Posts tagged "News"
Thymic epithelial tumors in dogs
Primary thymic epithelial tumors (TET) are rare in dogs, and little is known about their behavior. T...
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Separation anxiety, fear of confinement and noise aversion in dogs
Fear-related behavioral issues such as separation anxiety, fear of confinement and noise aversion ha...
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Vets and pet owners’ perception about AMR
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasing concern which threatens to undo decades of medical p...
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An ultra-long-acting recombinant insulin for the treatment of diabetes mellitus in cats
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common endocrinopathy in cats, and its treatment relies upon the SC inje...
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Case Report: Cholangiohepatitis in a dog
This case report describes the diagnostic approach for a 9-year-old female Yorkshire terrier, presen...
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An in vitro method to test the safety and efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in the healing of a canine skin model
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been used clinically as a treatment modality for a variety of med...
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Rabbit welfare
Despite being one of the most popular mammalian pets worldwide, relatively little research has been ...
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Clinical efficacy of a benazepril and spironolactone combination in dogs with congestive heart failure due to myxomatous mitral valve disease: The BEnazepril Spironolactone STudy (BESST)
Cardiovascular disease is currently treated with drugs that inhibit the renin-angiotensin-aldosteron...
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Does abnormal spinal curvature predispose dogs to develop disc herniation?
Although not often considered the primary cause of clinical signs, it has been suggested that interv...
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Is long-term stress contagious between species?
Dogs and humans have lived closely together for at least 15,000 years and various studies have been ...
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Cryptorchidism
Cryptorchidism is a medical term referring to the incomplete or non-existent descent of one or both ...
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The heart of a dog with Trypanosoma cruzi
Chagas disease is a well-documented cause of infectious myocarditis in humans and can also affect do...
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Evaluation of serum cardiac troponin-I concentrations for diagnosis of infective endocarditis in dogs
Infectious endocarditis (IE) is a microbial infection that causes inflammation of at least one of th...
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CASE REPORT: Thoracolumbar disc herniation in a ferret
A two-year-old neutered male ferret was diagnosed with disc prolapse with imaging tools (myelography...
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Spreading emotions between parrots
In the same way that laughter in primates (including humans) and rodents is spread from one individu...
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Canine osteosarcoma treatment
Canine osteosarcoma (OSA) is a highly malignant and metastatic bone tumour in dogs. It is more preva...
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Detecting nodal malignancy using sonography and sonoelastography
In oncology, identifying lymph node malignancy is crucial to tumour-staging and to defining a therap...
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Development of an Ethogram/Guide for Identifying Feline Emotions: a New Approach to Feline Interactions and Welfare Assessment in Practice
Veterinary professionals in mixed and small animal practice frequently assess feline behaviour to sa...
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Understanding chronic pain in cats
A longer life expectancy in cats came together with a higher prevalence of chronic painful condition...
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Antitumor effects of deracoxib in dogs with transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder
This study provides more information on the use of deracoxib for the treatment of transitional cell ...
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C-reactive protein in dogs with suspected bacterial diskospondylitis: 16 cases (2010–2019)
C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase protein used in the diagnosis of several canine inflammat...
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Recurrent pyoderma: a retrospective study
Pyoderma is usually caused by bacteria that inhabit the dog’s skin ( (this sounds strange to me). Th...
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Primary Hyperaldosteronism in Cats
In addition to being underdiagnosed, primary hyperaldosteronism is the most common adrenocortical di...
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Dermatology and Endoscopy & Endosurgery
Postgraduate Certificate validation Improve International has announced that two more of its small a...
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Changes in intraocular pressure during propofol anesthesia
Evidence suggests that some anesthetic drugs increase intraocular pressure (IOP) which could lead to...
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Cytokines levels in bitches with pyometra submitted to OHE
A pyometra is characterized by the proliferation of opportunistic bacteria leading to inflammation a...
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Classification of involuntary movements in dogs
The authors of this paper reviewed new findings about involuntary movements (IM) in dogs and attempt...
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CASE REPORT: Fatal bronchopneumonia in an African pygmy hedgehog
Infections caused by adenoviruses are generally subclinical and species-specific but this report des...
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Canine Atopic Dermatitis
Canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is an allergic skin disease characterized by cutaneous inflammation an...
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Monitoring giraffe skin disease
Giraffe numbers have decreased around 40% over the last thirty years, mainly because of anthropogeni...
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