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Gabapentin as a sedative/anxiolytic prior to ultrasonography in cats
Gabepentin is an enormously useful drug to facilitate ultrasonography in cats. I’m sure most of you are aware of this by now but it’s worth publicising a little more because, to get best effect, the use of gabapentin needs to be planned in advance of the day of scanning. J Am Vet Med Assoc. … Continue reading
Mediastinal lymphadenopathy in congestive heart failure
It’s an observation of ours that mediastinal lymph nodes are often prominent in cats with congestive failure. This can cloud the issue of identifying the primary cause of pleural effusions. I haven’t come across a published account of this phenomenon although I doubt it’s a completely novel observation. In human medicine it’s an established feature: … Continue reading
