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New Blog Post - 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿

This month, Dr. 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 takes us behind the scenes of the highly anticipated 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗔𝗧 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 — a prospective, double-masked, multicenter trial comparing clopidogrel vs. rivaroxaban for preventing recurrence of cardiogenic arterial thromboembolism (ATE) in cats.

What did the trial reveal?
- 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 well in prolonging time to ATE recurrence.
- Many cats lived far longer than expected — reinforcing that 𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆.

Dr. Brainard also reflects on the study’s outcomes, future directions, and the feasibility of complementary investigations that could build on these findings.

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New Blog Post – 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗦

We are deeply honored to present this month’s Meet the Author feature, spotlighting a special issue on the Initiative 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀.

In this edition, Dr. Manuel Boller, chair of RECOVER Research and adjunct associate professor at the University of Calgary, and Dr. Jamie Burkitt, Guidelines Chair of RECOVER and faculty criticalist at UC Davis, reflect on the journey behind these new guidelines
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They share 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 the focus on this domain, 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗱, and highlight some of the 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 that distinguish neonatal resuscitation from adult protocols. One thing is clear - it took 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

We extend our 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 to Dr. Boller and Dr. Burkitt for their leadership, and to all the contributors involved in the development process for bringing critical attention to this foundational advancement in newborn veterinary care.

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New Blog Post – 𝗘𝗖𝗖 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

We’re delighted to share another thoughtful contribution to our Suggested Readings series, this month from 𝗗𝗿. 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗢𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘆𝗼, DVM, MS, DACVECC, faculty in ECC at the University of Florida.

In her post, Dr. Odunayo highlights an interesting case series titled “𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀.” This innovative study explores 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to manage severe azotemia in cats when conventional modalities such as intermittent hemodialysis are not available.

A sincere thank you to Dr. Odunayo for spotlighting this recent publication and for advancing the conversation around 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 in small animal critical care.

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