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11-Hydroxy-β-steroid dehydrogenase gene expression in canine adipose tissue and adipocytes: stimulation by lipopolysaccharide and tumor necrosis factor α.

scientific article published on 8 July 2011

A Deletion in the Canine POMC Gene Is Associated with Weight and Appetite in Obesity-Prone Labrador Retriever Dogs

scientific article (publication date: 10 May 2016)

A blinded randomised controlled trial to determine the effect of enteric coating on enzyme treatment for canine exocrine pancreatic efficiency

scientific article

A case-control study of pathogen and lifestyle risk factors for diarrhoea in dogs.

scientific article published on 21 March 2011

A cross-sectional study of frequency and factors associated with dog walking in 9-10 year old children in Liverpool, UK.

scientific article

A high protein high fibre diet improves weight loss in obese dogs

scientific article published on 12 January 2009

A high-protein, high-fiber diet designed for weight loss improves satiety in dogs

scientific article

A novel zoometric index for assessing body composition in adult rabbits

scientific article published on 27 September 2013

A randomized, open-label, positively-controlled field trial of a hydrolyzed protein diet in dogs with chronic small bowel enteropathy

scientific article published on 01 November 2010

A simple, reliable tool for owners to assess the body condition of their dog or cat.

scientific article published in July 2006

Adherent and invasive Escherichia coli is associated with granulomatous colitis in boxer dogs

scientific article

Adipokine expression and secretion by canine adipocytes: stimulation of inflammatory adipokine production by LPS and TNFalpha.

scientific article published on 15 May 2010

Adipokine gene expression in dog adipose tissues and dog white adipocytes differentiated in primary culture

scientific article published on 01 August 2005

Adipose tissue-derived adiponectin expression is significantly associated with increased post operative mortality in horses undergoing emergency abdominal surgery

scientific article published on 01 August 2011

An immunohistochemical study of histiocytic ulcerative colitis in boxer dogs

scientific article published on 01 February 2000

An immunologic investigation of canine eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy

scientific article published on 01 May 2002

An international multi-centre cohort study of weight loss in overweight cats: Differences in outcome in different geographical locations

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Analysis of canine and feline haemograms using the VetScan HMT analyser

scientific article published on 01 October 2003

Analysis of leucocyte subsets in the canine intestine

scientific article published on 01 February 1999

Analytical performance of commercially-available assays for feline insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), adiponectin and ghrelin measurements

scientific article published in February 2012

Appendicular arterial tumor embolization in two cats with pulmonary carcinoma

scientific article published on 01 October 2004

Assessing the adequacy of essential nutrient intake in obese dogs undergoing energy restriction for weight loss: a cohort study

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Association between life span and body condition in neutered client-owned dogs

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Association between nucleotide oligomerisation domain two (Nod2) gene polymorphisms and canine inflammatory bowel disease

scientific article published on 26 June 2014

Bad hair day

scientific article published on 01 January 2013

Barking up the wrong tree: What’s the deal with obesity, adiponectin and inflammation in dogs? ⬇️

scientific article published on July 21, 2012

Best in show but not best shape: a photographic assessment of show dog body condition

scientific article published on 13 July 2015

Biliothorax in a Siamese cat

scientific article published on 31 August 2011

Breed associations for canine exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

Can clinical signs, clinicopathological findings and abdominal ultrasonography predict the site of histopathological abnormalities of the alimentary tract in cats?

scientific article published on 26 February 2015

Can you estimate body composition in dogs from photographs?

scientific article published on 20 January 2016

Canine breed predispositions for marked hypocobalaminaemia or decreased folate concentration assessed by a laboratory survey.

scientific article published in March 2013

Canine granulocytic ehrlichiosis in the UK

scientific article published on 01 June 2001

Canine obesity--weighing on the mind of the owner?

scientific article published on 01 December 2011

Cellular localization of aquaporins along the secretory pathway of the lactating bovine mammary gland: an immunohistochemical study.

scientific article

Changes in body composition during weight loss in obese client-owned cats: loss of lean tissue mass correlates with overall percentage of weight lost

scientific article published on 15 April 2008

Chronic enteropathy and diet.

