The origins of the major classes of current anti-emetics are examined. Serendipity is a
recurrent theme in discovery of their anti-emetic properties and repurposing from one …

Background. More than 40% of patients with cancer have reported that chemotherapy‐
induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) remained the most debilitating side effects of treatment …

Practical relevance: Increases in cat ownership worldwide mean more cats are requiring
veterinary care. Illness, trauma and surgery can result in acute pain, and effective …

Inappetence may have many origins and, as a presenting sign or observation in the
hospitalised patient, is common in feline practice. Nutritional assessment of every patient is …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as an injury to the renal parenchyma, with or without a
decrease in kidney function, as reflected by accumulation of uremic toxins or altered urine …

Canine (Canis familiaris) pseudocyesis, pseudopregnancy, false pregnancy or nervous
lactation is a frequent syndrome observed in non-pregnant, late diestrous or early anestrous …

Idiopathic vestibular syndrome (IVS) is one of the most common neurological disorders in
veterinary medicine. However, its diagnosis and treatment varies between publications. The …

Background Nausea and emesis can be, among other signs, common manifestations of
acute vestibular system dysfunction in dogs. Currently, antiemetic drugs, such as maropitant …

The proton pump inhibitor omeprazole is administered to dogs with gastroduodenal
ulceration or oesophagitis, whereas the neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist maropitant citrate …

Background Multimodal analgesia consists of the combination of analgesic drugs at low
doses to act in different places along the path of pain. Studies with continuous infusion of …