Small Animal Hospital

Publications

Research output per year 2001 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

• 59 Article
• 7 Review Article
• 1 Book
• 1 Commissioned report
• 5 More
  • 1 Chapter
  • 1 Poster
  • 1 Meeting Abstract
  • 1 Editorial
  • 1 Letter

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• 2025

  Bacteria associated with canine pyometra and concurrent bacteriuria: A prospective study

  Ylhäinen, A., Mölsä, S., Thomson, K., Laitinen-Vapaavuori, O., Rantala, M. & Grönthal, T., Feb 2025, In: Veterinary Microbiology. 301, 8 p., 110362.

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• Effect of bar jump height on kinetics and kinematics of take-off in agility dogs

  Inkilä, L., Boström, A., Valadão, P., Avela, J., Walker, S., Mäkitaipale, J., Bergh, A. & Hyytiäinen, H., 24 Jan 2025, In: PLoS One. 20, 1, 25 p., e0315907.

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• Recurrent bacterial pneumonia in Irish Wolfhounds – histopathology and characterization of bronchial cartilage changes

  Hukkinen, V. M., Kegler, K., Viitanen, S. J. & Syrjä, P., 6 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Comparative Pathology. 217, p. 25-33 9 p.

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• 2024

  A Clinical Study on Urinary Clusterin and Cystatin B in Dogs with Spontaneous Acute Kidney Injury

  Gordin, E., Viitanen, S., Gordin, D., Szlosek, D., Peterson, S., Spillmann, T. & Labato, M. A., May 2024, In: Veterinary sciences . 11, 5, 11 p., 200.

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• Biophysical properties of alveolar surfactant in drever dogs with hunting associated pulmonary edema

  Viitanen, S. J., Gehani, S., Tilamaa, A. M., Rajamäki, M. M. & Veldhuisen, R. A. W., 31 May 2024, In: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. 66, 1, 24.

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• Neuronal cytoplasmic inclusion bodies in the brain of Lagotto Romagnolo dogs: A qualitative and quantitative histologic evaluation

  Peura, S., Kiiskinen, E., Jokinen, T. S., Virtala, A.-M. K. & Syrjä, P., 9 Dec 2024, In: Veterinary Pathology. 7 p.

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• Oxygenation and ventilation during prolonged experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation with either continuous or 30:2 compression-to-ventilation ratios together with 10 cmH₂0 positive end-expiratory pressure

  Kopra, J., Litonius, E., Pekkarinen, P. T., Laitinen, M., Heinonen, J. A., Fontanelli, L. & Skrifvars, M. B., 2024, In: Intensive care medicine experimental. 12, 1, 10 p., 36.

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• Päivitystä koirien rokotussuosituksiin

  Blomqvist, A.-C., Kaimio, M., Kareinen, L., Mahlanen, N., Pekkola, P., Simola, O. T. M. & Viitanen, S., 15 Oct 2024, In: Eläinlääkäri : Suomen eläinlääkärilehti. 130, 6, p. 342 345 p.

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• Serum procalcitonin as a diagnostic biomarker in dogs with bacterial respiratory diseases

  Koho, N., Rajamäki, M. & Viitanen, S., 10 May 2024, In: Veterinary Clinical Pathology. 53, 2, p. 273-279 7 p.

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• 2023

  Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli associated with granulomatous colitis and extraintestinal dissemination in a Sphynx cat

  Tuomisto, L. M., Kant, R., Kiviranta, A.-M., Helkiö, K.-M., Sironen, T., Sukura, A., P. Wilkes, R. & Kegler, K., May 2023, In: Veterinary Pathology. 60, 3, p. 336-340 5 p.

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• A double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled non-inferiority trial protocol for postoperative infections associated with canine pyometra

  Ylhainen, A., Mölsä, S., Grönthal, T., Junnila, J., Rantala, M., Laitinen-Vapaavuori, O. & Thomson, K., 20 Jun 2023, In: BMC Veterinary Research. 19, 1, 11 p., 77.

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• A frameshift deletion in F8 associated with hemophilia A in Labrador Retriever dogs

  Hytönen, M. K., Viitanen, S., Hundi, S., Donner, J., Lohi, H. & Kaukonen, M., Oct 2023, In: Animal Genetics. 54, 5, p. 606-612 7 p.

