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A prospective JAVMA study compared an AI-enabled digital stethoscope with veterinary students and experienced clinicians. The device showed moderate murmur-detection performance in dogs, did not perform similarly in cats, and had unreliable arrhythmia classification in both species.

A study evaluated the Sysmex PA-100 system using 363 canine and feline urine samples. It showed promising rapid performance but false-positive bacteriuria results, technical errors, and a human-oriented antibiotic panel limited current veterinary applicability.

Researchers established single-center reference intervals for myocardial T1, T2, and extracellular volume fraction using 3-Tesla cardiac MRI in clinically normal dogs and cats.

A 12-month study followed 15 dogs with atopic dermatitis sensitized to Dermatophagoides farinae during allergen-specific immunotherapy. Pruritus and medication scores decreased over time, while selected immune markers changed.

A study of 59 dogs with atopic dermatitis compared intradermal testing with conventional serum allergen testing and a newer molecular multiplex serum platform. Agreement varied by platform, allergen, threshold, and statistical method.

A referral-center retrospective study reported bacterial colonization patterns in open appendicular fractures of dogs and cats and evaluated relationships involving antibiotic timing, debridement timing, and complications.

A study of small-animal veterinarians found that proactive, specific, and multimodal communication was viewed as helpful when discussing nutrition with clients.

Researchers compared H3N2 canine influenza virus strains with different replication behavior in mammalian cells and chicken embryos to investigate viral adaptation and tropism.

A laboratory study investigated the role of cell-membrane lipid rafts during feline herpesvirus-1 infection and explored them as a possible antiviral target.

A cross-sectional referral-hospital study found peripheral eosinophilia in dogs and cats was common but showed no meaningful seasonal trend and was infrequently associated with detectable intestinal or respiratory endoparasite infection.

A case report described systemic toxoplasmosis in a 14-year-old apparently immunocompetent indoor cat, presenting with inflammatory polyarthritis and secondary immune-mediated thrombocytopenia.

A Veterinary Record study explored how dog and cat owners experience veterinary medical errors, including emotional impact and expectations for how errors should be handled.

A prospective study in dogs with chronic enteropathy evaluated increased dietary fiber and reported improvement in fecal quality and clinical activity scores in the study population.