| distinguishing rhinitis and nasal neoplasia by radiography. | to compare the incidence of radiographic signs in dogs with rhinitis and primary nasal neoplasia and to assess the performance of observers for distinguishing these conditions, the nasal radiographs of 72 dogs with either rhinitis (n = 42) or primary nasal neoplasia (n = 30) were examined by two independent observers using custom-designed forms to record their interpretations. rhinitis was associated with a higher incidence of focal or multifocal lesions, localised soft tissue opacities, lucent ... | 2000 | 10779070 |
| unseasonal snake bites in dogs. | | 2000 | 10839242 |
| adder bites in dogs and cats. | | 2000 | 10887988 |
| potential benefits of canine genetic screening. | | 2000 | 10887993 |
| hunting inquiry. | | 2000 | 11014492 |
| pet travel scheme. | | 2000 | 11030234 |
| histopathological survey of neoplasms in flat-coated retrievers, 1990 to 1998. | over the period from march 1990 to december 1998, veterinary surgeons in general practice were invited to submit tissues suspected of being neoplastic which had been removed from flat-coated retrievers. when possible, pedigree details were obtained from the owners. in addition, data were collected from flat-coated retrievers known to have suffered from a neoplastic condition and for which a histopathological report was available. a total of 1023 submissions was obtained from 782 dogs. these incl ... | 2000 | 11037728 |
| [a new toy: upswing in curare use in spanish anesthesia]. | the introduction of curare for general anesthesia by harold griffith in 1942 was one of the most important moments in the development of anesthesiology. however, several years passed before curare came to be used in spain. we review the early application of curare and the role played by robert macintosh, professor of anaesthesia at oxford, in introducing the drug to spain. | 2000 | 11103115 |
| james parkinson (1755-1824): a pioneer of child care. | james parkinson (1755-1824) of parkinson's disease, is well recognized as a pioneer of clinical neurology; and is even more famous as a founder of modern palaeontology. we have reviewed from primary sources his extensive contributions to clinical child care and his pioneering advocacy for child welfare, protection and safety. his writings, outreach and advocacy for children's health characterizes him as one whose influence was an important springboard from which evolved the modern specialty of p ... | 2001 | 11168861 |
| unusual cryptosporidium species recovered from human faeces: first description of cryptosporidium felis and cryptosporidium 'dog type' from patients in england. | dna was extracted from faecal samples collected from 1680 patients in which cryptosporidium oocysts were recognised by light microscopy. dna from faeces from five of these patients failed to amplify by pcr three gene fragments--the cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein (cowp) gene, the thrombospondin-related adhesive protein of cryptosporidium-1 (trap-c1) gene and the thrombospondin-related adhesive protein of cryptosporidium-2 (trap-c2) gene--with primers designed from c. parvum sequences. howeve ... | 2001 | 11232777 |
| nac manchester asthma and allergy study (nacmaas): risk factors for asthma and allergic disorders in adults. | asthma and atopic disorders are the most common chronic diseases in the developed countries. knowledge of the risk factors for these disorders may facilitate the development of preventive strategies aimed at reducing prevalence rates. to investigate the risk factors for asthma and allergic diseases in a large number of adults who are the parents of children in the national asthma campaign manchester asthma and allergy study. all pregnant women and their partners attending "booking" antenatal cli ... | 2001 | 11260150 |
| evaluation of bacteria isolated from infected eyes of captive, non-domestic animals. | bacteria isolated from the eyes of captive species with suspected ocular infections at london zoo were identified by standard methods. the sensitivity of the organisms to several topical antibiotics was determined by using sensitivity discs, and the minimum inhibitory concentrations of chloramphenicol and fusidic acid were determined. correlations were evaluated between the results from the antibiotic discs and the minimum inhibitory concentrations and, where possible, between the clinical respo ... | 2000 | 11321212 |
| breeding difficulties. | | 2001 | 11327659 |
| 'battered pets': features that raise suspicion of non-accidental injury. | a study of veterinarians' perceptions, and experience, of non-accidental injury (nai) to pets was undertaken using an anonymous questionnaire distributed to a random sample of 1000 small animal practitioners in the uk. nai was acknowledged by 91.3 per cent (95 per cent confidence interval, 88.2 to 93.9 per cent) of the 404 respondents who returned questionnaires, of whom 48.3 per cent (95 per cent confidence interval, 43.4 to 53.1 per cent) had either suspected or seen nai. four hundred and fort ... | 2001 | 11380013 |
