Methods: Five beagle bitches were administered MPA subcutaneously at 10 mg/kg, every four weeks. A combination of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH), and thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) was administered before and 2, 5, 8, and 11 months after the initial MPA treatment. Blood samples for determination of plas...

Some of the more challenging but also most rewarding cases in the busy general practice are the bitches presenting with suspected, or confirmed dystocia, or where the owners ask for an elective Cesarean section. Often both the welfare of the mother and the chances for survival of the pups are dependent on the accurate assessments and informed decisions made by the veterinarians and the staff at...

Introduction effects of progesterone on the uterus. The hormonal therapies that include either progesterone for estrous Canine Pyometra is a common reproductive suppression or estrogen for estrous induction or disorder of intact, diestrual bitch which affects nearly pregnancy termination may explain the development of one fourth of all female dogs before they reach ten pyometra in young bitches...

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Reiki therapy on postoperative pain in bitches undergoing elective minimally invasive ovariohysterectomy (OVH). Thirty were randomly assigned three groups: Control, Placebo, or Reiki. All dogs received methadone as preanesthetic medication (PAM), meloxicam preoperative period, propofol for anesthetic induction, and isoflurane maintenance. Im...

One of the severe complications of ovariohysterectomy is the incomplete removal of one or two ovaries, which is also known as ovarian remnant syndrome. This condition is usually followed by uterine stump pyometra, which can be described as the infection of uterine body tissue remaining after the operation. However, both conditions may also be encountered separately. In this study, the clinical ...