Kate Hopper

Kate Hopper

Professor

Surgical & Radiological Sciences

Office
1104B Tupper Hall, Davis, CA 95616

Licenses
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care
Education
1991, BVSc, University of Melbourne, Australia, 250 Princes Hwy, Werribee
1999, MVS, University of Melbourne, Australia, 250 Princes Hwy, Werribee
2007, PhD, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis CA 95616
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2021 Cagle L, Hopper K: Pneumothorax, Tilley LP, Smith Jr FWK, Sleeper MM, Brainard BM, (ed), Blackwell's 5-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, 7th edition, . .
2020 Mellema M, Hopper K: Chapter 40: Mechanical Ventilation, Bruyette D, (ed), Clinical Small Animal Internal Medicine, Hoboken, NJ. .
2019 Hopper K: Spider and Scorpion Envenomation, Drobatz KJ, Hopper K, Rozanski EA, Silverstein DC, (ed), Small Animal Emergency Medicine, . .
2019 Ueda Y, Hopper K: Sodium and Water Balance, Drobatz KJ, Hopper K, Rozanski EA, Silverstein DC, (ed), Small Animal Emergency Medicine, . .
2019 Hopper K: Acid-Base Disorders, Drobatz KJ, Hopper K, Rozanski EA, Silverstein DC, (ed), Small Animal Emergency Medicine, . .
Research Focus
Occurrence and the underlying mechanisms of clinical acid-base, electrolyte and lactate disorders in animals.
Specialty Focus
Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care
Ten Recent Publications

2021
Osborne LG, Burkitt-Creedon JM, Epstein SE, Hopper K
Semiquantitative acid-base analysis in dogs with typical hypoadrenocorticism.

2021
Rudloff E, Hopper K
Crystalloid and Colloid Compositions and Their Impact.

2021
Hagley MJ, Hopper K, Epstein SE
Characteristics of arterial catheter use and related complications in dogs and cats in an intensive care unit.

2020
Tan AWK, Epstein SE, Hopper K
Period prevalence and mortality rates associated with hypocholesterolaemia in dogs and cats: 1,375 cases.

2020
Hagley SP, Hopper K, Epstein SE
Etiology and prognosis for dogs with abnormal blood glucose concentrations evaluated in an emergency room.

2019
Hoehne SN, Hopper K, Epstein SE
Prospective Evaluation of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Performed in Dogs and Cats According to the RECOVER Guidelines. Part 2: Patient Outcomes and CPR Practice Since Guideline Implementation.

2019
Hoehne SN, Epstein SE, Hopper K
Prospective Evaluation of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Performed in Dogs and Cats According to the RECOVER Guidelines. Part 1: Prognostic Factors According to Utstein-Style Reporting.

2019
Farrell KS, Hopper K, Cagle LA, Epstein SE
Evaluation of pulse oximetry as a surrogate for PaO2 in awake dogs breathing room air and anesthetized dogs on mechanical ventilation.

2019
Solbak S, Epstein SE, Hopper K
Influence of needle gauge used for venipuncture on measures of hemostasis in cats.

2019
Burton AG, Hopper K
Hyponatremia in dogs and cats