| reprimand after breach of greyhound racing rules. | | 2001 | 11386442 |
| residual visual functions of guide dog owners in the uk. | numbers of guide dog owners (gdos) in the united kingdom reached 4700 by the end of 1998. despite this growing trend, little is known about the nature of their visual loss. this paper reports the results of a national three-centre investigation into the residual visual functions and ophthalmic conditions of guide dog owners. random samples of gdos (scotland n = 82, england n = 77, and northern ireland n = 87) underwent a detailed visual analysis and interview. gdos had an overall median age of 5 ... | 2001 | 11430622 |
| 'battered pets': non-accidental physical injuries found in dogs and cats. | records of 243 cases of non-accidental injury (nai) in dogs, and 182 cases in cats, submitted by a sample of small animal practitioners in the uk, revealed a wide range of injuries. these included bruises, fractures, repetitive injuries, burns and scalds, stab and incised wounds, poisoning, asphyxiation and drowning (which showed remarkable similarities to nai in children), as well as sexual abuse and injuries specifically caused by firearms. traumatic skeletal injuries in the dogs were more com ... | 2001 | 11440397 |
| 'battered pets': sexual abuse. | a study of non-accidental injury in small animals in the uk, based on responses from a random sample of small animal practitioners, identified 6 per cent of the 448 reported cases as being sexual in nature. twenty-one cases occurred in dogs, five in cats and two in unspecified species. reasons for suspecting sexual abuse were: the type of injury; behaviour of the owner; statements from witnesses; and admission by the perpetrator. types of injury included vaginal and anorectal penetrative (penile ... | 2001 | 11480898 |
| sensitization to common allergens and its association with allergic disorders at age 4 years: a whole population birth cohort study. | atopy is defined as the genetic propensity to develop immunoglobulin e antibodies in response to exposure to allergens and assessed by skin prick test responses to common allergens. although it is generally agreed that atopy is an important risk factor for allergic diseases such as asthma, rhinitis, and eczema, the extent to which atopy accounts for these diseases is controversial. | 2001 | 11483843 |
| mad dogs and englishmen: the conflict over rabies in late victorian england. | | 1979 | 11632380 |
| veterinarian to be struck off for failing to provide adequate care. | | 2002 | 11837587 |
| from broken bones to aches and limps at congress 2002. | | 2002 | 11873957 |
| providencia alcalifaciens in diarrhoeic dogs and cats. | | 2002 | 11936417 |
| infrared spectroscopy of the mineralogy of coprolites from brean down: evidence of past human activities and animal husbandry. | the mineralogy of 11 concretions from the bronze age settlement horizons at brean down near weston-super-mare, somerset, uk, has been examined by infrared spectroscopy. the concretions are found to contain calcite and apatite and, in some cases, quartz. four further concretions from the later iron age meare village, soil samples from brean down and mineralised samples of known faecal origin from a cesspit within the tudor merchant's house in tenby have been similarly examined. it is found that a ... | 2002 | 11942402 |
| veterinarian criticised over care of a dog. | | 2002 | 12036240 |
| treatment of canine lymphoma by veterinarians in first opinion practice in england. | a survey of canine lymphoma treatment strategies by veterinarians in first opinion practice was undertaken by sending questionnaires to 1000 randomly selected, first opinion small animal veterinary practices throughout england. completed replies were received from 382 veterinarians. ninety-five per cent of respondents had diagnosed canine lymphoma in the preceding 12 months. eighty-seven per cent of respondents treated at least 50 per cent of the cases of canine lymphoma they diagnosed. a multid ... | 2002 | 12038851 |
| euthanasia of ngrc-registered greyhounds. | | 2002 | 12081312 |
| epidemiology of facial trauma in a sample of patients aged 1-18 years. | this study reviews the epidemiology of patients aged 1-18 years treated for maxillofacial injuries during a 3 year period at a tertiary care centre. of the 276 patients, 65.5% were aged 1-10 years. seventy-three per cent of injuries were to the soft tissues and 15% of injuries were fractures. the mandible and zygoma were the most commonly fractured facial bones. in the adolescent group, facial fractures accounted for over half of all injuries. injuries of 96.8% were classed as minor to moderate. ... | 2002 | 12213416 |
