Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
Research Area(s)
Small animal internal medicine
Academic Credentials
DVM, WCVM, University of Saskatchewan
MVetSc WCVM, University of Saskatchewan
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Small Animal Internal Medicine
Publications
Case Reports/Series:
Cosford KL et al. A possible new inherited myopathy in a Labrador retriever. Can Vet J 2008 Apr; 49(4):393-7.
Sandmeyer LS, Cosford K, Grahn BH. Metastatic carcinoma in a cat. Can Vet J. 2009 Jan; 50(1):95-6.
Cockwill KR, Taylor SM, Snead EC, Dickinson R, Cosford K, Malek S, Lindsay LR, Diniz PP. Granulocytic anaplasmosis in three dogs from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Can Vet J. 2009 Aug; 50(8):835-40.
Coutu MP, Rousset N, Cosford K. Dynamic cervical lung herniation causing dysphagia in a puppy. Vet Rec Case Rep. 2015; 3:1 e000193 doi: 10. 1136/vetreccr-2015-000193
Original Research:
Cosford KL et al. Prospective evaluation of laparoscopic pancreatic biopsies in 11 healthy cats. J Vet Intern Med 2010 Jan-Feb; 24(1):104-13.
Beazley SG, Cosford K, Duke-Novakovski T. Cardiopulmonary effects of using carbon dioxide for laparoscopic surgery in cats. Can Vet J. 2011 Sep; 52(9):973-8.
Snead EC, Taylor SM, van der Kooij M, Cosford K, Beggs AH, Shelton GD. Clinical phenotype of X-linked myotubular myopathy in Labrador Retriever puppies. J Vet Intern Med. 2015 Jan: 29(1):254-60.
McMillan CJ, Zapata RC, Chelikani PK, Snead EC, Cosford K. Circulating concentrations of glucagon-like peptide 1, glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide, peptide YY, and insulin in client-owned lean, overweight and diabetic cats. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2016 Jan; 54: 85-94.
Review Article:
Kevin L. Cosford and Susan M Taylor. Exercise intolerance in retrievers. VETERINARY MEDICINE Feb 1, 2010. http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Exercise-intolerance-in-retrievers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/656960
Research Interests
Incretin hormone profiles in lean, obese, and diabetic cats
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