Does the Cambridge classification alone predict the possibility to perform echocardiographic examination in lateral recumbency in dogs affected by brachycephalic obstructive airways syndrome?
Mara BagardiChiara LocatelliSara GhilardiFederica CretaBeatrice PasquinelliPaola Giuseppina BrambillaStefano RomussiPublished in: PloS one (2023)
The dog's temperament, and therefore its susceptibility to stress, rather than the severity of BOAS (Cambridge classification) alone, is a good predictor of the possibility of performing the echocardiographic examination in standing instead of lateral recumbency.