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Chronic intestinal inflammation and intestinal disease in dogs.

scientific article

Clinical and clinicopathologic abnormalities in young dogs with acquired and congenital portosystemic shunts: 93 cases (2003-2008).

scientific article published in September 2012

Clinical leishmaniasis in dogs living in the UK.

scientific article published on June 2016

Cohort Study of the Success of Controlled Weight Loss Programs for Obese Dogs

scientific article published on October 2015

Comparison of a bioimpedance monitor with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry for noninvasive estimation of percentage body fat in dogs.

scientific article published in April 2010

Comparison of a chlorambucil-prednisolone combination with an azathioprine-prednisolone combination for treatment of chronic enteropathy with concurrent protein-losing enteropathy in dogs: 27 cases (2007-2010).

scientific article published in June 2013

Comparison of direct and indirect tests for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and antibiotic-responsive diarrhea in dogs.

scientific article

Comparison of growth patterns in healthy dogs and dogs in abnormal body condition using growth standards

scientific article published on 23 September 2020

Comparison of voluntary food intake and palatability of commercial weight loss diets in healthy dogs and cats

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Congenital abnormalities of the feline vertebral column

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Contributors

Cross sectional and longitudinal surveys of canine enteric coronavirus infection in kennelled dogs: a molecular marker for biosecurity.

scientific article published on 21 April 2012

Cytokine mRNA expression in mucosal biopsies from German shepherd dogs with small intestinal enteropathies

scientific article published on 01 January 2000

Dangerous trends in pet obesity

scientific article published in January 2018

Detection of endoparasites with zoonotic potential in dogs with gastrointestinal disease in the UK.

scientific article

Determination of serum fPLI concentrations in cats with diabetes mellitus

scientific article published on 18 July 2008

Diagnostic laparotomies

scientific article published on 12 April 2016

Dietary energy restriction and successful weight loss in obese client-owned dogs

scientific article

Dietary hypersensitivity in cats and dogs.

scientific article published on October 2010

Do feeding practices of obese dogs, before weight loss, affect the success of weight management?

scientific article published in October 2011

Dog ownership during pregnancy, maternal activity, and obesity: a cross-sectional study

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Effect of intestinal inflammation on fecal elastase concentration in dogs

scientific article published in January 2005

Effect of weight loss in obese dogs on indicators of renal function or disease

scientific article published on 26 December 2012

Effects of weight loss in obese cats on biochemical analytes related to inflammation and glucose homeostasis

scientific article

Efficacy of a commercial hydrolysate diet in eight cats suffering from inflammatory bowel disease or adverse reaction to food

scientific article published on September 2010

Emesis in dogs: a review

scientific article published on January 2010

Energy requirements of adult dogs: a meta-analysis

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Eosinophilic diseases in two Cavalier King Charles spaniels.

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Erratum to: Comparison of voluntary food intake and palatability of commercial weight loss diets in healthy dogs and cats

scientific article published on 26 January 2017

Ex vivo evaluation of the biomechanical effect of varying monocortical screw numbers on a plate-rod canine femoral gap model

scientific article published on 05 March 2013

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in the dog: breed associations, nutritional considerations, and long-term outcome.

scientific article published on 30 May 2012

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency treatment study

scientific article published on 01 July 2009

Expression and nephron segment-specific distribution of major renal aquaporins (AQP1–4) in Equus caballus, the domestic horse

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Expression of major histocompatibility complex class II antigens in the canine intestine

scientific article published in February 1998

Factors associated with overweight cats successfully completing a diet-based weight loss programme: an observational study

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Faecal microbiota in lean and obese dogs.

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Family pet ownership during childhood: findings from a UK birth cohort and implications for public health research

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Faster growth rate in ad libitum-fed cats: a risk factor predicting the likelihood of becoming overweight during adulthood.

scientific article

Fecal alpha1-proteinase inhibitor concentration in dogs receiving long-term nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy.

scientific article published in January 2003

Fecal alpha1-proteinase inhibitor concentration in dogs with chronic gastrointestinal disease.

scientific article published in January 2003

Feeding obese dogs during weight loss is on average cost-neutral

scientific article published on 12 February 2015

First-choice therapy for dogs presenting with diarrhoea in clinical practice.

scientific article published on November 2010

Gastric carcinoma in canines and humans, a review.

