Veterinary medicine has been developing very rapidly over the last decades and the owners of pets are more demanding for veterinary care. The veterinarians are therefore facing more challenging conditions in companion animals and are expected to make the correct diagnosis, give the correct prognosis to the owners and eventually to suggest the most appropriate treatment or recommendation. Neurol...

borreliosis is a bacterial zoonosis transmitted by arthropods. the infection is more common in dogs than other domestic animals. a one-month-old puppy with fever, jaundice and digestion disorder was referred to small animal hospital. laboratory results included severely regenerative anemia, neutrophilia, thrombocytopenia, strong spirochetemia and significant changes in serum proteins. the attem...

Introduction Hyperpolarized (HP) gas MRI in small animals is challenging and generally requires a dedicated ventilator system. Moreover, the use of expensive rare isotopes such as He and Xe make it desirable to minimize cost by recycling these gases after they have been used for imaging. We present a constantvolume ventilator that offers precise control of gas delivery, permits highresolution i...