To provide optimal care, a veterinarian in a pediatric intensive care situation for a puppy or kitten should be familiar with normal and abnormal vital signs, nursing care and monitoring considerations, and probable diseases. This article is a brief discussion of the pediatric intensive care commonly required to treat puppies or kittens in emergency situations and for canine parvovirus type 2 e...

Norway rats resulted in the worldwide distribution of Seoul hantavirus today. Liu Y, et al. Complete genome sequence of Seoul virus isolated from Rattus norvegicus in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Genetic diversity of hantaviruses isolated in China and characterization of novel hantaviruses isolated from Niviventer confucianus and Rattus rattus. Choosing appropriate substitution mo...

Abstract This article provides an introduction to the special issue of Trends in Organized Crime on ‘Organised and Animals’. The contributes criminological literature organised crime, new illicit markets green criminology. articles this offer a wide range empirical evidence, analysis theoretical explorations various connections between crime animals, including illegal wildlife trade, gambling p...

Cuterebriasis in small animals is caused by infestation by, and internal migration of, a larva of the Cuterebra fly. This article presents a case of nasal cuterebriasis in a puppy seen at the Louisiana Veterinary Referral Center and reviews the clinical signs and diagnosis of, and treatment options for, Cuterebra infestations. It also describes an unusual treatment plan to successfully remove t...

A 4-month-old German shepherd puppy developed hindquarter weakness after vaccination with a multivalent vaccine. This is suggestive of post-vaccinal polyradiculoneuritis. To date, only 1 similar case has been reported, which may be due to the under-reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions.

A 3-month-old German shepherd puppy with a congenitally dilated oesophagus had radiographic, cinefluoroscopic, and oesophageal motility studies before a modified Heller operation was performed. Subsequent examination of the oesophagus revealed no ganglion cells, and the condition was considered to be identical with human achalasia. In dogs, this appears to be more common in the German shepherd ...

Problem behaviors are the most common reason to reject young dogs from entering advanced training and obtaining certification for work as an assistance dog. Therefore, working toward preventing undesirable should be prioritized reduce failure rates. The development of problem in puppies, such those associated with fearfulness anxiety, results interplay between their genetic predisposition, pupp...

THE Covid-19 pandemic will be forever associated with dramatic lifestyle changes – restrictions, furloughing, self isolation and home schooling. And now, we can firmly add getting a dog to that list. A study conducted by research team at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has now confirmed what many anecdotal reports have said 2020 was not normal year for puppy buying. Early findings from study...