ISSN:0022-4510    

DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1995.tb02748.x

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年代:1995

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Book reviewed in this article:Dog Breeding: The Theory and the Practice. By Frank JacksonSmall Animal Practice. Edited by E. Boden. Published by Baillière Tindal

ISSN:0022-4510    

DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1995.tb02749.x

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年代:1995

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ABSTRACTFifty dogs with generalised demodicosis were treated with daily applications of 0·125 per cent amitraz solution over half the body. This was applied once a day, alternating the body half treated. Nine dogs were lost to follow‐up; the remaining dogs were classified as either a success (25 dogs, 61 per cent) or a failure (16 dogs, 39 per cent) according to their response to treatment. Eight of the failures were due to persistent demodicosis and eight relapsed within one year after treatment. All eight of the relapsed dogs were cured after a second course of daily amitraz treatment. For the 25 dogs considered treatment successes, the median duration of treatment was 6·5 weeks (range, three weeks to nine months), and the median interval from completion of treatment to last post treatment evaluation was 3·4 years (range, two to four‐and‐a‐half‐years). Including the eight dogs that were cured after retreatment, the daily amitraz applications were curative in 33 of 41 dogs (80 per cent) with generalised

ISSN:0022-4510    

DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1995.tb02750.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

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DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1995.tb02752.x

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年代:1995

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ABSTRACTThirty German shepherd bitches were assessed for weekly changes in bodyweight, daily food intake and litter size during pregnancy and lactation. The weekly changes in food intake and bodyweight were divided into two and three phases, respectively. Linear regression equations were used to fit each phase. The bodyweight of the bitches at mating ranged between 17 and 36 kg. The same diet was used for all the bitches throughout the study. Despite the tendency that litter size, birthweight and bodyweight of the puppies at three and six weeks increased with age of the bitch, no significant differences could be found. Significant (P<0·05) bodyweight differences existed at mating between the age groups. High correlations existed between mating weight and weight at 60 days of pregnancy (r2= 0·94] and between mating weight and weaning weight (r2= 0·89) of the litter. It was possible to successfully establish performance criteria for the reproductive German shepherd bitch in a commercial breeding unit, which can be used as a baseline to improve diets and feeding programmes by means of dietary manipulatio

ISSN:0022-4510    

DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1995.tb02753.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

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DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1995.tb02755.x

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年代:1995

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ABSTRACTThe literature about the anal sacs of healthy dogs and the pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy of anal sac impaction and sacculitis are reviewed. Knowledge about the physiological role of the anal sacs is still confusing. The colour and consistency of the anal sac contents are variable in healthy dogs and there are no pathognomonic signs of anal sac impaction or sacculitis. The wide variation in macroscopic detail of anal sac secretions may give rise to misinterpretation and thus overdiagnosis of sacculitis. Other diseases such as vaginitis, flea allergy, atopy, proctitis, parasites and perianal fistulae can lead to similar signs and must be eliminated from the differential diagnosis before the anal sacs are incited as the cause of the signs. Further research is necessary on the morphological, physical and biochemical aspects of the anal sacs and their secretions to define more precise criteria for the diagnosis of impaction and sacculitis. It is imperative that controlled therapeutic trials should be performed, and such studies are indispensable for the rational therapy of anal sac disease.

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DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1995.tb02756.x

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年代:1995

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ABSTRACTThe cells lining the canine and feline urinary tract and their role in the diagnosis of urological diseases in small animals is assessed. The urothelium was found to consist of transitional epithelial cells ranging from the calyces to the urethra. Caudate cells were found lining the ureter, renal pelvis and the calyces. There was no feature that could be used to distinguish the transitional cells from different parts of the urothelium. Squamous cells were found lining the urinary tract from the trigone to the vagina in females and to the urethra in male animals. Hydropic degeneration in the form of vacuolation of the cytoplasm, granulation and total loss of cytoplasm was one of the urine‐induced degenerative changes recorded in the transitional cells. The significance of the degenerative changes in the management of urological problems is discusse

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DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1995.tb02757.x

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年代:1995

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ABSTRACTA six‐week‐old female borzoi puppy from a brother‐sister mating developed a generalised illness characterised by anorexia, temporary intention tremor, episodic pyrexia, tachypnoea, conjunctivitis, otitis and neck pain. Haematological abnormalities included an inflammatory leukogram and regenerative anaemia. Blood cultures remained sterile; clinical chemistry values were unremarkable. The puppy had recurrent seizures and was euthanased when 18 weeks old. Post mortem examination revealed a multisystemic inflammatory disease involving thyroids, lymph nodes, spleen, pancreas, bladder and lung, but no lesions to account for the neurological signs. The cause of this generalised disease was not recognised. The histological features are unusual and resemble those described in other dogs of this

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DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1995.tb02758.x

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年代:1995

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DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1995.tb02760.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

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