Pyometra in a six-month-old nulliparous golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) treated with aglepristone M.C. Pisu a , A. Andolfatto a & M.C. Veronesi b a VRC – Centro di Referenza Veterinario, Torino, Italy b Department of Verteninary Sciences for Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy Accepted author version posted online: 25 Oct 2012.Version of ...

Progesterone (P4) derivatives which are commonly used to block the cyclicity of domestic cats disturb the endocrine balance in the endometrium. The aims of this study were (i) to examine whether lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is responsible for enhancement of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) secretion by the feline endometrial epithelial and stromal cells in vitro, (ii) to know whether immunolocalizati...

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of ovariohysterectomy operations with aglepristone and aglepristone+PGF2α treatment protocols, preceded by clinical, gynaecological, and ultrasonographical examinations and total blood and hormone analyses in bitches. Furthermore, the influence of initial progesterone (P4) concentrations and uteral diameters on the efficacy of pyometra treatment was...

In this study, the usability of infrared thermography (IRT) applications in postoperative follow-up after sterilization operation was investigated dogs with pyometra. The study carried out on healthy animals (Group 2, n=7) diagnosed as pyometra 1, and undergone elective ovariohysterectomy, consisting 14 female dogs. Serum CRP levels were measured from patients before 1st, 4, 7th days postoperat...