Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Feline neonatology: From birth to commencement of weaning – what to know for successful management58
Senior care: setting the stage for optimal feline aging54
Fecal viral DNA shedding following clinical panleukopenia virus infection in shelter kittens: a prospective, observational study46
Ultrasonographic monitoring of feline epaxial muscle height as part of an annual wellness examination to assess for the development of sarcopenia45
Cytauxzoonosis in Indiana, USA: a case series of cats infected with Cytauxzoon felis (2018–2022)42
Optimising endotracheal length in adult cats: a retrospective CT study38
Surgical management of feline biliary tract disease: decision-making and techniques34
Use of mechanical thresholds in a model of feline clinical acute pain and their correlation with the Glasgow Feline Composite Measure Pain Scale scores24
Serum fibroblast growth factor-23 concentrations in young and mature adult cats with chronic kidney disease23
Cat Friendly Practice Program reduces the risk of injury20
Ultrasonographic assessment of the caudal vena cava diameter in cats during blood donation19
Intra-socket application of medical-grade honey after tooth extraction attenuates inflammation and promotes healing in cats18
Therapy for feline secondary hypertriglyceridemia with fenofibrate18
Relationships between arterial and central venous blood acid–base variables in anaesthetised cats during euvolaemic and hypovolaemic states18
Retrospective study of canine blood xenotransfusion compared with type-matched feline blood allotransfusion to cats: indications, effectiveness, limitations and adverse effects18
Lipid emulsion dosage for treatment as an adjuvant drug in the cat17
Feline Diaphyseal Fractures: Management and treatment options17
2025 iCatCare consensus guidelines on the diagnosis and management of lower urinary tract diseases in cats16
Online survey to determine client perceptions of feline chronic lower airway disease management: response to therapy, side effects and challenges encountered15
The feline skin microbiome: interrelationship between health and disease15
Closure-related complications after median sternotomy in cats: 26 cases (2010–2020)14
Field safety experience with an autologous cancer vaccine in tumor-bearing cats: a retrospective study of 117 cases (2015–2020)14
Do owner-reported changes in mobility reflect measures of activity, pain and degenerative joint disease in cats?14
ISFM’S Cat Friendly Principles for Veterinary Professionals13
No evidence of pulmonary hypertension revealed in an echographic evaluation of right-sided hemodynamics in hyperthyroid cats13
Intestinal dehiscence and mortality in cats undergoing gastrointestinal surgery12
Effects of haemorrhage and lactated Ringer’s solution or tetrastarch 130/0.4 resuscitation on colloidal osmotic pressure and osmolality in cats12
Serum amyloid A and other clinicopathological variables in cats with intermediate- and large-cell lymphoma12
Triage body temperature predicts outcome in cats at emergency department admission: a retrospective study of 1440 cases (January 2018 to December 2021)12
Postural drainage and high flow nasal oxygen therapy in four cats with decompensated cardiogenic pulmonary oedema12
The feline cardiomyopathies: a rich tapestry of disease12
Investigation of monotherapy and combined anticoronaviral therapies against feline coronavirus serotype II in vitro12
Effect of oral administration of pregabalin on physiological and echocardiographic variables in healthy cats11
Comparing adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells with prednisolone for the treatment of feline inflammatory bowel disease11
Investigation of a relationship between serum concentrations of microRNA-122 and alanine aminotransferase activity in hospitalised cats11
Feline non-erosive immune-mediated polyarthritis: a multicentre, retrospective study of 20 cases (2009–2020)11
Video-based compilation of acute pain behaviours in cats11
Failure of intravenous flumazenil to antagonize alfaxalone anesthesia in cats10
Effect of oral administration of trazodone on physiological and echocardiographic variables in cats10
2022 ISFM Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Acute Pain in Cats10
Mortality and life table analysis in a young cohort of pet cats in the UK10
Foreign body ingestion due to detachment of pill dispenser tips in cats: a retrospective study of 13 cases10
Description of outcome and adverse events in 21 cats with locally advanced nasal planum squamous cell carcinoma treated with electrochemotherapy10
Establishment of reference intervals for ultrasonographically derived caudal vena cava parameters from 110 healthy, lightly sedated cats10
Recasting the gold standard – part II of II: communicating healthcare options along a continuum of care9
Defining the safe corridor for transcondylar screw placement in the feline humeral condyle9
Tumours involving the retrobulbar space in cats: 37 cases9
Feline chronic gingivostomatitis: current concepts in clinical management9
