Oligodendroglioma in a French Bulldog

Histiocytic ulcerative colitis in a French Bulldog.

A 9-month-old French bulldog was referred for signs of chronic large bowel diarrhea. The dog had an increased frequency of defecation, tenesmus and hematochezia. Flexible colonoscopy showed hyperemia, irregularities and ulcerations with multifocal hemorrhages in the mucosa from the descending colon to the proximal rectum. Multiple colonic biopsies were characterized by infiltrations of PAS posi...

Sry-negative XX sex reversal in a French Bulldog.

Here, we describe a 3-month-old XX male French Bulldog. The diagnosis was based on the clinical signs, gonadal histology and cytogenetic analysis. Additionally, the dog was confirmed to be Sry negative by semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (sqRT-PCR). Canine Sry-negative XX sex reversal is a disorder of gonadal development where individuals who have a female karyo...

Molecular Genetic Characterization of Thyroid Dyshormonogenesis in a French Bulldog

BACKGROUND A case of congenital hypothyroidism with goiter (CHG) in a juvenile French bulldog was identified and hypothesized to be caused by dyshormonogenesis of genetic etiology. OBJECTIVES To describe case management, unusual phenotypic aspects, and a CHG-causing mutation in a French bulldog. ANIMALS Thyroid tissue and blood from a CHG-affected French bulldog and 4 normal control dogs an...

Prevalence of neurological disorders in French bulldog: a retrospective study of 343 cases (2002–2016)

BACKGROUND French Bulldog (FB) has significantly gained in popularity over the last few years, and seems to be frequently affected by various neurological conditions. The purpose of this retrospective study was to report the prevalences of neurological diseases in a large population of FB, presented with neurological signs between 2002 and 2016, and for which a definitive diagnosis was establis...

A Case Report of Oligodendroglioma in Sheep in Iran