OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of the anesthetic combination tiletamine, zolazepam, ketamine, and xylazine (TKX) for anesthesia of feral cats at large-scale neutering clinics. DESIGN Original study. ANIMALS 7,502 feral cats. PROCEDURE Cats were trapped by their caretakers for a feral cat neutering program from July 1996 to August 2000. The anesthetic combination TKX was injected IM into ca...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate dogs as a sentinel species for emergence of Lyme disease in a region undergoing invasion by Ixodes scapularis. SAMPLE POPULATION 353 serum samples and 78 ticks obtained from dogs brought to 18 veterinary clinics located in the lower peninsula of Michigan from July 15, 2005, through August 15, 2005. PROCEDURES Serum samples were evaluated for specific antibodies against...

results ketamine group had significant pain relief properties in compare with control group in first hours after cesarean section (0.78 ± 1.09 vs. 1.72 ± 1.22, vas score, p = 0.00). total dose of meperidine consumption in women of ketamine group was significantly lower than women of control group (54.17 ± 12.86 vs. 74.44 ± 33.82 mg, p = 0.02). there were no significant drug side effects in part...

WHEN WE CELEBRATE important anniversaries, such as a centenary, we always feel inclined to evaluate the past; then, coming back to the present, we must think of the steps to be taken in the future. Let us consider together a period of history which closely affects us and which, this year, will be a reason for rejoicing for all Canadian veterinarians. The first veterinary school in the world was...

The objective of this study was to determine the species composition of ixodid ticks infesting domestic dogs in the northwestern region of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa and in Namibia. Ticks were collected from February 2008 to January 2009 from dogs presented for a variety of reasons at a veterinary clinic in the Northern Cape Province and at 3 clinics in Namibia. The ticks collec...

1 Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai600 007, India 2 Centre for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai600 007, India 3 Central Clinical Laboratory, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Scien...

1 Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai600 007, India 2 Centre for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai600 007, India 3 Centralised Instrumentation laboratory, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, M...

the aim of this study is to investigate the context by which veterinary services may affect technical efficiency (te) of iranian dairy farms. a data envelopment analysis (dea) was applied to a random sample of 840 dairy farms from six provinces across iran to estimate regional frontier and metafrontier production functions and also to calculate corresponding te of these farms. the relationship ...