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Recent Publications by the Nutrition Team

  1. Schleicher, M, Cash, SB, Freeman, LM. Determinants of pet food purchasing decisions. Can. Vet. J. 2019;60 (6):644-650. . PubMed PMID:31156266 PubMed Central PMC6515811.
  2. Freeman, LM, Michel, KE, Zanghi, BM, Vester Boler, BM, Fages, J. Evaluation of the use of muscle condition score and ultrasonographic measurements for assessment of muscle mass in dogs. Am. J. Vet. Res. 2019;80 (6):595-600. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.80.6.595. PubMed PMID:31140851 .
  3. Sutherland-Smith, J, Hutchinson, D, Freeman, LM. Comparison of computed tomographic attenuation values for epaxial muscles in old and young dogs. Am. J. Vet. Res. 2019;80 (2):174-177. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.80.2.174. PubMed PMID:30681359 .
  4. Karlin, ET, Rush, JE, Freeman, LM. A pilot study investigating circulating trimethylamine N-oxide and its precursors in dogs with degenerative mitral valve disease with or without congestive heart failure. J. Vet. Intern. Med. 2019;33 (1):46-53. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15347. PubMed PMID:30511765 PubMed Central PMC6335534.
  5. Freeman, LM, Stern, JA, Fries, R, Adin, DB, Rush, JE. Diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs: what do we know?. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 2018;253 (11):1390-1394. doi: 10.2460/javma.253.11.1390. PubMed PMID:30451613 .
  6. Freeman, LM, Sutherland-Smith, J, Cummings, C, Rush, JE. Evaluation of a quantitatively derived value for assessment of muscle mass in clinically normal cats. Am. J. Vet. Res. 2018;79 (11):1188-1192. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.79.11.1188. PubMed PMID:30372147 .
  7. Beaumier, A, Rush, JE, Yang, VK, Freeman, LM. Clinical findings and survival time in dogs with advanced heart failure. J. Vet. Intern. Med. 2018;32 (3):944-950. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15126. PubMed PMID:29635788 PubMed Central PMC5980388.
  8. McCullough, A, Ruehrdanz, A, Jenkins, MA, Gilmer, MJ, Olson, J, Pawar, A et al.. Measuring the Effects of an Animal-Assisted Intervention for Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Parents: A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial [Formula: see text]. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2018;35 (3):159-177. doi: 10.1177/1043454217748586. PubMed PMID:29268667 .
  9. McQuown, B, Burgess, KE, Heinze, CR. Preliminary investigation of blood concentrations of insulin-like growth factor, insulin, lactate and β-hydroxybutyrate in dogs with lymphoma as compared with matched controls. Vet Comp Oncol. 2018;16 (2):262-267. doi: 10.1111/vco.12376. PubMed PMID:29205754 .
  10. Johnson, LN, Freeman, LM. Recognizing, describing, and managing reduced food intake in dogs and cats. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 2017;251 (11):1260-1266. doi: 10.2460/javma.251.11.1260. PubMed PMID:29154711 .
  11. Freeman, LM, Sutherland-Smith, J, Prantil, LR, Sato, AF, Rush, JE, Barton, BA et al.. Quantitative assessment of muscle in dogs using a vertebral epaxial muscle score. Can. J. Vet. Res. 2017;81 (4):255-260. . PubMed PMID:29081582 PubMed Central PMC5644455.
  12. Aona, BD, Rush, JE, Rozanski, EA, Cunningham, SM, Sharp, CR, Freeman, LM et al.. Evaluation of echocardiography and cardiac biomarker concentrations in dogs with gastric dilatation volvulus. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio). 2017;27 (6):631-637. doi: 10.1111/vec.12667. PubMed PMID:28960715 .
  13. Kent, M, Boozer, L, Glass, EN, Sanchez, S, Platt, SR, Freeman, LM et al.. Post-operative Salmonella surgical site infection in a dog. Can. Vet. J. 2017;58 (9):936-940. . PubMed PMID:28878417 PubMed Central PMC5556475.
  14. Freeman, LM, Rush, JE, Stern, JA, Huggins, GS, Maron, MS. Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Spontaneous Large Animal Model of Human HCM. Cardiol Res. 2017;8 (4):139-142. doi: 10.14740/cr578w. PubMed PMID:28868097 PubMed Central PMC5574284.
  15. Linder, DE, Siebens, HC, Mueller, MK, Gibbs, DM, Freeman, LM. Animal-assisted interventions: A national survey of health and safety policies in hospitals, eldercare facilities, and therapy animal organizations. Am J Infect Control. 2017;45 (8):883-887. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.04.287. PubMed PMID:28673680 PubMed Central PMC5542869.
  16. Prantil, LR, Heinze, CR, Freeman, LM. Comparison of carbohydrate content between grain-containing and grain-free dry cat diets and between reported and calculated carbohydrate values. J. Feline Med. Surg. 2018;20 (4):349-355. doi: 10.1177/1098612X17710842. PubMed PMID:28569080 .
  17. Linder, DE, Sacheck, JM, Noubary, F, Nelson, ME, Freeman, LM. Dog attachment and perceived social support in overweight/obese and healthy weight children. Prev Med Rep. 2017;6 :352-354. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.04.014. PubMed PMID:28491488 PubMed Central PMC5423301.
  18. Pierce, KV, Rush, JE, Freeman, LM, Cunningham, SM, Yang, VK. Association between Survival Time and Changes in NT-proBNP in Cats Treated for Congestive Heart Failure. J. Vet. Intern. Med. 2017;31 (3):678-684. doi: 10.1111/jvim.14690. PubMed PMID:28370373 PubMed Central PMC5435051.
  19. Sapowicz, SA, Linder, DE, Freeman, LM. Body Condition Scores and Evaluation of Feeding Habits of Dogs and Cats at a Low Cost Veterinary Clinic and a General Practice. ScientificWorldJournal. 2016;2016 :1901679. doi: 10.1155/2016/1901679. PubMed PMID:27722198 PubMed Central PMC5046033.
  20. Freeman, LM, Rodenberg, C, Narayanan, A, Olding, J, Gooding, MA, Koochaki, PE et al.. Development and initial validation of the Cat HEalth and Wellbeing (CHEW) Questionnaire: a generic health-related quality of life instrument for cats. J. Feline Med. Surg. 2016;18 (9):689-701. doi: 10.1177/1098612X16657386. PubMed PMID:27562979 .
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