Hyperthyroidism is rare in dogs compared to cats. The most common cause of hyperthyroidism in dogs is a functional thyroid tumour, either benign or malignant, whereas cats and humans are more often...
A 9-month-old, female, spayed, German shepherd cross-breed dog was presented for management of a left-sided, traumatic, closed comminuted scapula fracture that had occurred 8 days prior to...
Most cases of salbutamol toxicosis in dogs are due to puncturing an asthma inhaler. In cases where the salbutamol dose was estimated, 0.33–0.72 mg/kg caused restlessness, tachycardia, tachypnoea,...
Unlike gill flukes (Dactylogyrus), which are oviparous, skin flukes are viviparous trematodes. Eradication of skin flukes is often achievable using a single dose of treatment, as they lack a...
Sociality and social connectedness are considered to be adaptive (McMillan, 2016), bringing benefits such as safety, parental care, improved food acquisition and mate procurement. For social species,...
Injudicious prescription and use of antibiotics is the main driver for the increase in resistance in human and veterinary medicine around the globe (Kpokiri et al, 2020; Taylor et al, 2020)....
The most common clinical signs associated with canine insulinomas are as follows, along with the corresponding percentage of cases (Dunn et al, 1993; Ryan et al, 2021):.
Dogs are important members of a unique interspecies relationship that involves a care and concern that permeates species boundaries. However, the various interactions that humans have with companion...
There are two main triggers of heat-related illness in dogs: environmental heat-related illness triggered by exposure to hot environments (for example, a hot vehicle, building or ambient environmental...
Both electrical impedance and flow cytometry analysers measure haemoglobin concentration, red blood cell count, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), platelet concentration (PLT) and calculate other values...
From a technical point of view, laparoscopic exploration is especially interesting when clinicians require a direct, real and magnified view of the less accessible abdominal structures; such as...
