. doi: 10.1111/vsu.14138. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39082600. |
Evaluation of clopidogrel response in healthy cats using a novel viscoelastic test and thromboelastography. Rosati T, Jandrey KE, Stern JA, Nguyen N, Li RHL. Front Vet Sci. 2024 Jun 18;11:1371781. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1371781. PMID: 38957799 |
Presentation, diagnosis, and outcomes of cats undergoing surgical treatment of ectopic ureters. Cortez GL, Thomson CB, Scharf VF, Berent A, Buote NJ, Carson BA, Cassandra M, Mayhew PD, Singh A. Vet Surg. 2024 Aug;53(6):1019-1028. doi: 10.1111/vsu.14103. Epub 2024 Jun 11. PMID: 38863141. |
Cardiac myosin inhibitor, CK-586, minimally reduces systolic function and ameliorates obstruction in feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Rivas VN, Crofton AE, Jauregui CE, Wouters JR, Yang BS, Wittenburg LA, Kaplan JL, Hwee DT, Murphy AN, Morgan BP, Malik FI, Harris SP, Stern JA. Sci Rep. 2024 May 27;14(1):12038. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-62840-3. PMID: 38802475 |
Gut microbiota promoting propionic acid production accompanies caloric restriction-induced intentional weight loss in cats. Rowe, J.C., Winston, J.A., Parker, V.J. et al. Sci Rep 14, 11901 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-62243-4 PMID: 38789518 |
ACVIM consensus statement on the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia in dogs and cats. LeVine DN, Kidd L, Garden OA, Brooks MB, Goggs R, Kohn B, Mackin AJ, Eldermire ERB, Chang YM, Allen J, et al. J Vet Intern Med. 2024 Jul-Aug;38(4):1958-1981. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16996. Epub 2024 May 16. PMID: 38752421 |
Retrospective evaluation of the prevalence and risk factors associated with red blood cell transfusions in cats with urethral obstruction (2009-2019): 575 cases. Solari FP, Mickelson MA, Bilof J, Odunayo A, McPhetridge JB, Scharf VF, Yuan L, Mochel JP, Walton RA. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio). 2024 May 10. doi: 10.1111/vec.13378. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38728082 |
A case of mistaken identity: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and reinvestigation of hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. infection in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea). Moore CO, Lashnits E, Lappin M, Hawley J, Breitschwerdt EB. Parasit Vectors. 2024 May 9;17(1):209. doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06292-8. PMID: 38720359 |
Computed tomographic features of exocrine pancreatic carcinomas in dogs and cats. Dunn A, Rao S, Husbands B, Petrovitch N, Loeber S, Schwarz T, Cline K, Mai W, Spain H, Curran K, Vickery K, Marolf A. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2024 Apr 22. doi: 10.1111/vru.13370. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38650074 |
2024 ISFM and AAFP consensus guidelines on the long-term use of NSAIDs in cats. Taylor S, Gruen M, KuKanich K, X Lascelles BD, Monteiro BP, Sampietro LR, Robertson S, Steagall PV. J Feline Med Surg. 2024 Apr;26(4):1098612X241241951. doi: 10.1177/1098612X241241951. PMID: 38587872 |
Vector biology of the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis. Moore CO, André MR, Šlapeta J, Breitschwerdt EB. Trends Parasitol. 2024 Apr;40(4):324-337. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2024.02.006. Epub 2024 Mar 7. PMID: 38458883 |
A novel corporate-community partnership model provides safe housing for pets of domestic violence victims. Pearce HL, Spielman B, Weatherwax C, Pairis-Garcia M. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2024 Mar 8;262(5):685-691. doi: 10.2460/javma.23.12.0716. Print 2024 May 1. PMID: 38452481 |
A novel ITGA2B double cytosine frameshift variant (c.1986_1987insCC) leads to Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia in a cat. Rivas VN, Tan AWK, Shaverdian M, Nguyen NP, Wouters JR, Stern JA, Li RHL. J Vet Intern Med. 2024 May-Jun;38(3):1408-1417. doi: 10.1111/jvim.17030. Epub 2024 Mar 1. PMID: 38426552 |