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• Botfly Cephenemyia ulrichii larvae in the nasal cavity and nasopharynx of a dog with respiratory signs

  Helkiö, K. M., Pohjoismäki, J., Näreaho, A., Sukura, A. & Laurila, H. P., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Small Animal Practice. 64, 4, p. 306-309 4 p.

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• Efficacy of lumbosacral and sacrococcygeal epidural ropivacaine in dogs undergoing surgery for perineal hernia

  Salla, K., Åhlberg, T., Lepajoe, J., Kallio-Kujala, I., Mölsä, S. & Casoni, D., 21 Sept 2023, In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10, 8 p., 1163025.

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• Escherichia coli-associated follicular cystitis in dogs: Clinical and pathologic characterization

  Viitanen, S. J., Tuomisto, L., Salonen, N., Eskola, E. K. & Kegler, K., May 2023, In: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 37, 3, p. 1059-1066 8 p.

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• Extraesophageal reflux and reflux aspiration in dogs with respiratory diseases and in healthy dogs

  Kouki, S., Viitanen, S. J., Koho, N., Laurila, H. P., Lilja-Maula, L., Holopainen, S., Neuvonen, M., Niemi, M., Fastres, A., Clercx, C. & Rajamäki, M. M., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 37, 1, p. 268-276 9 p.

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• Keuhkoveritulppa koiralla – kirjallisuuskatsaus ja tapausselostus

  Neittaanmäki, H., Rajamäki, M., Salonen, H. & Viitanen, S., Jan 2023, In: Eläinlääkäri : Suomen eläinlääkärilehti. 129, 1, p. 7-10 4 p.

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• Long-term non-surgical management of canine aural tympanokeratoma with repeated removal of middle ear keratinous debris and CT follow-up

  Vanhamäki, L. M., Seppänen, R., Candido, M., Anttila, M. & Reunanen, V., Mar 2023, In: Veterinary Record Case Reports . 11, 1, 6 p.

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• Validity and Repeatability Characteristics of a Non-Invasive, Infrared-Based Method Estimating Plasma Indocyanine Green Decay in Healthy Dogs

  Honkavaara, J., Grobelna, A. P., Restitutti, F., Kallio-Kujala, I. J., Raekallio, M. & Spillmann, T., 9 Nov 2023, In: Animals. 13, 22, 7 p., 3455.

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• 2022

  Breed and conformational predispositions for prolapsed nictitating membrane gland (PNMG) in dogs in the UK: A VetCompass study

  O’Neill, D., Yahui , Y., Tetas Pont, R., Brodbelt, D., Church, D., Pegram, C. & Mustikka, M. P., 26 Jan 2022, In: PLoS One. 17, 1, 18 p., 0260538.

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• Effects of vatinoxan in dogs premedicated with medetomidine and butorphanol followed by sevoflurane anaesthesia: a randomized clinical study

  Salla, K. M., Turunen, H. A., Kallio-Kujala, I. J., Pekkola, V., Casoni, D. C., Lepajoe, J., Björkenheim, P., Raekallio, M. R. & Vainio, O., Nov 2022, In: Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 49, 6, p. 563-571 9 p.

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• Epaxial muscle atrophy is more evident in large dogs with intervertebral disc disease than in dogs with ischaemic myelopathy

  Boström, A. F., Parzefall, B., Blutke, A. & Davies, E. S., Sept 2022, In: Research in Veterinary Science. 146, p. 60-69 10 p.

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• Evaluation of VEGF-A and CCL2 in dogs with brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome or canine idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and in normocephalic dogs

  Niinikoski, I., Kouki, S. H. M., Koho, N., Aromaa, M., Holopainen, S., Laurila, H. P., Fastrès, A., Clercx, C., Lilja-Maula, L. & Rajamäki, M., 20 Dec 2022, In: Research in Veterinary Science. 152, 152, p. 557-563 7 p.

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• Fataali Neospora-tartunta koiranpennulla: tapausselostus

  Simola, O. T. M., Rosengren, H., Frisk, C., Lepajoe, J., Rantasila, J. & Näreaho, A., 28 Jan 2022, In: Eläinlääkäri : Suomen eläinlääkärilehti. 128, 1, p. 7-13 6 p.

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• Part II of Finnish Agility Dog Survey: Agility-Related Injuries and Risk Factors for Injury in Competition-Level Agility Dogs

  Inkilä, L., Hyytiäinen, H., Hielm-Björkman, A., Junnila, J., Bergh, A. & Boström, A., Feb 2022, In: Animals. 12, 3, 23 p., 227.