scientific article

Growth standard charts for monitoring bodyweight in dogs of different sizes.

scientific article

How often do primary care veterinarians record the overweight status of dogs?

scientific article published on 8 December 2014

How often do veterinarians assess the bodyweight and body condition of dogs?

scientific article published on 01 October 2008

Hypercobalaminaemia is associated with hepatic and neoplastic disease in cats: a cross sectional study

scientific article

Hypocobalaminaemia is uncommon in cats in the United Kingdom

scientific article published on 11 July 2005

Hypothalamic-anterior pituitary hormone deficiencies following traumatic brain injury in dogs

scientific article published on 8 September 2014

Immune cell populations within the duodenal mucosa of dogs with enteropathies

scientific article published on 01 January 2001

Imprecision when using measuring cups to weigh out extruded dry kibbled food

scientific article published on 29 October 2010

Improvement in insulin resistance and reduction in plasma inflammatory adipokines after weight loss in obese dogs.

scientific article published on 5 August 2009

Incidence of postoperative complications and outcome of 48 dogs undergoing surgical management of insulinoma

scientific article published on 25 March 2020

Incorporation of exercise, using an underwater treadmill, and active client education into a weight management program for obese dogs.

scientific article

Increasing volume of food by incorporating air reduces energy intake

scientific article published on 8 December 2014

Intestinal disease in dogs

scientific article published on 01 September 2001

Is childhood obesity influenced by dog ownership? No cross-sectional or longitudinal evidence.

scientific article published on 8 December 2012

Letter to the Editor

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Long-term follow-up after weight management in obese cats.

scientific article published on 25 September 2014

Long-term follow-up after weight management in obese dogs: the role of diet in preventing regain.

scientific article published on 12 May 2011

Low-maintenance energy requirements of obese dogs after weight loss

scientific article published in October 2011

Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae in cats and their effects on morphology of adjacent joints

scientific article published on 17 June 2009

Maintenance energy requirements in miniature colony dogs.

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Measurement of IgG, IgM and IgA concentrations in canine serum, saliva, tears and bile.

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Measurement of salivary adiponectin concentrations in dogs

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Mechanisms, causes, investigation and management of vomiting disorders in cats: a literature review

scientific article published on 12 February 2013

Metabolisable energy content in canine and feline foods is best predicted by the NRC2006 equation

scientific article published on 27 September 2019

Metabolomics: an emerging post-genomic tool for nutrition

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Morphology and immunopathology of the small and large intestine in dogs with nonspecific dietary sensitivity

scientific article published on 01 June 2002

Multicentric lymphoma in a dog after cyclosporine therapy

scientific article

NGF gene expression and secretion by canine adipocytes in primary culture: upregulation by the inflammatory mediators LPS and TNFalpha.

scientific article

Novel dietary strategies can improve the outcome of weight loss programmes in obese client-owned cats

scientific article published on 13 August 2009

Obese dogs with and without obesity-related metabolic dysfunction - a proteomic approach

scientific article

Obesity Prevention and Weight Maintenance After Loss

scientific article published on 31 May 2016

Obesity, its associated disorders and the role of inflammatory adipokines in companion animals.

scientific article published on 15 May 2010

Obesity-related metabolic dysfunction in dogs: a comparison with human metabolic syndrome

scientific article

Oesophageal strictures in cats associated with doxycycline therapy

scientific article published on 01 February 2005

Outcomes of weight management in obese pet dogs: what can we do better?

scientific article published on 2 May 2016

Overweight dogs are more likely to display undesirable behaviours: results of a large online survey of dog owners in the UK.

scientific article

Overweight dogs exercise less frequently and for shorter periods: results of a large online survey of dog owners from the UK.

scientific article

Owner misperception of canine body condition persists despite use of a body condition score chart

scientific article published on 8 October 2014

Oxygenation and ventilation characteristics in obese sedated dogs before and after weight loss: a clinical trial.

scientific article published on 17 August 2013

Pet ownership, dog types and attachment to pets in 9-10 year old children in Liverpool, UK

scientific article published on 13 May 2013

Polymorphisms in the TLR4 and TLR5 gene are significantly associated with inflammatory bowel disease in German shepherd dogs

scientific article (publication date: 23 December 2010)

Prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in a cross-sectional study of dogs attending veterinary practices in the UK and risk indicators associated with shedding

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Prevalence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Isospora species infections in pet cats with clinical signs of gastrointestinal disease

scientific article published on 13 August 2007

Prevalence of canine enteric coronavirus in a cross-sectional survey of dogs presenting at veterinary practices

scientific article

Primary hyperparathyroidism caused by a parathyroid carcinoma in a 16-year-old male neutered cat with concurrent chronic kidney disease

scientific article published on 03 April 2014

Prognostic factors in canine exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: prolonged survival is likely if clinical remission is achieved.

scientific article published on January 2007

Pyloric localisation in 57 dogs of breeds susceptible to gastric dilatation-volvulus in the UK using computed tomography.

scientific article published on 26 October 2016

Quality of life is reduced in obese dogs but improves after successful weight loss.

scientific article

Relative deficiency in IgA production by duodenal explants from German shepherd dogs with small intestinal disease

scientific article published on 01 August 2000

Relevance of sodium/glucose cotransporter-1 (SGLT1) to diabetes mellitus and obesity in dogs

scientific article published on 24 January 2013

Reply to the Comment from Watson, K.M. "Letter to the Editor Re: Kipperman, B.S. and German, A.J. 2018, , 143" 2018, , 179

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Rhinitis/Bronchopneumonia syndrome in Irish Wolfhounds

scientific article published in November 2003

Seasonal variation in the voluntary food intake of domesticated cats (Felis catus).

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Serum insulin concentration in dogs with insulinoma as a clinical marker for presence of metastasis at the time of diagnosis

scientific article published in 2023

Sodium/glucose cotransporter-1, sweet receptor, and disaccharidase expression in the intestine of the domestic dog and cat: two species of different dietary habit.

scientific article

Standardized positioning is essential for precise determination of body composition using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in dogs

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Status of selected nutrients in obese dogs undergoing caloric restriction

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Sterile nodular panniculitis and pansteatitis in three weimaraners.

scientific article published on October 2003

Style over substance: What can parenting styles tell us about ownership styles and obesity in companion animals?

scientific article published on 21 November 2014

Success of a weight loss plan for overweight dogs: The results of an international weight loss study

scientific article published on 8 September 2017

Successful resolution of dermatophyte mycetoma following terbinafine treatment in two cats

scientific article published in December 2008

The Financial Costs, Behaviour and Psychology of Obesity: A One Health Analysis.

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The association between dog ownership or dog walking and fitness or weight status in childhood.

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The clinical significance of Cyniclomyces guttulatus in dogs with chronic diarrhoea, a survey and a prospective treatment study

scientific article published on 23 May 2014

The distribution of lymphocytes expressing alphabeta and gammadelta T-cell receptors, and the expression of mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1 in the canine intestine

scientific article published on 01 October 1999

The growing problem of obesity in dogs and cats

scientific article (publication date: July 2006)

Theoretical evaluation of risk for nutritional deficiency with caloric restriction in dogs

scientific article published on 15 October 2012

Trilostane therapy for treatment of pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism in 5 cats.

scientific article published in March 2004

Uncontrolled study assessing the impact of a psyllium-enriched extruded dry diet on faecal consistency in cats with constipation

scientific article published on 22 September 2011

Underlying diseases in dogs referred to a veterinary teaching hospital because of dyspnea: 229 cases (2003-2007)

scientific article published on 01 November 2011

Unusual vascular ring anomaly associated with a persistent right aortic arch in two dogs

scientific article published on 01 December 2005

Use of starting condition score to estimate changes in body weight and composition during weight loss in obese dogs

scientific article published on 19 March 2009

Variation in activity levels amongst dogs of different breeds: results of a large online survey of dog owners from the UK.

scientific article

We wish to thank Dr Trumble for her constructive letter

scientific article published on 01 October 2005

Weight management in dogs and cats.

scientific article published on 25 September 2015

Weight management in obese pets: the tailoring concept and how it can improve results

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What do Brazilian owners know about canine obesity and what risks does this knowledge generate?

scientific article published on 21 September 2020

Zinc toxicity in two dogs associated with the ingestion of identification tags

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

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