Causes of Feline Uveitis: A Retrospective Study of 96 Cases at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, 2012-2015

Enache, A; Ionașcu, Iuliana; Şonea, Alexandru; Cucos, Anca

doi:10.1016/j.aaspro.2016.09.080

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“…The larger percentage of lymphoma cases in our study compared with the Romania study could be due to differences in diagnostic approach, or this could indicate the genetics of the purebred UK cats might predispose the cats to lymphoma; however, further studies would be needed to confirm the reason for this discrepancy between cases in two distinct cat populations. Our study found that 20.4% of cats affected with uveitis were purebred, which again correlates with the findings from the Romania study which found 24% of affected cats were purebred 29 . Another UK study found 33% of affected cats were purebred 36 ; however, this paper had a lower sample size of cats than the current study or the Romania study 29 .…”

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“…Our study found that 20.4% of cats affected with uveitis were purebred, which again correlates with the findings from the Romania study which found 24% of affected cats were purebred 29 . Another UK study found 33% of affected cats were purebred 36 ; however, this paper had a lower sample size of cats than the current study or the Romania study 29 . In the current study, 23.91% of cases had infectious causes of uveitis.…”

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“…In this study, male cats were overrepresented with a ratio of 1.96:1. This correlates with the study from Romania which found more male cats were affected (1.33:1 ratio of male to female cats) 29 . Male cats are more likely to fight and hunt, which puts them at increased risk of exposure to infectious diseases that can lead to uveitis.…”

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“…The average age of presentation of all cats in this study was 8.0 years (range, 0.3–20.2 years). The age range in our study was older than the Romania study, which had an average age of 5.24 years (1.0–17.0 years), 29 but our findings on age correlate well to the North Carolina study where the average age was 7.62 years (0.12–19 years) 27 …”

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“…In studies by Enache et al (2016) and Gemensky et al (1996), in all cases of uveitis, male cats were overrepresented and there was a mean age of 5.42 years (range, 1 month–17 years) and 7.5 years (range, 6 months–15 years) retrospectively 29,30 …”

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A multicenter retrospective study into endogenous causes of uveitis in cats in the United Kingdom: Ninety two cases

Wegg¹,

Jeanes

Pollard

et al. 2021

Veterinary Ophthalmology

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the most common causes of endogenous feline uveitis in a UK referral population and to investigate associations based on signalment. Methods Retrospective multicenter cross‐sectional study from 2010 to 2019 including cats presented to the Animal Health Trust and the Royal Veterinary College with clinical signs consistent with uveitis. Cats were included in analyzes if they had a full physical examination including an ophthalmic examination, complete blood count, serum biochemistry, and infectious disease testing for at least two diseases unless the diagnosis was found on clinical examination (eg, neoplasia). Results A total of 92 cats were included in the study. The majority of cats presenting with uveitis were male (66.3%). The most common causes of endogenous uveitis were idiopathic uveitis (42/92 45.7%), feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) 15/92 16.3%), and lymphoma (10/92 10.9%). Fisher's exact test showed differences in breed across diagnosis groups (p = .002) with purebred cats being overrepresented in the lymphoma and FIP groups. Kruskal‐Wallis test showed differences in median age across diagnosis groups (p < .001) with cats in the FIP group having the youngest age (median 1.4 years, interquartile range (IQR) 0.4–1.8 years) and cats in the neoplasia (primary or paraneoplastic) group having the oldest age (median 12.8 IQR 10.8–13.8). Idiopathic uveitis was unilateral in 56.1% of cases, and infectious causes were unilateral in 47.8% of cases. Conclusions The most common cause of endogenous uveitis in a population of cats in the UK was idiopathic uveitis, followed by FIP and lymphoma.

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confidence: 88%

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confidence: 86%

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A multicenter retrospective study into endogenous causes of uveitis in cats in the United Kingdom: Ninety two cases

Wegg¹,

Jeanes

Pollard

et al. 2021

Veterinary Ophthalmology

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Ophthalmic effects of dexmedetomidine, methadone and dexmedetomidine–methadone in healthy cats and their reversal with atipamezole

Wolfran

Debiage

Lopes

et al. 2022

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

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Objectives The aims of this study were to evaluate and compare the effects that dexmedetomidine and methadone, either alone or in combination, have on the ocular variables of healthy adult cats when administered intramuscularly, as well as their reversal with atipamezole. Methods A randomized crossover blinded study of 10 healthy cats was used to assess the effect of 0.2 mg/kg methadone (MET), 7.5 μg/kg dexmedetomidine (D7), 10 μg/kg dexmedetomidine (D10), 7.5 μg/kg dexmedetomidine and 0.2 mg/kg methadone (DM7) and 10 μg/kg dexmedetomidine and 0.2 mg/kg methadone (DM10) on intraocular pressure (IOP), tear production and pupil diameter (PD). The animals were evaluated for 30 mins. Afterwards, atipamezole was administered and ocular variables were evaluated for 30 mins. Results D10, DM7 and DM10 significantly decreased mean IOP but MET or D7 did not. Tear production decreased significantly in all treatments, corresponding to 18%, 59%, 63%, 86% and 98% in MET, D7, D10, DM7 and DM10, respectively. PD increased in all treatments, but MET showed the highest PD. Thirty minutes after atipamezole (RT30), IOP returned to baseline with no difference between groups, and there was a significant increase in tear production, but the means were still different from baseline. Conclusions and relevance Dexmedetomidine decreases IOP and tear production but increases PD in healthy cats. Atipamezole can partly reverse those alterations. Low-dose dexmedetomidine (7.5 µg/kg) promotes sedation without changing the IOP. All protocols significantly decrease tear production, and Schirmer tear test after sedation is not representative of non-sedated values. Methadone induces quick onset mydriasis without changing the IOP.

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Causes of Feline Uveitis: A Retrospective Study of 96 Cases at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, 2012-2015

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A multicenter retrospective study into endogenous causes of uveitis in cats in the United Kingdom: Ninety two cases

A multicenter retrospective study into endogenous causes of uveitis in cats in the United Kingdom: Ninety two cases

Ophthalmic effects of dexmedetomidine, methadone and dexmedetomidine–methadone in healthy cats and their reversal with atipamezole

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