At the time of enrolment in the authors' feline coronavirus study in 2017, the patient weighed 4.7 kg and had a body condition score of 5/9. Before enrolment, he had been diagnosed with feline asthma....
Emotions are relatively short-term affective states typically occurring in situations involving (potential) rewards or punishers (Rolls, 2005). They are complex phenomena and are accompanied by...
When considering rabbit skin tumours, basal cell tumours (trichoblastomas) were the most frequently diagnosed at 20%, with spindle cell sarcomas at 9.5%, collagen nevi/hamartomas at 8.4%, squamous...
Studies have found that 22–55% of the domestic dog population display behaviours that are problematic for their owners during owner absence (Bradshaw et al, 2002; Mills and Mills, 2003; Marques Soares...
Nutritional assessment starts with the collection of a detailed diet and medical history, a thorough physical examination and evaluation of diagnostic findings. For both dogs and cats, it is essential...
Parasites for which prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug use is common range across the spectrum of protozoa, helminths and arthropods. A non-exhaustive summary of common parasites, their geographic...
Haematology and biochemistry performed by the referring veterinarian had revealed:.
Ideally, examination of the feline patient should begin with gait analysis in order to determine which limb(s) is affected, and to identify whether a true lameness is present or whether the patient is...
All statistical analyses were run using Minitab 20 Statistical Software. A chi-squared test was performed to evaluate association between sex and presence of osteoarthritis. The same test was run to...
A two-year-old, male, neutered, crossbreed dog, imported from Portugal was presented with a history of right pelvic limb lameness and intermittent skipping during walks. Gait abnormalities had been...
Clinical signs are primarily associated with excessive catecholamine secretion and, to a lesser extent, with the space-occupying or invasive nature of the tumour (Table 1). Clinical signs may be...
In normal circumstances, deciduous teeth are only present in a puppy's mouth for a few months. These teeth are fully developed at birth and begin to erupt at around 4 weeks of age, starting with the...