twenty patients, a family, their neighbors, and friends; with lesions suspicious of ringworm infection, were referred to us within a period of 80 days. the source of infection was found to be 3 persian cats (a mother and two kittens) living with the family. the cats had multiple lesions around their nose and on abdomen which reveales the prevalence of cutaneous fungi both on direct microscopic ...

background: dirofilaria immitis is a common nematode of the cardiovascular system, which infects carnivores all over the world. the infection is prevalent in dogs, but in cats and human is rare. dirofilariosis is transmitted by mosquitoes. cats are accidental hosts and are naturally resistant to the infection, compared to the dogs. mild infection can cause severe illness in cats and may lead to...

the aim of the present study was to determine the protective action of silymarin on acute toxicity due totetracycline severe overdose in cats. thirty healthy cats were randomly allotted into five equal groups. catsin group a were given tetracycline (single dose 120 mg⁄kg, p.o.); group b consisted of cats that receivedsilymarin (single dose 30 mg⁄kg, p.o.) concurrent with tetracycline administra...

bacterial infection of the brain is relatively rare in dogs and cats. a cat at approximately three months of age was admitted to the clinic with a history of dog bite seven days before admission. on clinical presentation, the cat was unconscious and in lateral recumbency. one hour after admission, the cat developed severe apnoea and asystole. cardiorespiratory resuscitation was unsuccessful and...

a 4-month-old, intact male domestic short-hair cat was presented to veterinary hospital with an acuteonset of regurgitation and respiratory distress. thoracic and abdominal radiographs identified a massconsisted of a heterogeneous mixture of soft tissue and gas densities between heart and craniodorsal part of the diaphragm that was shifted to the left. the stomach could not be seen clearly. rad...

objective: sarcomas are neoplasms of mesenchymal (stem cell) origin and are rare skin diseases of cats and may occur anywhere on the cat body.the main etiologies of soft tissue sarcomas are feline sarcoma virus induced sarcomas, vaccine site sarcomas, trauma, inflammation and radiation. methods: in march 2014, a three years old male domestic shorthair cat were referred to a private veterinary c...

behavioral problems in cats have drawn more attention in recent years since they affect the cat-owner relationship. this study was designed to study the rate of cats with undesirable behaviors according to their owners. frequency of behavioral problems in 167 cats attending small animal hospital, faculty of veterinary medicine, university of tehran, was evaluated using a questionnaire. accordin...