| norplant debate: dollars v. sense? price problems dog implant in britain. | supporters applauded when norplant arrived in the uk but did not know that many women would be refused norplant. the main reasons for refusal are expense (us$239) or a waiting list delay of months to receive the 5-year contraceptive implant. a bureaucracy of letter writing and approvals at various levels before clinicians can provide norplant service is responsible for the waiting lists. counseling, insertion, and eventual removal are included in the price. family planning clinics and general pr ... | 1994 | 12318851 |
| aortic and cardiac mineralization in the dog. | aortic and cardiac mineralization was found in 21 of 3443 (0.61%) canine thoracic radiographs. in none of 786 feline thoracic radiographs reviewed were such lesions present. mineralizations were superimposed on the ascending aorta (19 dogs) or on the caudal cardiac silhouette (2 dogs). in 2 of 4 dogs mineralization was identified echocardiographically dorsal to the aortic valve in close proximity to coronary arteries. computed tomography confirmed mineralization of the aortic arch and root in 2 ... | 2002 | 12375775 |
| canine pleural and mediastinal effusions: a retrospective study of 81 cases. | eighty-one cases of canine pleural and/or mediastinal effusions were identified from radiography and ultrasonography records reviewed between 1992 and 2000 at the queen's veterinary school hospital, university of cambridge. all cases had a follow-up period of at least 12 months. twenty-eight underlying disease processes were associated with pleural and/or mediastinal effusions. the most common disease was pyothorax (13 cases). other common diseases identified were idiopathic pericardial effusion ... | 2002 | 12400642 |
| case report: rapid ante-mortem diagnosis of a human case of rabies imported into the uk from the philippines. | the united kingdom is free from rabies, with the last human death from indigenous rabies recorded in 1902. however, between 1946 and 2000, 20 deaths were reported in the united kingdom in people who were bitten and infected while abroad in rabies endemic areas. the rapid diagnosis of suspected human rabies cases influences the use of anti-rabies post-exposure prophylaxis for potential contacts with the victim. in addition, the occurrence of a human rabies case requires urgent investigation to su ... | 2003 | 12436491 |
| stable isotope (13c, 15n and 34s) analysis of the hair of modern humans and their domestic animals. | relationships between dietary status and recent migration were examined by delta(13)c, delta(15)n and delta(34)s analysis of hair samples from 43 modern humans living in a rural community in sw england. the isotopic content of 38 'local' hair samples was compared with that of five recently arrived individuals (from canada, chile, germany and the usa). hair samples from domestic animals (i.e. mainly cats, dogs, cows and horses) were analysed to examine the difference in delta(13)c, delta(15)n and ... | 2002 | 12442295 |
| not too little, not too much, but just right. | | 2002 | 12447886 |
| multiple genetic typing of salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium isolates of different phage types (dt104, u302, dt204b, and dt49) from animals and humans in england, wales, and northern ireland. | salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium is a common cause of salmonellosis among humans and animals in england, wales, and northern ireland. phage types dt104 and u302 were the most prevalent types in both livestock and humans in 2001. in addition, salmonella serotype typhimurium dt204b was responsible for a recent international outbreak involving england. a total of 119 isolates from humans (n = 28) and animals or their environment (n = 91), belonging to dt104 (n = 66), u302 (n = 33), dt204b ( ... | 2002 | 12454135 |
| lunar influence? | | 2001 | 12503604 |
| the current and future management of wild mammals hunted with dogs in england and wales. | there is increasing concern about the use of lethal methods to control wild mammal populations, especially those methods that may have significant impacts on animal welfare. the continued use of dogs to hunt wild mammals in england and wales, principally foxes (vulpes vulpes), red deer (cervus elaphus), brown hares (lepus europaeus) and mink (mustela vison), has become a focus for political debate and has been the subject of a recent uk government inquiry. this paper reports the results of a que ... | 2003 | 12654279 |
| raisin poisoning in dogs. | | 2003 | 12678272 |
| the national asthma campaign manchester asthma and allergy study. | the nacmanchester asthma and allergy study is a prospective study of the development of asthma and allergies in childhood. the subjects (995 children at age 3 years) were recruited in utero by screening parents in the antenatal clinic using skin prick testing and a questionnaire regarding allergic diseases. children were assigned to risk groups according to parental atopic status (high risk, both parents atopic; medium risk, one parent atopic; low risk, neither parent atopic). a subgroup of thos ... | 2002 | 12688622 |
