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Volume 261 (2023): Issue 4 (Apr 2023)

Editorial
- JAVMArt Jubilee—celebrating 50 years of the JAVMA cover art you love!
President's Column
- Helping the veterinary profession combat cyberbullying
Currents in One Health
- A one-health review on brucellosis in the United States
News
- AVMA News
  - AVMA News
Original Research
Clinical Challenges
- Diagnostic Challenge in Dental Imaging
  - Incidental left mandibular lesion in an 11-year-old female spayed Labrador Retriever
- Pathology in Practice
  - Organomegaly, lethargy, and hind limb trembling in a 3-year-old intact male Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)
  - Motor incoordination, tremors, lateral recumbency, inability to stand, paddling, and opisthotonus in a piglet
- Theriogenology Query
  - Right-sided ovarian enlargement in an 8-year-old maiden warmblood mare
- What Is Your Diagnosis?
  - Abnormal behavior, and whole-body tremors in a two-year-old Tennessee Fainting Goat cross wether
  - Progressive hind limb gait abnormality in a 7-month-old female spayed domestic shorthaired cat
- What Is Your Neurologic Diagnosis?
  - Chronic, progressive ataxia and paraparesis in a 1-year old German Shepherd Dog
Spotlight On
- University of Prince Edward Island Veterinary Medicine
  - Training the next generation of veterinarians at the Atlantic Veterinary College
- University of Minnesota Veterinary Medicine
  - Transformational education requires sustained excellence
Viewpoint
Additional Online Content
- Bayesian latent-class modelling of quarantine testing procedures for American Bison (Bison bison) in the Greater Yellowstone Area to determine Brucella abortus freedom
- Clinical pathologists should limit modifier terms used to denote probability of a diagnosis: a survey-based study

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Antimicrobial agents in small animal dermatology for treating staphylococcal infections

Mark G. Papich

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.01.0023

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Teat open lesions can lead to challenges at milking time on dairies in the Northeast United States

Paul D. Virkler

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Matthias Wieland

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0567

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Increased respiratory rate and effort, slow weight gain, and occasional regurgitation in an 11-week-old intact male German Shepherd Dog

Aubrey G. Specht

Alexandra N. MacLeod

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Agustina Anson

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.01.0011

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Production of live offspring following unilateral (left) ovariectomized Potamotrygon rays (Potamotrygon castexi, Potamotrygon leopoldi, and Potamotrygon motoro)

Chelsea E. Anderson

James D. Gillis

Sarah N. Miller

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Michelle R. Davis

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.01.0031

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Right axillary mass and decreased motor function in the right forelimb in a 5-year-old female bearded dragon

Cristina Metral

Peter Helmer

Sarah Gronsky

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Elizabeth Marie Rush

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.01.0003

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Risk factors for intraoperative hemorrhage and perioperative complications and short- and long-term outcomes during surgical patent ductus arteriosus ligation in 417 dogs

Kaitlyn L. McNamara

Penny J. Regier

Darby Toth

Megan Mickelson

Jill Luther

Connor Pyne

Mandy Wallace

Charlee Sturkie

Danielle Dugat

Sarah Marvel

Julia Sumner

Val Scharf

Jory Clark

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James C. Colee

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0541

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Sudden death in a three-month-old male intact Boer goat

Abigail English

Chloe C. Goodwin

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Nicole L. Gottdenker

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.02.0106

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Oclacitinib 10 years later: lessons learned and directions for the future

Rosanna Marsella

Katherine Doerr

Andrea Gonzales

Wayne Rosenkrantz

Jennifer Schissler

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Amelia White

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0570

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When dermatologic diseases are devastating: differentiating common endemic conditions in the United States from sheep and goat pox

Katharine M. Simpson

Sarah M. Depenbrock

Rachel E. Oman

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Christie E. Mayo

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0553

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A systematic review of allergen immunotherapy, a successful therapy for canine atopic dermatitis and feline atopic skin syndrome

Ralf S. Mueller

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0576

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The clinical use of cannabidiol and cannabidiolic acid–rich hemp in veterinary medicine and lessons from human medicine

Masayasu Ukai

Stephanie McGrath

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Joseph Wakshlag

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.02.0064

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Comparison of caregivers’ assessments of clinical outcome in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy administered levetiracetam, zonisamide, or phenobarbital monotherapy

