concurrent disorders with diabetes mellitus is one of the most challenging subject. our knowledge of the most common concurrent disorders in diabetic dogs may be useful in diagnosis of these disorders and better treatment of diabetic dogs. in this study diabetes mellitus was diagnosed in a 7-year-old male german shepherd dog, based on clinical and laboratory findings. following the diagnosis of...

ABSTRACT Ovariohysterectomy (OHE) is the most performed elective surgery in veterinary medicine. Although this procedure brings benefits both to animal and public health, acquired urinary incontinence a possible complication resultant from it. The aim of study was determine prevalence evaluate size, breed, time as risk factors population spayed female dogs Hospital de Clínicas Veterinárias da U...

The leopard (Panthera pardus) as an adaptable felid widely distributed in varied ecosystems of Iran. The Golestan Natural Park is one of the main habitats of leopard in the country. It has divers diet and preying various types of preys such as wild ungulate and livestock. The prey remains’ samples of leopard were collected and preserved using ethanol 96% and whole genomic DNA was extracted. The...

The aim of this study was to report a new cause of cataract, namely snake bite induced cataract in a dog. A 3-year-old male mongrel dog was referred to our clinic for the assessment of cataract in both eyes. The dog was bitten by a snake nearly 4 months ago. A 40 dioptre acrylic lens with 13 mm haptics was implanted into the lens capsule. In the left eye, posterior synechia was detected in the ...

Synopsis In recent years there has been growing interest in uncovering evolutionary and lifetime factors that may contribute to the domestic dog’s (Canis lupus familiaris) success anthropogenic environments. The readiness with which dogs form social attachments, their hyper-social focus, flexibility have all areas of investigation. Prior research demonstrated many pet infant-caregiver type atta...

Walking the dog, and other dog-related practices, have been suggested to be particularly car-dependent. Secondary data analysis presented finds associations between high energy use practices of car travel dog ownership. There is a strong association rate ownership km travelled per person. This relationship holds when controlling for income, level urbanisation housing type demographic variables.