BACKGROUND There are few reports on the clinical appearance, prognosis, and risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in dogs. OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical characteristics of GDM in dogs. ANIMALS Thirteen dogs with GDM. METHODS Retrospective study. Medical records were reviewed and owners and referring veterinarians were contacted for follow-up information. RESULTS Nord...

BACKGROUND Catamenial epilepsy in humans is defined as changes in seizure frequency over the course of the menstrual cycle. Three hormonally based patterns of seizure exacerbation have been determined. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate whether there is an association between onset of seizures and the estrous cycle in intact bitches with presumptive idiopathic epilepsy and wheth...

Brucella canis infection is an important cause of late-term abortion in pregnant bitches. The pathophysiological mechanisms leading to B. canis-induced abortion are unknown, but heavily infected trophoblasts are consistently observed. As trophoblasts responses to other pathogens contribute to placental inflammation leading to abortion, the aim of the present study was to characterize the cytoki...

Canid herpesvirus 1 (CaHV-1) is a Varicellovirus of the subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales, with a host range restricted to domestic and wild canids (Remond et al., 1996). CaHV-1 was first recognized as the agent responsible for causing a highly fatal hemorrhagic viral disease in newborn puppies in 1965. Apart from being an important disease in newborn p...

Issues of poor maternal bonding in the bitch are commonplace in small animal theriogenology practices. Whilst any new mother can have issues accepting their newborn puppies, the problem presents itself most commonly in nulliparous bitches, more so those that have undergone caesarean section and more so those that have undergone elective caesarean section (observed, unpublished data). Whilst pro...