Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome: much more than a surgical problem

S Mitze, VR Barrs, JA Beatty, S Hobi… - Veterinary …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) is a chronic, lifelong, debilitating,
primarily obstructive airway disease which adversely affects the quality of life of many …

Feline pyothorax–new insights into an old problem: part 1. Aetiopathogenesis and diagnostic investigation

VR Barrs, JA Beatty - The Veterinary Journal, 2009 - Elsevier
Feline pyothorax is a life-threatening emergency commonly encountered by the small
animal clinician. Historically, thoracic wall penetration from a bite wound has been …

Hypothalamus, hypertension, and exercise

JM Kramer, ED Plowey, JA Beatty, HR Little… - Brain research …, 2000 - Elsevier
The hypothalamus is a well-known autonomic regulatory region of the brain involved in
integrating several behaviors as well as cardiorespiratory activity. Our laboratory has shown …

Low-grade alimentary lymphoma: clinicopathological findings and response to treatment in 17 cases

AE Lingard, K Briscoe, JA Beatty… - Journal of feline …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Low-grade alimentary lymphoma (LGAL) was diagnosed by histological and
immunohistochemical evaluation of full-thickness biopsies from multiple regions of the …

Feline pyothorax: a retrospective study of 27 cases in Australia

VR Barrs, GS Allan, P Martin… - Journal of Feline …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Pyothorax was diagnosed in 27 cats between 1983 and 2002. In 21 (78%) of the cases,
pleural fluid culture and/or cytology was consistent with a mixed anaerobic bacterial …

Prevalence of Bartonella species, Rickettsia felis, haemoplasmas and the Ehrlichia group in the blood of cats and fleas in eastern Australia

VR Barrs, JA Beatty, BJ Wilson, N Evans… - Australian veterinary …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To define the prevalence of Bartonella spp., Rickettsia felis, Mycoplasma
haemofelis,'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum'(Mhm) and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma …

Antemortem diagnosis and treatment of toxoplasmosis in two cats on cyclosporin therapy

VR Barrs, P Martin, JA Beatty - Australian veterinary journal, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical toxoplasmosis was diagnosed antemortem in two cats being treated with therapeutic
doses of cyclosporin. The diagnosis was made by detecting tachyzoites on cytological …

Cell-type-specific resonances shape the responses of striatal neurons to synaptic input

JA Beatty, SC Song, CJ Wilson - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Neurons respond to synaptic inputs in cell-type-specific ways. Each neuron type may thus
respond uniquely to shared patterns of synaptic input. We applied statistically identical …

Sinonasal and sino-orbital aspergillosis in 23 cats: aetiology, clinicopathological features and treatment outcomes

VR Barrs, C Halliday, P Martin, B Wilson… - The Veterinary …, 2012 - Elsevier
Aetiology, clinicopathological findings and treatment outcomes were documented in 23 cats
(1.5–13years of age) with sinonasal (SNA, n= 6) or sino-orbital (SOA, n= 17) aspergillosis …

Prevalence of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in Persian cats and related‐breeds in Sydney and Brisbane

VR Barrs, M Gunew, SF Foster… - Australian Veterinary …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Objective A form of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease has been identified in
Persian cats and related breeds. Two features make elimination of this disease from future …