The effects of equivalent doses of atropine and hyoscine following oral and i.m. administration were assessed on salivary secretion, heart rate, arterial pressure, body temperature, pupillary size, near-point of vision and sweat-gland activity. The ratio of oral to i.m. doses of atropine on heart rate and salivary secretion appears to be 2:1 and that of hyoscine on salivary secretion about 5-6:...

Feline Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Disease Feline viral upper respiratory tract disease is typified by signs of rhinosinusitis, conjunctivitis, lacrimation, salivation, and/or oral ulcerations. The principal causative agents are feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1 ) and feline calicivirus (FCV). These viruses are host-specific and pose no known human risk. Other infectious agents (e.g. Bordetell...

Specific behaviors comprising the serotonin syndrome (low body posture, forepaw treading, headweaving) and the autonomic signs of piloerection and salivation were determined and analyzed with locomotor activity in response to MDMA at three doses (2.5, 5.0, and 7.5 mg/kg). All behaviors were dose-responsive. Serotonin syndrome behaviors increased in both intensity and duration of response with i...

A study was undertaken to evaluate diazepam (Valium) and trimeprazine (Vallergan) for oral pre-anaesthetic medication in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy, and their effect on blood loss during surgery. The method of anaesthesia and observation was standard throughout. Both premedicants were considered by anaesthetists and nursing staff to be equally satisfactory. However, salivation was t...

In this study, the clinical findings and results of haematological and biochemical analyses of 26 cattle with botulism were evaluated. The most important clinical signs in the affected cattle included: decreased appetite, ataxia, difficulty to rise, loss of tongue tone, salivation and bradycardia. A definitive diagnosis of botulism was based on demonstration of the preformed toxin in ruminal an...

AIM: To find out the knowledge attitude and practice of anti-sialagogue among dental students in chennai. BACKGROUND: The substances that decrease the production of saliva are called ANTISIALAGOGUE. Their effect is opposite to that of sialagogues. Sialogogue are the agents or drugs which are used to increase the salivation during dryness of mouth. AntiSialagogue may be natural or synthetic. The...

This article reports the first documented treatment of venomous snakebite with a polyvalent snake antivenom from the South African Institute for Medical Research in endangered African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus). Three juvenile male animals (6.5 months of age) showed clinical signs after being bitten by an unidentified venomous snake. The signs included loss of appetite, disorientation, impaired ...

Diabetes Mellitus can be considered as the most common metabolic disorder which is characterized by deranged carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. In this disorder due to absolute or relative lack of insulin various complications take place which include an array of changes in oral cavity such as periodontitis, dental decay, hypo salivation etc. As a consequence of decreased salivary flow v...