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• Part I of Finnish Agility Dog Survey: Training and Management of Competition-Level Agility Dogs

  Inkilä, L., Hyytiäinen, H., Hielm-Björkman, A., Junnila , J., Bergh, A. & Boström, A., Jan 2022, In: Animals. 12, 2, 19 p., 212.

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• Polycythemia is uncommon in dogs with chronic hypoxic pulmonary disease

  Holopainen, S., Laurila, H. P., Lappalainen, A. K., Rajamaki, M. M. & Viitanen, S. J., Jul 2022, In: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 36, 4, p. 1202-1210 9 p.

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• 2021

  A missense variant in IFT122 associated with a canine model of retinitis pigmentosa

  Kaukonen, M., Pettinen, I.-T., Wickstrom, K., Arumilli, M., Donner, J., Juhola, I.-J., Holopainen, S., Turunen, J. A., Yoshihara, M., Kere, J. & Lohi, H., Nov 2021, In: Human Genetics. 140, p. 1569–1579 11 p.

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• Lymfooman kliininen kuva, hoito ja ennuste koiralla -kirjallisuuskatsaus

  Sundberg, L., Viitanen, S. & Mölsä, S., Mar 2021, In: Eläinlääkäri : Suomen eläinlääkärilehti. 127, 3, p. 149-155 7 p.

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• Matrix metalloproteinase-2,-7, and-9 activities in dogs with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis compared to healthy dogs and dogs with other respiratory diseases

  Määttä, M., Laurila, H. P., Holopainen, S., Aaltonen, K., Lilja-Maula, L., Viitanen, S. & Rajamaki, M. M., 2021, In: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 35, 1, p. 462-471 10 p.

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• Ménétrier-like disease in a Pointer with concurrent granulomatous gastritis, helicobacteriosis and leishmaniosis: a case report: a case report

  Lagerstedt, E., Spillmann, T., Airas, N., Solano-Gallego, L. & Kilpinen, S., 2 Mar 2021, In: BMC Veterinary Research. 17, 1, 8 p., 98.

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• Reliability of a New Bite Force Measure and Biomechanics of Modified Long Attack in Police Dogs

  Hyytiäinen, H. K., Blomvall, L., Hautala, M. & Lappalainen, A. K., Mar 2021, In: Animals. 11, 3, 10 p., 874.

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• The effect of a traditional and a stick gang-line on the body position of working sled dogs

  Pittet, F., McGowan, C. M. & Hyytiainen, H. K., 2021, In: Comparative Exercise Physiology. 17, 3, p. 285-294 10 p.

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• Urinary clusterin and cystatin B as biomarkers of tubular injury in dogs following envenomation by the European adder

  Gordin, E., Gordin, D., Viitanen, S., Szlosek, D., Coyne, M., Farace, G., Murphy, R., Quinn, J., Yerramilli, M., Yerramilli, M. & Spillmann, T., Jan 2021, In: Research in Veterinary Science. 134, p. 12-18 7 p.

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• 2020

  Antimicrobial prophylaxis is considered sufficient to preserve an acceptable surgical site infection rate in clean orthopaedic and neurosurgeries in dogs

  Välkki, K. J., Thomson, K. H., Grönthal, T. S. C., Junnila, J. J. T., Rantala, M. H. J., Laitinen-Vapaavuori, O. M. & Mölsä, S. H., 17 Sept 2020, In: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. 62, 1, 10 p., 53.

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• A putative silencer variant in a spontaneous canine model of retinitis pigmentosa

  Kaukonen, M., Quintero, I. B., Mukarram, A. K., Hytönen, M. K., Holopainen, S., Wickström, K., Kyöstilä, K., Arumilli, M., Jalomäki, S., Daub, C. O., Kere, J., Lohi, H. & Consortium, T. D., 9 Mar 2020, In: PLoS Genetics. 16, 3, 20 p., 1008659.

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• Comparison of the effects of methadone and butorphanol combined with acepromazine for canine gastroduodenoscopy

  Salla, K. M., Lepajoe, J., Candido, M. V., Spillmann, T. & Casoni, D., Nov 2020, In: Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 47, 6, p. 748-756 9 p.

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• Comparison of two rebound tonometers in healthy horses

  Mustikka, M. P., Pietilä, E. M., Mykkanen, A. K. & Gronthal, T. S. C., 4 Sept 2020, In: Veterinary Ophthalmology. 23, 5, p. 892-898 7 p.

