a 3-month-old male german shepherd dog was referred with depression, vomition, hemorrhagic diarrhea, abdominal pain, anorexia and dehydration. the affected dog did not have any history of vaccination. despite treatment, the animal died within 2 days after the onset of clinical signs. gross examination of tissues showed hemorrhages (ecchymoses) in the mucosa of the digestive tract. the liver was...

BACKGROUND As the field of off-road cycling is usually remote areas with limited access to medical care, off-road cyclists are at higher risk of animal attacks and related injuries. CASE PRESENTATION We report two cases of dog attacks in off-road cycling and discuss the basic principles in prevention and management of such incidents. The cyclists received all 5-dose regimen of the rabies vacc...

The neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinoses are a group of diseases characterized by progressive accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigments within neurons with associated neuronal damage." Variations of these diseases occur which include accumulations of lipopigments in viscera. The diseases long have been recognized in man where earlier studies of the pathogenesis suggested an increased rate of perox...

Sir, the recent report on “stray dog trade, dog meat consumption and rabies” is very interesting [1]. Ekanem et al. noted that “: stray dog trade, fuelled by eating of dog meat, is a risk factor for human and animal rabies in Calabar, southern Nigeria [1].” In fact, eating of dog meat is not a usual way that rabies can be transmitted but getting dog bite during the process of stray dog collecti...

The 1st Pacemaker used clinically in a 10-year-old male Basenji dog was implanted in 1967 because the dog had recurrent congestive heart failure because of complete heart block. A fixed-rate (now called VOO) 70-beats per minute (bpm), bipolar pacemaker was placed in the left paralumbar fossa and 2 leads were passed subcutaneously and attached to the left ventricular epicardium through a separat...

Black-tailed prairie dogs, Cynomys ludovicianus (Ord), have been considered to be pests on shortgrass and mixedgrass prairies of central North America since the late 1800's (Merriam 1902). Because prairie dogs compete for forage with livestock, massive prairie dog control programs were initiated and are still a common practice (Schenbeck 1982). Prairie dog control also has been justified to red...

Abstract Background Dog-associated infections are related to more than 70 human diseases. Given that the health diagnosis of a dog requires expertise veterinarian, an artificial intelligence model for detecting diseases could significantly reduce time and cost required efficiently maintain animal health. Objective We collected normal multispectral images develop classification each three skin (...

Dogs are the hosts for a wide helminth spectrum including tapeworms, flatworms, and nematodes. These parasites affect the dog health and cause morbidity and mortality, especially in young and old animals. Some species, as Toxocara canis, Ancylostoma caninum, Dipylidium caninum, and Echinococcus spp. are well-known zoonotic parasites worldwide, resulting in high public health risks. Poor data ab...