Effect of gabapentin on ambulatory, direct, systemic arterial blood pressure in apparently healthy cats in the at-home and in-clinic environments9
Retrospective evaluation of surgical treatment of linear and discrete gastrointestinal foreign bodies in cats: 2009–20219
Hypoadrenocorticism in cats: a 40-year update9
Evaluation of the analgesic efficacy of grapiprant compared with robenacoxib in cats undergoing elective ovariohysterectomy in a prospective, randomized, masked, non-inferiority clinical trial9
Feline minor salivary gland adenocarcinoma: retrospective case series and literature review9
Ocular dermoids in 13 cats: a multicentre retrospective study8
Outcome of coxofemoral luxation treated with closed reduction in 51 cats8
Comparison of two multimodal intramuscular anaesthetic protocols in uncooperative feline patients: effects on sedation and echocardiographic measurements8
Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of venlafaxine to treat behavioural disorders in cats: a pilot study8
Short-term postprandial changes in select serum biochemistry analytes in healthy adult cats8
Imaging features of renal ectopia and fusion in 13 cats8
Recording of body weight and body condition score of cats in electronic health records from UK veterinary practices7
2021 AAHA/AAFP Feline Life Stage Guidelines7
Retrospective evaluation of feline dystocia: clinicopathologic findings and neonatal outcomes in 35 cases (2009–2020)7
Specificity of a pancreatic lipase point-of-care test and agreement with pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity in cats without clinical evidence of pancreatitis7
Normal feline reproduction: The queen7
Partial laryngectomy for the management of laryngeal masses in six cats7
News & Views7
Isolation of the feline herpesvirus-1 modified live vaccine strain F2 from one of four cats with dendritic ulcers7
Reversible positioning head tilt observed in 14 cats with hypokalaemic myopathy7
Gastroduodenal ulceration detected endoscopically in cats: retrospective study of 61 patients7
Overweight and obesity in domestic cats: epidemiological risk factors and associated pathologies6
Quantitative bioimaging of copper in frozen liver specimens from cats using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry6
Anatomy of the distal radioulnar ligament in cats6
Evaluation of gastrointestinal transit times and pH in healthy cats using a continuous pH monitoring system6
Efficacy of oral AB070597 for the management of chronic kidney disease in cats: a prospective, randomised, controlled parallel-group study6
Retrospective study of feline tracheal mass lesions6
Outcomes and postoperative complications after transpelvic urethrostomy used as first-line surgery in 38 male cats with obstructive lower urinary tract disease6
10 years of Cat Friendly6
The Feline Cardiomyopathies: 3. Cardiomyopathies other than HCM6
Evaluation of the FreeStyle Libre, a flash glucose monitoring system, in client-owned cats with diabetes mellitus6
Serological and molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in cats in Europe with evaluation of associated risk factors for pathogen contact/infection6
High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy in seven cats with respiratory failure6
Investigated regional apparent diffusion coefficient values of the morphologically normal feline brain6
Pegylated-l-asparaginase therapy for feline large cell lymphoma: 82 cases (2017–2020)6
Fecal S100A12 concentrations in cats with chronic enteropathies6
Bilateral lysis of aortic saddle thrombus with early tissue plasminogen activator (BLASTT): a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study in feline acute aortic thromboembolism6
Association between feline hyperthyroidism and thoracic radiographic evaluation of cardiomegaly and pulmonary hyperinflation6
Influence of hospital-induced stress on blood glucose concentrations, serum concentrations of cortisol, thyroxine and bile acids, and behaviour in cats6
10 years of Cat Friendly5
Retrospective study and outcome of 307 cats with feline infectious peritonitis treated with legally sourced veterinary compounded preparations of remdesivir and GS-441524 (2020–2022)5
Feline breeding and pregnancy management: What is normal and when to intervene5
Suppression of inner ear signal intensity on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging in cats with vestibular disease5
Feline chronic gingivostomatitis: a thorough systematic review of associated factors5
Evaluation of a point-of-care test for quantitative determination of total thyroxine in feline serum5
Commercial vs Homemade Cat Diets: What you need to know5
Assessment of the cutaneous trunci muscle reflex in healthy cats: comparison of results acquired by clinicians and cat owners5
Histopathologic diagnosis and patient characteristics in cats with small intestinal obstructions secondary to trichobezoars5
Use of the subcutaneous ureteral bypass device and urethral stenting for treatment of malignant urinary outflow tract obstructions in cats5
Impact of radioiodine treatment on acute phase proteins in hyperthyroid cats5