| incidence of cryptorchidism in dogs and cats. | over a period of 54 months, 3518 dogs and 3806 cats were castrated; 240 of the dogs and 50 of the cats were cryptorchid. pedigree dogs, in particular the german shepherd dog, boxer and chihuahua were over-represented. among the dogs, right-sided inguinal cryptorchidism was the most common form, followed by right-sided abdominal cryptorchidism. the location of the affected testicle(s) was most variable in the boxer. among the cats, left- or right-sided inguinal cryptorchidism were the most common ... | 2003 | 12733559 |
| barking up the wrong tree? a survey of dog bite wound management. | several trials have been published examining the role of antibiotics in dog bite wound management. a meta-analysis of these suggests that there is very little benefit to routine antibiotic prescription in these patients. all papers however incorporated rigorous wound care regimens involving large volume irrigation. | 2003 | 12748142 |
| inflammatory polyps of the middle ear in 5 dogs. | to describe inflammatory polyps of the middle ear in 5 dogs. | 2003 | 12784207 |
| supply of poms. | | 2003 | 12877220 |
| radiographic signs in cats with nasal disease. | radiographic signs in 64 cats that had radiography as part of the diagnostic work-up for suspected nasal disease were reviewed in a blinded fashion. final diagnoses in these cats were rhinitis in 27, primary nasal neoplasia in 21 and non-nasal disease in 16. the signs with highest predictive value for nasal neoplasia were displacement of midline structures (73%), unilateral generalised soft tissue opacity (70%), unilateral generalised loss of turbinate detail (69%) and evidence of bone invasion ... | 2003 | 12878150 |
| l-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria in staffordshire bull terriers. | | 2003 | 12892272 |
| the effect of certain substances against echinococcus granulosus and taenia hydatigena infections in dogs. | | 1964 | 14183098 |
| clinical and pathological observations in english cocker spaniels with primary metabolic vitamin e deficiency and retinal pigment epithelial dystrophy. | fifteen english cocker spaniels with confirmed vitamin e deficiency were examined physically, ophthalmologically and neurologically. eleven of them had clinical signs of neurological dysfunction which included ataxia, proprioceptive deficits, abnormal spinal reflexes and muscle weakness. in the two dogs examined histopathologically there was central neuronal fibre degeneration with prominent neuroaxonal dystrophy, particularly within the sensory relay nuclei of the brainstem, and one of the dogs ... | 2003 | 14509574 |
| spontaneous pneumothorax caused by pulmonary blebs and bullae in 12 dogs. | spontaneous pneumothorax caused by pulmonary blebs and bullae was diagnosed in 12 dogs based on history, clinical examination, thoracic radiographs, surgical findings, and histopathological examination of resected pulmonary lesions. radiographic evidence of blebs or bullae was seen in only one dog. none of the dogs responded to conservative treatment with thoracocentesis or thoracostomy tube drainage. a median sternotomy approach was used to explore the thorax in all dogs. pulmonary blebs and bu ... | 2003 | 14518650 |
| case-control study of canine infection by a newly recognised babesia microti-like piroplasm. | we did a case-control study to identify risk factors for prevalent infection of dogs by a newly recognised babesia microti-like piroplasm. clinical manifestations and haematology of infected dogs also were described. forty-three laboratory-based cases and 86 individually matched controls were studied. information on clinical signs and on risk factors was collected by a questionnaire and telephone interviews. haematology was carried out for all the dogs. variables were screened in a bivariable co ... | 2003 | 14519342 |
| total ear canal ablation in the cat: indications, morbidity and long-term survival. | fifty-two total ear canal ablation (teca) procedures in 44 cats were reviewed. the indication for surgery was neoplasia in 41 per cent of the cats, 86 per cent of which had ceruminous gland adenocarcinoma. chronic inflammatory or polypoid disease accounted for 50 per cent of surgical procedures. postoperative complications included horner's syndrome (42 per cent) and facial paralysis (56 per cent) and these were permanent in 14 per cent and 28 per cent of cases, respectively, with the rest resol ... | 2003 | 14582656 |