Major crossmatch compatibility of rabbit blood with rabbit, canine, and feline blood. Dannemiller NG, Ozawa SM, Petritz OA, Musulin SE. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio). 2024 Feb 26. doi: 10.1111/vec.13362. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38407442 |
A comparison of Bartonella henselae infection in immunocompetent and immunocompromised mice. Bullard RL, Cheslock M, Goud Gadila SK, Maggi RG, Breitschwerdt EB, Saied AA, Embers ME. PLoS One. 2024 Feb 12;19(2):e0297280. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297280. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38346057 |
Figurate erythema in 11 Eastern European sphynx cats. Mendoza-Kuznetsova E, Lokianskiene V, Matise-VanHoutan I, Fiskovich O, Olivry T. Vet Dermatol. 2024 Jan 29. doi: 10.1111/vde.13240. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38284278 |
Reply to Piewbang et al. Domestic Cat Hepadnavirus Antigens in Lymphoma Tissues. Comment on “Beatty et al. Domestic Cat Hepadnavirus and Lymphoma. Viruses 2023, 15, 2294″. Beatty JA, Tu T, Pesavento PA, Cavasin JP, Chen MC, Lidbury JA, Steiner JM, Barrs VR, Cullen JM. Viruses. 2024 Jan 19;16(1):149. doi: 10.3390/v16010149. PMID: 38275959 |
Additional Feline Publications: 2023
Single- and multiple-dose pharmacokinetics of sotalol hydrochloride in healthy cats. Salmon SJ, Coleman AE, Lynn CR, Sanders JE, Messenger KM. J Vet Cardiol. 2023 Nov 24;51:86-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jvc.2023.11.015. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38118234 |
Dilated cardiomyopathy of possible dietary origin in a cat. DuPerry B, Lopez KE, Rush JE, Berridge BR, Mitchell RN, Breitschwerdt EB, Freeman LM.J Vet Cardiol. 2023 Nov 10;51:172-178. doi: 10.1016/j.jvc.2023.11.003. |
Domestic Cat Hepadnavirus and Lymphoma. Beatty JA, Tu T, Pesavento PA, Cavasin JP, Chen MC, Lidbury JA, Steiner JM, Barrs VR, Cullen JM.Viruses. 2023 Nov 23;15(12):2294. doi: 10.3390/v15122294.PMID: 38140535 |
Single- and multiple-dose pharmacokinetics of sotalol hydrochloride in healthy cats. Salmon SJ, Coleman AE, Lynn CR, Sanders JE, Messenger KM.J Vet Cardiol. 2023 Nov 24;51:86-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jvc.2023.11.015. |
Eosinophilic pericardial effusion and pericarditis in a cat. Wheatley MA, Shamoun J, Maggi R, Breitschwerdt EB, Sommer SL, Cullen JM, Stowe DM.JFMS Open Rep. 2023 Dec 2;9(2):20551169231213498. doi: 10.1177/20551169231213498. eCollection 2023 Jul-Dec. |
Severe bronchiectasis resulting from chronic bacterial bronchitis and bronchopneumonia in a jungle cat. Kang D, Womble M, Cullen JM, Harrison TM, Premanandan C, Schreeg ME.J Vet Diagn Invest. 2024 Jan;36(1):131-136. doi: 10.1177/10406387231216181. Epub 2023 Nov 28. |
Evaluation of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Components and Enzymes in Systemically Hypertensive Cats Receiving Amlodipine. Adin D, Atkins C, Domenig O, Glahn C, DeFrancesco T, Meurs K.Animals (Basel). 2023 Nov 10;13(22):3479. doi: 10.3390/ani13223479.PMID: 38003097 |
ACVIM Consensus Statement on the management of status epilepticus and cluster seizures in dogs and cats. Charalambous M, Muñana K, Patterson EE, Platt SR, Volk HA.J Vet Intern Med. 2023 Nov 3. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16928. |
Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 identification methods through surveillance of companion animals in SARS-CoV-2-positive homes in North Carolina, March to December 2020. Gin TE, Petzold EA, Uthappa DM, Neighbors CE, Borough AR, Gin C, Lashnits E, Sempowski GD, Denny T, Bienzle D, Weese JS, Callahan BJ, Woods CW.PeerJ. 2023 Oct 24;11:e16310. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16310. eCollection 2023.PMID: 37901455 |
Multi-Omic, Histopathologic, and Clinicopathologic Effects of Once-Weekly Oral Rapamycin in a Naturally Occurring Feline Model of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Pilot Study. Rivas VN, Kaplan JL, Kennedy SA, Fitzgerald S, Crofton AE, Farrell A, Grubb L, Jauregui CE, Grigorean G, Choi E, Harris SP, Stern JA.Animals (Basel). 2023 Oct 12;13(20):3184. doi: 10.3390/ani13203184.PMID: 37893908 |