Prevalence of lactational oestrus in cats and consequences for kittens5
Guidance for management of free-roaming community cats: a bioeconomic analysis5
Online survey of owners’ experiences of medicating their cats at home5
Outbreak management of multidrug-resistant Bordetella bronchiseptica in 16 shelter-housed cats5
Histopathological changes in testicular lesions in cats5
Effects of peripheral active warming and passive insulation on core body temperature during feline ovariohysterectomy: a multi-arm randomized clinical trial5
Intraoperative nociceptive and clinical comparisons between ventral midline and flank ovariectomy in feral and stray cats5
Evaluation of serum galectin-3 concentrations in healthy cats and in cats with ureteral obstruction5
Factors associated with house-soiling in Italian cats5
Feline abdominal ultrasonography: What’s normal? What’s abnormal? Abdominal lymph nodes, peritoneal cavity and aorta5
Feline immune-mediated skin disorders: Part 15
Blood fibroblast growth factor 23 concentration in cats with and without chronic kidney disease: a scoping review5
Identifying the target population and preventive strategies to combat feline obesity5
Atrial septal pouch in cats: first report on interatrial septum anatomical variations5
The Feline Cardiomyopathies: 1. General concepts5
Human allergy to cats: A review for veterinarians on prevalence, causes, symptoms and control5
Validation of a biomechanical testing protocol of craniodorsal hip luxation in feline cadavers and comparison of two ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene materials used for extra-articular hip sta4
Association between uropathogens and the occurrence of magnesium ammonium phosphate and calcium oxalate in cats with urolithiasis: a retrospective study (2016–2021)4
Ear-tipping practices for identification of cats sterilized in trap–neuter–return programs in the USA4
Clinical/research abstracts accepted for presentation at the 2022 ISFM Feline Congress4
Comparison of three regional anaesthetic techniques for infraorbital or maxillary nerve block in cats: a cadaveric study4
Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in obese cats: a preliminary cadaveric study4
Use of liposomal bupivacaine in cats undergoing gastrointestinal surgery is associated with lower doses of full µ-opioid agonists postoperatively4
CT measurements of tracheal diameter and length in normocephalic cats4
Penetrating airgun spinal cord injury in 23 cats (1998–2022)4
Characteristics of cat semi-owners4
Evaluation of two unilateral laryngoplasty techniques and their effect on arytenoid cartilage abduction in cats4
Neuropathic pain in cats: mechanisms and multimodal management4
Radioiodine treatment in hyperthyroid cats: insights into the characteristics of owners and their cats, and owner motivation and perceptions4
2023 AAFP free-roaming cat position statement4
Measurement of ground reaction forces in cats after total hip replacement4
Comparison of urethral length and orifice diameter in cats undergoing transpelvic or subpubic urethrostomy for perineal urethrostomy revision (cadaveric study)4
General principles of feline well-being4
Bacterial colonisation and the effect of a cleaning regime on iPad patient side electronic devices used in a veterinary healthcare setting4
Pyometra alters the redox status and expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors in the uterus of domestic cats4
Use of mechanical thresholds in a model of feline clinical acute pain and their correlation with the Glasgow Feline Composite Measure Pain Scale scores4
Hemangiosarcoma of the nasal planum in cats: five cases (2010–2021)4
Feline sialocoele: clinical presentation, treatment and outcome in 19 cases4
Bicavitary effusion in cats: retrospective analysis of signalment, clinical investigations, diagnosis and outcome4
Cabergoline treatment in cats with diabetes mellitus and hypersomatotropism4
2024 AAFP intercat tension guidelines: recognition, prevention and management4
Evaluation of a multiagent chemotherapy protocol combining vincristine, cyclophosphamide, mitoxantrone and prednisolone (CMOP) for treatment of feline intermediate–large cell lymphoma4
Dietary 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 effects on vitamin D status, plasma metabolites and urine mineral excretion in adult cats4
Feline immune-mediated skin disorders: Part 24
Risk factors affecting all-cause mortality in cats hospitalized by a referral soft tissue service4
Insulin glargine 300 U/ml for the treatment of feline diabetes mellitus4
Cystoscopy-assisted urolith retrieval via a perineal urethrostomy stoma in male cats3
Use of feeding tubes in 112 cats in an internal medicine referral service (2015–2020)3
Use of tetrasodium EDTA acid for the treatment of intraluminal obstruction of subcutaneous ureteral bypass devices3
Changes in symmetric dimethylarginine and glomerular filtration rates in hyperthyroid cats undergoing radioiodine therapy3
Refreshed brands for JFMS’s publishing organisations3
Feline aortic thromboembolism: recent advances and future prospects3