Bryanna R. Gristina

Rennie J. Waldron

Julie A. Nettifee

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Karen R. Muñana

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.10.0469

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Trained dogs can accurately discriminate between scents of saliva samples from dogs with cancer versus healthy controls

Laurie A. Malone

MacKenzie A. Pellin

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Kendal M. Valentine

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.11.0486

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Family Quality of Life: pet owners and veterinarians working together to reach the best outcomes

Carolyn R. Brown

Selena Edwards

Emma Kenney

Sharon Pailler

Michelle Albino

MaryLyn Carabello

Katherine Good

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Jose Lopez

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.01.0016

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Self-paced acceptance and commitment training reduces burden transfer, stress, and burnout in veterinary healthcare teams

Mary Beth Spitznagel

John T. Martin

Christopher Was

Alanna S. G. Updegraff

Meg Sislak

Lisa Wiborg

Christopher M. Fulkerson

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Michael P. Twohig

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.01.0037

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Tricavitary effusion in a 3-year-old intact female Labrador Retriever

Larissa A. do N. Braz

Letícia S. Goes

Aureo E. Santana

Nathan da R. N. Cruz

Jessica C. de Barros

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Daniel P. Junior

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.01.0042

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Nannizziopsis guarroi has prolonged environmental persistence on clinically relevant substrates

Krista A. Keller

Kennymac Durante

Eliana Foltin

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Anthony J. Cerreta

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0575

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Topical therapy for canine pyoderma: what is new?

Domenico Santoro

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.01.0001

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Challenges in the diagnosis and management of skin diseases in alpacas, goats, pigs, and sheep

Aiden P. Foster

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0572

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The epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance and transmission of cutaneous bacterial pathogens in domestic animals

Daniel O. Morris

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Stephen D. Cole

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0557

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Food allergy in dogs and cats; current perspectives on etiology, diagnosis, and management

Hilary A. Jackson

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0548

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Citrullinemia is a suitable biomarker for post weaning performance in piglets under intensive farming

Alejandro L. Soraci

Julieta M. Decundo

Susana N. Dieguez

Guadalupe Martínez

Denisa S. Pérez Gaudio

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Fabián A. Amanto

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0543

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Clinical experience with next-generation sequencing–based liquid biopsy testing for cancer detection in dogs: a review of 1,500 consecutive clinical cases

Allison L. O’Kell

Katherine M. Lytle

Todd A. Cohen

Lilian K. Wong

Emily Sandford

Jill M. Rafalko

Gina Brandstetter

Lauren R. DiMarzio

Ashley Phelps-Dunn

Michelle C. Rosentel

Chelsea D. Warren

Angela L. McCleary-Wheeler

Patrick C. Fiaux

Francesco Marass

Maggie A. Marshall

Carlos A. Ruiz-Perez

Kristina M. Kruglyak

John A. Tynan

Susan C. Hicks

Daniel S. Grosu

Jason Chibuk

Ilya Chorny

Dana W. Y. Tsui

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Andi Flory

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.11.0526

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Diarrhea, vomiting, and anorexia in a 4-month-old male intact domestic shorthair cat

Eleonora Daga

Martina Fumeo

Sabrina Manfredi

Francesca Miduri

Fabio Leonardi

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Mattia Bonazzi

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0538

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Equine pastern dermatitis: a narrative review on clinical presentation, diagnosis, risk factors, prevention, and therapeutic approaches

Vinzenz Gerber

Sarah Kaiser-Thom

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Solange Oesch

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0569

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Performing an ovariohysterectomy at the time of c-section does not pose an increase in risk of mortality, intra- or postoperative complications, or decreased mothering ability of the bitch

Kelsea E. Guest

Robyn E. Ellerbrock

Daniel J. Adams

Rachel A. Reed

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Janet A. Grimes

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.01.0012

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Peripheral lymphadenopathy in twin male Brahman calves

Brittany N. Diehl

K. H. Grau Alejandro

Helena Hauck de Oliveira

Lauren Darwin

William Craft

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Catalina Cabrera

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0580

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Radiographic abnormalities of the thoracolumbar spinous processes do not differ between yearling and trained Thoroughbred horses without perceived back pain

Maria Chiara Pressanto

Marco Pepe

Richard P. C. Coomer

Nicola Pilati

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Francesca Beccati

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.09.0419

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Seizures in a domestic cat

Natalia R. Wycislak

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Casey Smith

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.01.0015

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Animal Trauma Triage Score, Modified Glasgow Coma Scale, age, and weight were associated with outcome in feline bite wounds (1,065 cases): a VetCOT registry study

