Researchers will evaluate the effect of blocking a key protein involved in fat metabolism that may help improve quality of life for cats with osteoarthritis.
Researchers will develop a new core vaccine that is safe and can provide superior protection against three common cat viruses, feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1), feline calicivirus (FCV) and feline panleukopenia virus (FPV).
Researchers will investigate if chronic pain associated with osteoarthritis has a neuropathic pain component that can be modulated by pleasant and unpleasant sensory stimuli.
Researchers will look for a shared genetic origin of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the most diagnosed feline heart disease, across breeds and mixed breeds.