Feline friendly POCUS: how to implement it into your daily practice3
Feline ventral abdominal wall angiosarcoma: haemangiosarcoma or lymphangiosarcoma? Clinical and pathological characteristics in nine cases3
Knowledge, attitudes and influencers of cat owners in North America around antimicrobials and antimicrobial stewardship3
Neuromuscular blockade effects of cisatracurium in 11 cats undergoing ophthalmological surgery anaesthetised with isoflurane3
Comparison of analgesic efficacy of tramadol, morphine and methadone in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy3
Assessment of the quality of life of cats affected by paraparesis/paraplegia and urinary retention, and their impact on caregivers3
Osteochondrosis in the feline stifle: a case series and literature review3
Cardiac troponin I in healthy Norwegian Forest Cat, Birman and domestic shorthair cats, and in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy3
Feline Comorbidities: Balancing hyperthyroidism and concurrent chronic kidney disease3
Dual therapy with clopidogrel and rivaroxaban in cats with thromboembolic disease3
Hair cortisol levels in cats with and without behavioural problems3
Lymph node metastasis in feline cutaneous low-grade mast cell tumours3
Technology-enhanced weight-loss program in multiple-cat households: a randomized controlled trial3
Thank you to our reviewers3
Age-related trends in urine specific gravity in apparently healthy cats3
Clinicoepidemiological profile and risk factors associated with mortality in traumatized cats admitted to a veterinary teaching hospital in Brazil3
Treatment of patellar luxation with polyethylene sulcal ridge prostheses in 44 feline stifles: a retrospective study3
Urine bacterial culture growth and association with urine sedimentation and clinical findings in cats with acute kidney injury3
Are multi-cat homes more stressful? A critical review of the evidence associated with cat group size and wellbeing3
Evaluation of the effect of phenobarbital administration on the biochemistry profile, with a focus on serum liver values, in epileptic cats3
Evaluation of the performance of two new generation pulse oximeters in cats at different probe positions and under the influence of vasoconstriction3
Evaluation of a nutritional supplement for the alleviation of pain associated with feline degenerative joint disease: a prospective, randomized, stratified, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical t3
Comparative performance of video-otoscopy and CT in the diagnosis of external ear disease in cats3
Can a semiochemical deter cats from trash cans?3
Ultrasonographic prevalence and proposed morphologic classification of bilobed gallbladder in cats3
Neutrophil extracellular traps in feline cardiogenic arterial thrombi: a pilot study3
Effect of a synthetic feline facial pheromone product on stress during transport in domestic cats: a randomised controlled pilot study3
News & Views3
Liposomal bupivacaine as one component of the postoperative management of limb amputations in cats: a retrospective study3
Clinical outcome of cats with suppurative otitis media and intact tympanum submitted to myringotomy: retrospective findings from 26 cases3
Placement of the feline V-gel Advanced supraglottic airway device and tracheal selectivity during controlled mechanical ventilation: a clinical and tomodensitometric evaluation3
Thrombocytosis in 158 cats (2011–2018)3
Phenotypic characterisation of paroxysmal dyskinesia in Sphynx cats3
Inter-observer reliability of three feline pain scales used in clinical practice3
A multicenter study of antimicrobial prescriptions for cats diagnosed with bacterial urinary tract disease3
Histoplasmosis in domestic cats: new minimally invasive diagnostic techniques3
Alpha-chloralose poisoning in 25 cats: clinical picture and evaluation of treatment with intravenous lipid emulsion3
Feline temporal lobe epilepsy: seven cases of hippocampal and piriform lobe necrosis in England and literature review3
Life tables of annual life expectancy and risk factors for mortality in cats in the UK3
Effect of age, sex, breed and venipuncture site on platelet count and clumping in feline blood samples2
Evaluation of the performance of topical products containing Ophytrium and chlorhexidine digluconate in cats with local cutaneous bacterial and/or Malassezia pachydermatis 2
Neutering is not associated with early-onset urethral obstruction in cats2
Molecular detection of Hepatozoon species infections in domestic cats living in Germany2
Osteochondrodysplasia and the c.1024G>T variant of TRPV4 gene in Scottish Fold cats: genetic and radiographic evaluation2
Effect of tamsulosin on urethral tone in healthy male cats2
Low dose meloxicam is safe and tolerable when combined with toceranib phosphate in cancer-bearing cats2
Feline ophthalmomyiasis externa caused by Cuterebra larvae: four cases (2005–2020)2
Inappetence in cats: the fifth vital assessment2
10 years of Cat Friendly2
Evaluation of the effects of gabapentin on the physiologic and echocardiographic variables of healthy cats: a prospective, randomized and blinded study2