Ashlei T. Tinsley

Mark A. Oyama

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Erica L. Reineke

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.11.0531

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Career stage differences in mental health symptom burden and help seeking among veterinarians during COVID-19

Jody M. Russon

Krista Bland

Nivedita Ravi-Caldwell

Patricia P. Haak

Katharyn T. Kryda

Luca Codecá

Brandy J. Darby

Carolynn J. Bissett

Julia Murphy

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Laura Hungerford

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0583

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Current per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) research points to a growing threat in animals

Heather D. Brake

Antonia Langfeldt

John B. Kaneene

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Melinda J. Wilkins

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0582

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Formal instruction and continuing education engagement as factors improving small animal general practitioners discussing nutrition with clients

Elizabeth E. Alvarez

Kelly K. Schultz

Amanda M. Floerchinger

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Jennifer L. Hull

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0577

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Goats diagnosed with neoplasia display variability in clinical presentations, treatments, and outcomes

Catherine B. Krus

Caitlyn Mullins

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Rachel Oman

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.11.0530

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Increased animal ownership in the home is correlated with worse health outcomes based on health-care indicators investigated in canines and felines in rural Mississippi

Mary E. Dozier

Ben Porter

Jacob M. Shivley

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Mary R. Telle

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0589

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A large nonpainful rostral mandibular swelling in a 13-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat

Pavla Jerabkova

Jose M. Labrador

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Jose C. Almansa Ruiz

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.01.0024

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Reverse sneezing, unilateral epistaxis, and acute-onset seizures in a 9-year-old spayed female miniature Dachshund

Stephen Everest

Alex zur Linden

Allison Collier

Guilherme G. Verocai

Caroline Sobotyk

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Francesca Samarani

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.02.0079

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Tail rubbing and absent tail tone in a Morgan–Quarter Horse crossbred gelding

Jaclyn M. Melvin

Sabine Mann

Thomas J. Divers

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Elena A. Demeter

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.01.0045

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Veterinarians show resilience during COVID-19: challenges faced and successful coping strategies

Brandy J. Darby

Sarah T. Watkins

Patricia P. Haak

Nivedita Ravi-Caldwell

Krista Bland

Carolynn J. Bissett

Katharyn T. Kryda

Julia Murphy

Laura Hungerford

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Jody Russon

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0584

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Acute onset of paraplegia in a 5-year-old female spayed chondrodystrophic mixed-breed dog

Joyce Jin

Courtney P. Korff

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Emma Davies

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0552

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Dilution of maropitant (Cerenia) in lactated Ringer solution prolongs subcutaneous drug absorption and reduces maximum plasma concentration

Deborah E. Yee

Grace Ochigbo

Julie Menard

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Brielle V. Rosa

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.09.0409

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Epidemiological, clinical, radiographic, echocardiographic findings and outcome in client-owned guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) with cardiac disease: 80 cases (2010–2021)

José Rosas-Navarro

Hugues Gaillot

Albert Agoulon

Carlotta Ferri

Yannick Ruel

Carlo Paoletti

Jean-François Quinton

Ángel Curros-Moreno

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Vassiliki Gouni

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.10.0462

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Presence or severity of hypophosphatemia is not associated with survival outcome in postpartum downer dairy cows

Laurence Leduc

Juan Carlos Arango-Sabogal

David Francoz

Sylvain Nichols

André Desrochers

François Schelcher

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Gilles Fecteau

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.08.0345

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Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2021

Xiaoyue Ma

Sarah Bonaparte

Patrick Corbett

Lillian A. Orciari

Crystal M. Gigante

Jordona D. Kirby

Richard B. Chipman

Christine Fehlner-Gardiner

Cin Thang

Veronica Gutiérrez Cedillo

Nidia Aréchiga-Ceballos

Agam Rao

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Ryan M. Wallace

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.02.0081

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Use of a colorimeter is a viable method to measure melanin and erythema content in the context of laser beam attenuation by use of a class IV laser in different tissues in dogs

Shira T. Rosenblum

Daniel A. McCarthy

Darryl L. Millis

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Agricola Odoi

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.11.0493

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Use of two point-of-care analyzers provides reference intervals of prothrombin time and activated partial prothrombin time in nonanesthetized healthy ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)