Adeno-associated virus-vectored erythropoietin gene therapy for anemia in cats with chronic kidney disease. Vaden SL, Kendall AR, Foster JD, New HL, Eagleson JS, May JL, Traas AM, Wilson MJ, McIntyre BH, Hinderer CJ, Olenick LK, Wilson JM.J Vet Intern Med. 2023 Nov-Dec;37(6):2200-2210. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16900. Epub 2023 Oct 17.PMID: 37847024 |
Eosinophilic cavitary effusions in cats: 48 cases (2010-2020). Wheatley MA, Stowe DM, Mochizuki H.Vet Clin Pathol. 2023 Dec;52(4):681-690. doi: 10.1111/vcp.13295. Epub 2023 Oct 3. |
Adrenal tumors treated by adrenalectomy following spontaneous rupture carry an overall favorable prognosis: retrospective evaluation of outcomes in 59 dogs and 3 cats (2000-2021). Traverson M, Zheng J, Tremolada G, Chen CL, Cray M, Culp WTN, Gibson EA, Oblak ML, Dickerson VM, Lopez DJ, Maxwell EA, Ansellem P, Skinner OT, Selmic LE.J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 Sep 21;261(12):1-9. doi: 10.2460/javma.23.06.0324. Print 2023 Dec 1. |
Population pharmacokinetic analysis of enrofloxacin and its active metabolite ciprofloxacin after intravenous injection to cats with reduced kidney function. Foster JD, Abouraya M, Papich MG, Muma NA.J Vet Intern Med. 2023 Nov-Dec;37(6):2230-2240. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16866. Epub 2023 Sep 20. |
Gut microbiota promoting propionic acid production accompanies diet-induced intentional weight loss in cats. Rowe JC, Winston JA, Parker VJ, McCool KE, Suchodolski JS, Lopes R, Steiner JM, Gilor C, Rudinsky AJ.Res Sq. 2023 Aug 28:rs.3.rs-3273531. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3273531/v1. Preprint. |
Decision making on antimicrobial use: Cat and dog owners’ knowledge and preferences for veterinary communication. Frey E, Kedrowicz A, Hedgpeth MW.Vet Rec. 2023 Sep 10:e3411. doi: 10.1002/vetr.3411. Online ahead of print. |
Geographic Variability, Seasonality, and Increase in ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Harmful Blue-Green Algae Calls-United States and Canada, 2010-2022. Bloch RA, Faulkner G, Hilborn ED, Wismer T, Martin N, Rhea S.Toxins (Basel). 2023 Aug 15;15(8):505. doi: 10.3390/toxins15080505. |
Prevalence of antibiotic use for dogs and cats in United States veterinary teaching hospitals, August 2020. Beaudoin AL, Bollig ER, Burgess BA, Cohn LA, Cole SD, Dear JD, Fellman CL, Frey E, Goggs R, Johnston A, Kreuder AJ, KuKanich KS, LeCuyer TE, Menard J, Reagan KL, Sykes JE, Veir JK, Viviano K, Wayne A, Granick JL.J Vet Intern Med. 2023 Sep-Oct;37(5):1864-1875. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16814. Epub 2023 Aug 1. |
Preventing Cardiogenic Thromboembolism in Cats: Literature Gaps, Rational Recommendations, and Future Therapies. Shaverdian M, Li RHL.Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2023 Nov;53(6):1309-1323. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2023.06.002. Epub 2023 Jul 27.PMID: 37516545 Review. |
Viability and Desiccation Resistance of Bartonella henselae in Biological and Non-Biological Fluids: Evidence for Pathogen Environmental Stability. Bush JC, Maggi RG, Breitschwerdt EB.Pathogens. 2023 Jul 18;12(7):950. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12070950. |
Delayed-release rapamycin halts progression of left ventricular hypertrophy in subclinical feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: results of the RAPACAT trial. Kaplan JL, Rivas VN, Walker AL, Grubb L, Farrell A, Fitzgerald S, Kennedy S, Jauregui CE, Crofton AE, McLaughlin C, Van Zile R, DeFrancesco TC, Meurs KM, Stern JA.J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 Jul 26:1-10. doi: 10.2460/javma.23.04.0187. Online ahead of print. |
The Role of Personalized Medicine in Companion Animal Cardiology. Rivas VN, Stern JA, Ueda Y.Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2023 Nov;53(6):1255-1276. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2023.05.016. Epub 2023 Jul 7. |
Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Galapagos birds: Inference of risk factors associated with diet. Mosquera JD, Valle CA, Nieto-Claudin A, Fessl B, Lewbart GA, Deresienski D, Bouazzi L, Zapata S, Villena I, Poulle ML.PLoS One. 2023 Jul 5;18(7):e0287403. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287403. eCollection 2023.PMID: 37405972 |
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in purpose-bred cats with the A31P mutation in cardiac myosin binding protein-C. Stern JA, Rivas VN, Kaplan JL, Ueda Y, Oldach MS, Ontiveros ES, Kooiker KB, van Dijk SJ, Harris SP.Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 26;13(1):10319. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-36932-5. |
Ex vivo analysis of ultraviolet radiation transmission through ocular media and retina in select species. Himebaugh NE, Robertson JB, Weninger K, Gilger BC, Ekesten B, Oh A.Exp Eye Res. 2023 Aug;233:109550. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2023.109550. Epub 2023 Jun 24. |
Risk Factors for Bartonella Seroreactivity Among Veterinary Workers in the Pacific Northwest. Thiel N, Baker M, Lipton B, Fuller L, Breitschwerdt EB, Rabinowitz P.Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2023 Jul;23(7):356-363. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2022.0060. Epub 2023 Jun 15.PMID: 37326985 |
First reported case of leishmaniasis in a cat in Trinidad and Tobago. Pargass I, Wint C, Suepaul R, Frontera-Acevedo K, Qurollo BA.Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2023 Jul;42:100896. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2023.100896. Epub 2023 May 29.PMID: 37321792 |
Echocardiographic caudal vena cava measurements in healthy cats and in cats with congestive heart failure and non-cardiac causes of cavitary effusions. Barron LZ, DeFrancesco TC, Chou YY, Bonagura JD, Tropf MA, Murphy SD, McManamey AK, Yuan L, Mochel JP, Ward JL.J Vet Cardiol. 2023 Aug;48:7-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jvc.2023.05.004. Epub 2023 May 10.PMID: 37276765 |
Blood Supplementation Enhances Bartonella henselae Growth and Molecular Detection of Bacterial DNA in Liquid Culture. Liedig C, Neupane P, Lashnits E, Breitschwerdt EB, Maggi RG.Microbiol Spectr. 2023 Jun 15;11(3):e0512622. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.05126-22. Epub 2023 May 25.PMID: 37227273 Free PMC article. |
Assessment of the Occupational Radiation Dose from a Handheld Portable X-ray Unit During Full-mouth Intraoral Dental Radiographs in the Dog and the Cat – A Pilot Study. Villamizar-Martinez LA, Losey J.J Vet Dent. 2023 May 23:8987564231175596. doi: 10.1177/08987564231175596. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37221884 |
Transmission of Cytauxzoon felis by injection of Amblyomma americanum salivary glands. Yang TS, Reichard MV, Thomas JE, Marr HS, Karounos M, Hyatt J, Miller C, Birkenheuer AJ.Parasitol Int. 2023 Aug;95:102753. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2023.102753. Epub 2023 Apr 20.PMID: 37086887 |
Erosive and ulcerative stomatitis in dogs and cats: which immune-mediated diseases to consider? Bizikova P, Linder KE, Anderson JG.J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 Apr 17;261(S1):S48-S57. doi: 10.2460/javma.22.12.0573. Print 2023 Jun 1.PMID: 37059419 |
Asthma: The Use of Animal Models and Their Translational Utility. Woodrow JS, Sheats MK, Cooper B, Bayless R.Cells. 2023 Apr 5;12(7):1091. doi: 10.3390/cells12071091.PMID: 37048164 Free PMC article. Review. |
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on antimicrobial use in companion animals in an academic veterinary hospital in North Carolina. Jolley A, Love W, Frey E, Lanzas C.Zoonoses Public Health. 2023 Aug;70(5):393-402. doi: 10.1111/zph.13040. Epub 2023 Apr 7.PMID: 37029504 |
A Novel Vaccine Strategy to Prevent Cytauxzoonosis in Domestic Cats. Weerarathne P, Maker R, Huang C, Taylor B, Cowan SR, Hyatt J, Tamil Selvan M, Shatnawi S, Thomas JE, Meinkoth JH, Scimeca R, Birkenheuer A, Liu L, Reichard MV, Miller CA.Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Mar 2;11(3):573. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11030573.PMID: 36992157 Free PMC article. |