Untangling a cat’s cradle: Diphacinone, acetaminophen, trauma, and multiple deaths in a Kentucky cat colony [Scholarly Case Report - Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments, June 2021]

Title:

Untangling a cat’s cradle: Diphacinone, acetaminophen, trauma, and multiple deaths in a Kentucky cat colony 

 

Authors:

Megan C. Romano, Uneeda K. Bryant, Lynne M.C. Cassone, Jennifer G. Janes, Michelle N. Helm & Kyle A. Francis 

Authors are from the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, PO Box 14125, Lexington, KY, 40512-4125, United States

Published:

Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments, 6 June 2021

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666937421000111

Abstract:

This manuscript describes an animal cruelty investigation in which several cats from a feral colony were suspected of having been poisoned. Three of the cats were submitted for complete postmortem examination by a qualified veterinary pathologist, and appropriate toxicologic analyses were selected and interpreted by a qualified veterinary toxicologist. Diagnosis in poisoning cases requires communication and collaboration between the pathologists and the toxicologist. A truly definitive diagnosis is not always possible in poisoning cases, particularly in a forensic investigation – a court of law requires a higher standard to establish a cause of death than do routine diagnostic cases. This case series illustrates the importance of a thorough diagnostic workup in forensic animal death investigations.

University of Pretoria - Tuks vets perform SA's first partial knee replacement on cat

Title:

Tuks vets perform SA's first partial knee replacement on cat

 

By:

ANA Reporter 

Published:

IOL, 2 March 2021

https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/news/tuks-vets-perform-sas-first-partial-knee-replacement-on-cat-fdb6f7bf-934c-48e4-ba35-b0ae87e77d04

From the article:

Specialist veterinary surgeons at the University of Pretoria’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital have conducted South Africa’s first partial knee replacement on a cat, saving its right leg from being amputated.

University of Guelph - Few dogs and cats live solely on regular pet food: Study

Title:
Few dogs and cats live solely on regular pet food: Study

Author:
Jane Stevenson

Published:
Toronto Sun, 19 July 2020
https://torontosun.com/news/national/few-dogs-and-cats-live-on-regular-pet-food-study

From the article:
A New University of Guelph study says only 13% of dogs and 32% of cats are eating conventional pet foods exclusively.

A note to cat lovers - Coronavirus social distancing rules apply to pets, CDC says

Title:
Coronavirus social distancing rules apply to pets, CDC says 

Published:
Ynet, 28 April 2020

From the article:
'Health officials in the United States on Tuesday urged pet owners to take precaution and treat their pets like "family members," including applying social distancing rules in order to avoid them contracting coronavirus. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the statement after two cats from New York tested positive for COVID-19 last week, becoming the first pets in the U.S. to be infected with the pathogen.' 

To read this article:
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/B1uVanBYU