CANINE INFECTIOUS TRACHEOBRONCHITIS (KENNEL COUGH) Aetiology Kennel cough is an infectious disease where the pathogens can act on their own or in a group. The most commonly isolated agents are Bordetella bronchiseptica, Parainfluenza III, but also canine distemper, canine herpes virus, adenovirus II and reovirus. However more recently Mycoplasma spp. appear to be emerging (often associated with...

SUMMARY A brief outline of the history of epidural analgesia is followed by a review of the anatomy of the epidural space with particular reference to epidural block. The technique of epidural injection in the dog is described as are the indications for the technique. These include the provision of anaesthesia for such procedures as orthopaedic surgery of the hind limb and caesarian section. Th...

380 peer reviewed Introduction Our veterinary patients are better cared for now than ever before and therefore, rather like human beings, they are living longer. In addition, the range of medical and surgical interventions is forever increasing, so most small animal veterinary surgeons will anaesthetise several geriatric patients every week. There are two main causes of increased anaesthetic mo...

DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING – DOGS The typical dog with LSA will present with generalized (or less commonly regional) lymphadenopathy. Differential diagnoses for generalized adenopathy can include Ehrlichiosis or other immune-mediated diseases, systemic mycosis, severe pyoderma or other skin disease, and reactive hyperplasia. The most simple way do discern the cause for lymphadenopathy is via needle ...

Mini titanium plates were used to repair certain fractures of the maxilla and mandible in dogs and cats, under general anaesthesia. The location of the fractures treated were: corpus mandible, one dog; corpus mandible and symphysis, two dogs; caudal mandible, two dogs; rostral mandible, one dog; maxilla, one dog; nasal bone, one dog; corpus mandible and symphysis, one cat; caudal mandible, one ...

BACKGROUND Pet cat and dog obesity contributes to increased risk of several diseases, including cancer and diabetes mellitus as well as a worsening of orthopaedic problems, and a reduction in survival rate. This study aims to develop a better understanding of cat and dog owners' self-reported beliefs and factors that influence owner behaviour around feeding and exercising their pet cat or dog, ...

The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the domestic dog, Canis familiaris, was determined. The length of the sequence was 16,728 bp; however, the length was not absolute due to the variation (heteroplasmy) caused by differing numbers of the repetitive motif, 5'-GTACACGT(A/G)C-3', in the control region. The genome organization, gene contents, and codon usage conformed to...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of pet ownership on cognition in older adults. Previous research has indicated that interactions with pets are associated with improved mental and physical health in humans. We predicted that these benefits of human-pet interactions will extend to expose superior cognitive functioning in cat-owning or dog-owning older adults as comp...

The action of glucagon on cardiac performance was studied -in 21 isolated cat papillary muscle preparations, in 13 spontaneously beating cat atria, in 15 intact dog hearts, and in 4 isolated perfused dog hindlimbs. In each papillary muscle preparation, addition of glucagon produced marked increases in maximal developed tension, averaging 36 ± 4.2% (SEM) (P<0.01) , and shifted the force-velocity...