Cécile Bernhard

Adeline Linsart

Sylvain Larrat

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Véronique Mentré

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0595

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Shock index is positively correlated with acute blood loss and negatively correlated with cardiac output in a canine hemorrhagic shock model

Charles T. Talbot

Kristin M. Zersen

Ann M. Hess

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Kelly E. Hall

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.11.0521

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Demonstrating the importance of local culture and susceptibility data: antibiograms from dogs at a veterinary tertiary care center

Kendall Leet-Otley

Claire L. Fellman

Annie S. Wayne

Kirthana Beaulac

Ian M. DeStefano

Kelly Chambers

Kady B. Marino

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Shira Doron

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0545

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Genomic tumor analysis provides clinical guidance for the management of diagnostically challenging cancers in dogs

Esther Chon

Guannan Wang

Derick Whitley

Sharadha Sakthikumar

Manisha Warrier

Shukmei Wong

Natalie Duran

Jonathan Adkins

Martin Boateng

Zhanyang Zhu

Salvatore Facista

David Haworth

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William Hendricks

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.11.0489

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Pigmenturia in a ewe

Mary Jane Drake

Rachael Gately

Francisco O. Conrado

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Leslie C. Sharkey

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0563

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Acute onset of circling and dull mentation in a 1-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat

Shelby Scanlin

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Jennifer R. Michaels

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.10.0465

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Chronic nonproductive cough in a 9-year-old female spayed Miniature Poodle

Brian Thomsen

Elizabeth Huynh

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Arathi Vinayak

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.11.0497

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Difficulty walking and trembling in a 10-year-old female Akita Inu

Evelina Burbaite

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Marika Menchetti

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.01.0029

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Feline litter box issues associate with cat personality, breed, and age at sterilization

Salla Mikkola

Milla Salonen

Emma Hakanen

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Hannes Lohi

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.10.0441

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Clinical and epidemiologic features of persons accessing emergency departments for dog and cat bite injuries in California (2005–2019)

Rebecca A. Campagna

Elizabeth Roberts

Alice Porco

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Curtis L. Fritz

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.11.0494

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Systolic blood pressure measurements with Doppler ultrasonic flow detector and high-definition oscillometry are comparable on population level but show large intra-individual differences in apparently healthy elderly dogs

Sofie Marynissen

Gaëlle Schils

Lisa Stammeleer

Sylvie Daminet

Pascale Smets

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Dominique Paepe

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0579

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Diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of four dogs with alveolar echinococcosis in the northwestern United States

Laura B. A. Williams

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Natasha Walzthoni

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0540

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Diarrhea, lethargy, weight loss, and mortality in a flock of peafowls

Nicholas Newsome

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Geoffrey Lossie

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.10.0476

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A literature review on current practices, knowledge, and viewpoints on pentobarbital euthanasia performed by veterinarians and animal remains disposal in the United States

Nathaniel S. Kollias

Warren J. Hess

Cia L. Johnson

Mike Murphy

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Gail Golab

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.08.0373

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Prevalence of burnout syndrome among veterinarians in Spain

Álvaro San Martín González

Paula San Martín González

María-Prado Míguez-Santiyán

Francisco Soler Rodríguez

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Marcos Pérez-López

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.09.0407

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Veterinarians and moral distress

Lori R. Kogan

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Mark Rishniw

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0598

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Acute onset of pelvic limb weakness in a 3-month-old female intact Belgian Malinois

Miguel Benito Benito

Daniel Sanchez Masian

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Michael O’Cathasaigh

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.10.0468

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Left hind limb lameness in a 13-month-old spayed female German Shepherd Dog

Sarah K. Israel-Gaines

Roy Pool

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William D. Liska

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.11.0496

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Paraparesis, inappropriate urination and defecation in a 13-year-old Persian cat

Greta Galli

Evelina Burbaite

Antonella Rigillo

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Marika Menchetti

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.12.0564

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Trypanosoma cruzi infection diagnosed in dogs in nonendemic areas and results from a survey suggest a need for increased Chagas disease awareness in North America

Emily A. Gavic

Sarah E. Achen

Phillip R. Fox

Eduardo J. Benjamin

Jonathan Goodwin

Tamilselvam Gunasekaran

Karsten E. Schober

Sonja S. Tjostheim

John Vickers

Jessica L. Ward

Duncan S. Russell

Mark Rishniw

Sarah A. Hamer

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Ashley B. Saunders

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