| use of intraoperative mesenteric portovenography in congenital portosystemic shunt surgery. | a retrospective study of the use of intraoperative mesenteric portovenography (iomp) in the surgical management of congenital portosystemic shunts in 100 dogs and cats was performed. each portovenogram was scored using a subjective visual analogue scale (vas) and was assessed for the presence of portal atresia or hypoplasia. vas scores and portal hypoplasia assessments were obtained for portovenogram images obtained for each animal both before shunt manipulation (preligation) and following the t ... | 2003 | 14599161 |
| cutaneous larva migrans acquired in england. | | 2003 | 14616842 |
| retrospective study of 25 young weimaraners with low serum immunoglobulin concentrations and inflammatory disease. | twenty-five weimaraners with recurrent infections or inflammatory disease were investigated; their median age was four months (range two to 36 months), and 11 of them were male and 14 female. twenty of them showed signs of lethargy, anorexia or pyrexia, 13 had been vomiting or had diarrhoea, 12 had shown signs of pain in the joints or bones and been lame, five had had reactions at the site of an injection, five had generalised lymphadenopathy, three had urinary tract infections and two had recur ... | 2003 | 14627235 |
| electric shock collars and dog training. | | 2003 | 14640332 |
| electric shock collars and dog training. | | 2003 | 14640333 |
| prevalence of canine cataract: preliminary results of a cross-sectional study. | in this study 2000 dogs were examined ophthalmoscopically to determine presence of cataract. | 2004 | 14738504 |
| identification and microchips. | | 2004 | 14758843 |
| prevalence of enteropathic escherichia coli in dogs with acute and chronic diarrhoea. | samples of faeces from 57 dogs with acute diarrhoea, 82 dogs with chronic diarrhoea, 34 clinically healthy household dogs and 88 kennelled control dogs were analysed by hybridisation, using dna probes to detect enteropathogenic escherichia coli (epec) and enterotoxigenic e coli (etec), verocytotoxin-producing e coli (vtec), enterohaemorrhagic e coli (ehec), enteroinvasive e coli (eiec) and enteroaggregative e coli (eaggec). samples of duodenal juice from 60 of the 82 dogs with chronic diarrhoea ... | 2004 | 14765895 |
| pantarsal arthrodesis with a customised medial or lateral bone plate in 13 dogs. | pantarsal arthrodesis was performed in 12 dogs using a customised medial bone plate, and in one using a lateral bone plate. the dogs' ages ranged from 14 months to 144 months (median 30 months) and their bodyweights ranged from 7 to 66 kg (median 32 kg). before the surgery they had been lame on a pelvic limb for between one and 16 months (median eight months). in eight of the dogs the fixation of the plate was augmented with a calcaneotibial positional screw, and in one of them with a talocrural ... | 2004 | 14979670 |
| results of balloon valvuloplasty in 40 dogs with pulmonic stenosis. | the records of 43 dogs presenting with severe pulmonic stenosis in which balloon valvuloplasty was attempted were reviewed. thirty-four dogs (79 per cent) were symptomatic at initial presentation. all patients were selected for balloon valvuloplasty on the basis of a doppler-derived trans-stenotic pressure gradient of over 80 mmhg and concurrent evidence of mild to severe right ventricular hypertrophy. forty dogs underwent balloon valvuloplasty; the procedure was not performed in three dogs beca ... | 2004 | 15049573 |
| methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus isolates from companion animals. | | 2004 | 15053141 |
| material in the middle ear of dogs having magnetic resonance imaging for investigation of neurologic signs. | the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and potential significance of finding material in the middle ear of dogs having magnetic resonance (mr) imaging. of 466 mr studies reviewed, an increased signal was identified in the tympanic bulla in 32 (7%) dogs. cavalier king charles spaniels, cocker spaniels, bulldogs, and boxers were over-represented compared to the population of dogs having mr imaging. five (16%) dogs had definite otitis media and one (3%) had a meningioma invading the ... | 2004 | 15072148 |
| veterinary surgeon to be suspended for failing to keep clients informed. | | 2004 | 15074324 |
| ornithonyssus bacoti infestation on pets in the uk. | | 2004 | 15144012 |
| progressive blindness in greyhounds. | | 2004 | 15160852 |
| angiostrongylus infection in a dog in north-west england. | | 2004 | 15180402 |
| hyperparathyroidism in the keeshond dog. | | 2004 | 15198321 |
| relationships between the histological grade of cutaneous mast cell tumours in dogs, their survival and the efficacy of surgical resection. | the histological grade of 340 cutaneous mast cell tumours derived from 280 dogs was determined by an established histological grading system; 87 of the tumours (26 per cent) were well differentiated, 199 (59 per cent) were intermediately differentiated and 54 (16 per cent) were poorly differentiated. the one-year survival rates for the dogs with tumours of these three grades were significantly different (p = 0.0001), being 100 per cent, 92 per cent and 46 per cent, respectively. the median survi ... | 2004 | 15224593 |
