Clinical

Persistent feline coronavirus infection in a cat with cardiac and gastrointestinal signs

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....

Noise-related fear in dogs

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...

A surgical approach to the rabbit patient: part 1

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...

Canine separation-related problems: Part 4: first steps in resolving owner absent problems

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...

Selecting appropriate diets for management of chronic enteropathies

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...

Is it time to re-evaluate anti-parasitic use in companion animals?

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...

Primary hypoaldosteronism in a dog with concurrent suspected chronic hepatitis

Haematology and biochemistry performed by the referring veterinarian had revealed:.

Suspected hindlimb peripheral nerve damage in a feline patient

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...

Incidental osteoarthritis: risk factors, prevalence and clinical evidence in rabbits

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...

Surgical treatment of a bilateral superficial flexor tendon luxation

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...

Canine phaeochromocytoma: a guide to diagnosis and treatment

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...

Why, when and how to successfully extract a deciduous tooth

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...