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Burmese is an old and popular cat breed, however, several health concerns, such as hypokalemia and a craniofacial defect, are prevalent, endangering the general health of the breed. Hypokalemia, a subnormal serum potassium ion concentration ([K(+)]), most often occurs as a secondary problem but can
A 2-year-old female Burmese cat was referred to the University Hospital of Companion Animals of Utrecht University because of periodic muscle weakness and cervical ventroflexion. Laboratory examinations revealed hypokalemia. The combination of breed, clinical signs and hypokalemia warranted the
BACKGROUND
Hypokalaemic polymyopathy is a genetic disease of Burmese cats that has been encountered in Australasia, Europe and South Africa.
METHODS
Affected cats usually present with signs of muscle weakness and muscle pain in the first year of life. Although certain clinical features, such as
BACKGROUND
Hematologic and plasma biochemical evaluations are routinely used in evaluating the chelonian patient, but appropriate processing techniques have been minimally defined.
OBJECTIVE
This study was designed to compare the effects of temperature, time, anticoagulant, and species on sodium and
BACKGROUND
Few studies have been done to evaluate anticoagulants for use with blood samples from birds and reptiles. Heparin currently is the most commonly used anticoagulant in practice, but may adversely affect blood cell staining and quantitation.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to
BACKGROUND
Advantages of handheld and small bench-top biochemical analyzers include requirements for smaller sample volume and practicality for use in the field or in practices, but little has been published on the performance of these instruments compared with standard reference methods in analysis