| audit of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in england and wales in 1990 and 2000. | the objectives were to compare rabies post-exposure prophylaxis issued by the public health laboratory service (phls) in 1990 and in 2000, to evaluate their appropriateness, and to make recommendations for future issue of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in england and wales. the method was to review all rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin issues by phls in 1990 and 2000 with evaluation against department of health recommendations. the phls issued prophylaxis to 656 people in 1990 and 295 people i ... | 2004 | 15259410 |
| canine inflammatory bowel disease: retrospective analysis of diagnosis and outcome in 80 cases (1995-2002). | the case records of 80 dogs in which idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) had been diagnosed were reviewed, and owners were contacted for follow-up information using a telephone questionnaire. the types of ibd encountered were lymphocytic (n=6), lymphocytic-plasmacytic (n=38), eosinophilic (n=6) and mixed inflammation (n=30). prednisolone, sulphasalazine, metronidazole and tylosin were the most frequently prescribed medications. at follow-up, 21 dogs (26 per cent) were classified as being ... | 2004 | 15266855 |
| clinical experience with butyl-2-cyanoacrylate adhesive in the management of canine and feline corneal disease. | to examine and evaluate clinical indications and postoperative outcome in a series of small animal patients in which corneal disease was managed by the application of butyl 2-cyanoacrylate adhesive. | 2004 | 15310291 |
| inspection of dog boarding kennels. | | 2004 | 15311806 |
| proposals to ban hunting: welfare implications for hunting dogs. | | 2004 | 15338702 |
| cutaneous larva migrans acquired in britain. | | 2004 | 15347353 |
| report of the apgaw on the welfare of hounds. | | 2004 | 15384512 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum infection in 23 dogs (1999-2002). | angiostrongylosis was diagnosed in 23 dogs presenting to the queen mother hospital for animals between june 1999 and august 2002. the animals' clinical records were reviewed retrospectively and certain risk factors were compared with a control population of 3407 dogs. twenty-two of the 23 dogs were from south-east england and dogs from surrey (n=8) were significantly overrepresented. there were also significantly more cavalier king charles spaniels (n=5) and staffordshire bull terriers (n=5) amo ... | 2004 | 15460201 |
| richard lower, m.d., physician and surgeon (1631-1691). | richard lower (1631-1691) was a follower of william harvey and conducted extensive studies of the physiology of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. he employed surgery as a key component of his experimental work. he described and employed cardiac massage and maintained arterial oxygenation through positive-pressure respiration. making good use of these procedures, he established the role of the lungs in the "admixture of air" to the blood. lower performed exchange transfusion in dogs and ... | 2004 | 15593472 |
| magnetic resonance imaging findings of presumed cerebellar cerebrovascular accident in twelve dogs. | the magnetic resonance imaging (mri) findings of presumed cerebrovascular accident in 12 dogs are described. fourteen lesions were seen, commonly (11 of 14) within the gray matter of the cerebellar hemispheres or vermis. thirteen lesions were hyperintense on t2-weighted images (in 11 dogs) and one was hypointense. eleven of 14 lesions were within the region supplied by the rostral cerebellar artery or one of its main branches and there was no, or minimal, mass effect. contrast enhancement was on ... | 2005 | 15693551 |
| magnetic resonance imaging findings in 25 dogs with inflammatory cerebrospinal fluid. | to describe the signs that may be associated with intracranial inflammatory conditions, magnetic resonance (mr) images of 25 dogs that had inflammatory cerebrospinal fluid (csf) were mixed with those of a control group of 40 dogs that had csf negative for inflammatory disease and reviewed without knowledge of the clinical signs or diagnosis. csf was considered inflammatory if the protein level was > 0.25 g/l and the white cell count was > 5 mm(-3). abnormalities were found by mr imaging in 19 (7 ... | 2005 | 15693553 |
| topical fusidic acid/betamethasone-containing gel compared to systemic therapy in the treatment of canine acute moist dermatitis. | the efficacy of a topical preparation containing 0.5% fusidic acid and 0.1% betamethasone-17-valerate was compared to a systemic therapy (comprising a combination of parenteral dexamethasone and oral clavulanate-potentiated amoxycillin) in the treatment of 104 dogs with acute moist dermatitis. significant improvement was evident after seven days in both treatment groups in all clinical parameters assessed and there was no significant difference in the overall response between the two treatment g ... | 2005 | 15727921 |