Clinical parameters at time of admission as prognostic indicators in cats presented for trauma to an emergency centre in New Zealand: a retrospective analysis2
Signalment and laboratory findings in cats with diabetes mellitus in Germany: a retrospective review of laboratory submissions of 129,505 cats2
10 years of Cat Friendly2
Refinement of the Feline Musculoskeletal Pain Index (FMPI) and development of the short-form FMPI2
Comparative evaluation of left atrial size in healthy cats measured by two-dimensional echocardiography and cardiovascular MRI2
Treatment of feline oral squamous cell carcinoma with accelerated radiation and carboplatin with and without follow-up toceranib phosphate2
Renoprotective effects of docosahexaenoic acid in cats with early chronic kidney disease due to polycystic kidney disease: a pilot study2
Pelvic osteotomy for pelvic canal stenosis after malunion pelvic fractures in cats2
Feline Comorbidities: Clinical perspective on diabetes mellitus and pancreatitis2
Feline caudal vena cava to aorta ratio reference interval2
QT interval instability and QRS interval dispersion in healthy cats and cats with a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy phenotype2
Quality of life and response to treatment in cats with hypersomatotropism: the owners’ point of view2
10 years of Cat Friendly2
Behaviors suggestive of pain: the perceptions and veterinary-related decisions of cat guardians in the USA2
Anti-Müllerian hormone as a diagnostic tool to identify queens with ovarian remnant syndrome2
Stromal cell therapy in cats with feline chronic gingivostomatitis: current perspectives and future direction2
Nasopharyngeal stenosis in cats: a retrospective study of 21 cases comparing endoscopic and surgical treatment (2018–2022)2
Evaluation of a screw insertion landmark for a minimally invasive repair technique in induced bilateral sacroiliac luxation in feline cadavers2
B-mode ultrasound and colour Doppler findings in cats with gastric lymphoma2
Concurrent disorders of cats with diabetes mellitus and arterial systolic hypertension2
Chronic axillary wounds in cats: what do we know and how should we manage them?2
Abdominal ultrasonographic findings of cats with feline infectious peritonitis: an update2
Success of placement and complications during v-gel placement and maintenance of anaesthesia2
Retrospective description of the clinical use of chloramphenicol in client-owned cats: 12 cases (2015–2023)2
Comparison of ultrasonographic renal measurements in kittens up to 3 months of age and young cats2
In vitro-induced Heinz bodies showed no impact on feline reticulocyte haemoglobin content measurement using the Advia 2120i analyser2
Feline comorbidities: a nutritional approach to management2
Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity in cats in veterinary hospitals in France during the COVID-19 pandemic2
Erratum to ‘Rising to the challenge of FIP diagnosis’2
Effect of raw and encapsulated policosanol on lipid profiles, blood biochemistry, activity, energy expenditure and macronutrient metabolism of adult cats2
Effect of inhaled salbutamol on whole-blood potassium concentrations in healthy cats2
8-Hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine and malondialdehyde in plasma and their association with disease severity in 20 cats with chronic kidney disease2
iCatCare/ISFM Position Statement: Responsible use of parasiticides2
Prevalence of polycystic kidney disease in Persian and Persian-related cats in western Mexico2
CT features of confirmed nasopharyngeal stenosis in 12 cats2
Analgesic efficacy of an ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block with bupivacaine in cats: a randomised, prospective, masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial2
Understanding the barriers to blood pressure assessment in cats2
Dog bite wounds in cats: a retrospective study of 72 cases2
Corrigendum to ‘Beneficial effects of a prescription home-prepared diet and of zucchini on urine calcium oxalate supersaturation and urinary parameters in adult cats’2
Human allergy to cats: A review of the impact on cat ownership and relinquishment2
Flexor tenectomy: salvage surgery following feline onychectomy2
Feline stress management during air travel: a multimodal approach2
Perianaesthetic complications in cats undergoing MRI of the brain2
Incidence of feline idiopathic cystitis and urethral obstruction during COVID-19 human movement restrictions in Queensland, Australia2
Frequency of histologic lesions in the kidneys of cats without kidney disease2
Retrospective multicentre evaluation of common calcaneal tendon injuries in 66 cats. Part 2: treatment, complications and outcomes2
Ultrasound appearance of the duodenal papilla in clinically healthy cats2
Comparative study of ventilation techniques with supraglottic airway devices in cats: volume-controlled vs pressure-controlled techniques2
Urinary tract trauma in cats: stabilisation, diagnosis and management2
Erratum to ‘2022 AAFP/EveryCat Feline Infectious Peritonitis Diagnosis Guidelines’2
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