Paroxysmal Dyskinesia in Cats
- Apr 16
- 1 min read
In this webinar, Dr Fanis Liatis discusses the results of his recently published study on paroxysmal dyskinesia in cats. This is the first study to describe idiopathic paroxysmal dyskinesia in a diverse population of cats, providing additional information about this disease in multiple cat breeds other than the previously described Sphynx. This study also describes a few cases of cats with presumptive gluten-sensitive paroxysmal dyskinesia. Tune in for some great descriptive case videos!
Click on this link to access the open-access publication.
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