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• Concentrations of medetomidine enantiomers and vatinoxan, an α₂-adrenoceptor antagonist, in plasma and central nervous tissue after intravenous coadministration in dogs

  Honkavaara, J. M., Raekallio, M. R., Syrja, P. M., Pypendop, B. H., Knych, H. K., Kallio-Kujala, I. J. & Vainio, O. M., Jan 2020, In: Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 47, 1, p. 47-52 6 p.

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• Equine infectious keratitis in Finland: Associated microbial isolates and susceptibility profiles

  Mustikka, M. P., Grönthal, T. S. C. & Pietilä, E. M., Jan 2020, In: Veterinary Ophthalmology. 23, 1, p. 148-159 12 p.

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• Primary hyperparathyroidism caused by bilateral parathyroid cystic carcinoma in a cat

  Virtanen, J. K., Mölsä, S. H., Hagner, K. A., Salonen, H. M. & Kilpinen, S., 16 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports. 6, 2, 6 p.

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• Sydänpussin nestekertymä koiralla- kirjallisuuskatsaus ja kartoitus tapauksista Yliopistollisessa eläinsairaalassa 2008-2018

  Peltokallio, N. & Wiberg, M., 2 May 2020, In: Suomen eläinlääkärilehti. 126, 3, p. 135-142 7 p.

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• 2019

  Acceptability of flavoured pharmaceutically non-active mini-tablets in pet cats tested with a rapid 3-portal acceptance test with and without food

  Savolainen, S., Hautala, J., Junnila, J., Airaksinen, S., Juppo, A. M., Raekallio, M. & Vainio, O., 2019, In: Veterinary and Animal Science. 7, 6 p., 100054.

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• Canine models of human amelogenesis imperfecta: identification of novel recessive ENAM and ACP₄ variants

  Hytönen, M. K., Arumilli, M., Sarkiala, E., Nieminen, P. & Lohi, H., May 2019, In: Human Genetics. 138, 5, p. 525-533 9 p.

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• Cardiovascular and sedation reversal effects of intramuscular administration of atipamezole in dogs treated with medetomidine hydrochloride with or without the peripheral α2-adrenoceptor antagonist vatinoxan hydrochloride

  Turunen, H., Raekallio, M. R., Honkavaara, J. M., Restitutti, F., Kallio-Kujala, I. J., Adam, M., Nevanpera, K., Scheinin, M., Mannikkö, S. K., Hautajarvi, H. J., Menzies, P. L. & Vainio, O. M., Oct 2019, In: American Journal of Veterinary Research. 80, 10, p. 912-922 11 p.

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• Feline Infectious Peritonitis as a Systemic Inflammatory Disease: Contribution of Liver and Heart to the Pathogenesis

  Malbon, A. J., Fonfara, S., Meli, M. L., Hahn, S., Egberink, H. & Kipar, A., Dec 2019, In: Viruses (Basel). 11, 12, 17 p., 1144.

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• Genetic dissection of canine hip dysplasia phenotypes and osteoarthritis reveals three novel loci

  Mikkola, L., Holopainen, S., Pessa-Morikawa, T., Lappalainen, A. K., Hytönen, M. K., Lohi, H. & Iivanainen, A., 27 Dec 2019, In: BMC Genomics. 20, 1, 13 p., 1027.

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• Kanin maksalohkon kiertymä- kolme potilastapausta ja kirjallisuuskatsaus

  Ranki, J. S. & Wiberg, M., 2019, In: Suomen eläinlääkärilehti. 125, 5, p. 262-270 8 p.

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• Koiran polvinivelen bakteeritulehdus, hoito tähystysavusteisin nivelhuuhteluin yhdistettynä antibioottihoitoon ja implanttien poistoon - tapausselostus: Case report of septic arthritis of the stifle joint in a White German Shepherd dog - treatment with repeated arthroscopic lavage, antimicrobial therapy and implant removal

  Mehtälä, A., Thomson, K. & Keränen, P., 2019, In: Suomen eläinlääkärilehti. 125, 6, p. 331-336 6 p.

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• Recurrent bacterial pneumonia in Irish Wolfhounds: Clinical findings and etiological studies

  Viitanen, S. J., Lappalainen, A. K., Koho, N. M., Pessa-Morikawa, T. I., Ressel, L. & Rajamäki, M., Mar 2019, In: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 33, 2, p. 846-855 10 p.

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