| west midlands vet to be struck off. | | 2005 | 15747653 |
| long-term survival of 23 dogs with pericardial effusions. | twenty-three dogs with pericardial effusions were identified from case records made between 1992 and 2000. fourteen of the 23 were diagnosed with idiopathic pericardial effusions, and three of these were treated successfully by one pericardiocentesis. in the remaining 11 cases the pericardial effusion recurred; six cases were managed long-term by either two (three cases), three (two cases), or 11 repeated pericardiocenteses, and the remaining five were treated by pericardiectomy. the median surv ... | 2005 | 15866900 |
| change to greyhound rules of racing. | | 2005 | 15866910 |
| risk factors for toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in kent, united kingdom. | the aim of this study was to establish the relative importance of various risk factors for toxoplasmosis in a united kingdom antenatal population. toxoplasma immune status was determined by an immunoassay and linked to a questionnaire exploring dietary and environmental exposure to toxoplasmosis. the overall seroprevalence found was 9.1% (172/1897). a significantly higher seroprevalence was associated with rural location of the childhood home, childhood home in europe excluding the united kingdo ... | 2005 | 15962554 |
| australian tick paralysis in a dog imported into the uk. | | 2005 | 15986912 |
| relationship between aeroallergen and food allergen sensitization in childhood. | previous studies measuring the prevalence of allergen sensitization have been relatively small and used small numbers of allergens. to effectively evaluate children with atopic disease, we need an accurate knowledge of which allergens are important. | 2005 | 16008681 |
| magnetic resonance imaging appearance of suspected ischemic myelopathy in dogs. | ischemia and infarction of the spinal cord is a known cause of acute spinal injury in dogs. currently, the diagnosis of spinal cord infarction in small animals is based on history, clinical signs, and the exclusion of other differentials with radiography and myelography. it is a diagnosis only confirmed through necropsy examination of the spinal cord. the aim of this paper is to describe the magnetic resonance imaging (mri) findings of the spinal cord of dogs with suspected spinal cord infarcts ... | 2005 | 16050280 |
| greyhound rules of racing. | | 2005 | 16055668 |
| prevalence of the group 1 dermatophagoides allergens der p 1 and der f 1 in homes with no dogs, healthy dogs and dermatophagoides-sensitized atopic dogs in liverpool. | dermatophagoides farinae is a frequent allergen in canine atopic dermatitis despite its reported scarcity in the uk, and the aim of this study was to determine whether dogs were uniquely exposed to this species. der f 1 and der p 1 in dust collected from living room carpets, bedroom carpets and dog beds of 13 houses with no dogs, 13 with healthy dogs, and 16 with dermatophagoides-sensitized atopic dogs were quantified by elisa. der p 1 levels (microg g(-1) house dust) were significantly higher t ... | 2005 | 16101796 |
| an audit of behavioral indicators of poor welfare in kenneled dogs in the united kingdom. | this survey-based study describes the prevalence and onset of behavioral indicators of poor welfare in dogs kenneled at united kingdom rescue shelters. it describes key factors contributing to individual variation in behaviors. at 8 rescue shelters, staff trained in the care of nonhuman animals recorded daily whether dogs in their care displayed each of 15 behaviors. the study originally involved 302 dogs; for the first 14 days, it monitored only 148 dogs daily. the study observed dogs for a max ... | 2005 | 16277592 |
| personal account: sports injury of a guide-dog. | | 2005 | 16360763 |
| animal welfare bill granted second reading. | | 2006 | 16415223 |
| the relative risk of police use-of-force options: evaluating the potential for deployment of electronic weaponry. | an electronic weapon, the taser m26, has recently entered the use-of-force continuum for police officers in england and wales and is currently licensed for use by authorised firearms officers only. the aim of this report was to assess the relative risk of injury to officers and subjects of police use-of-force options and to evaluate whether the current positioning of the m26 in the use-of-force hierarchy is appropriate. we analysed use-of-force data from northamptonshire police force and m26 fie ... | 2006 | 16442332 |
| patterns and significance of bite wounds in eurasian otters (lutra lutra) in southern and south-west england. | postmortem examinations were carried out on 379 otters found dead in southern and south-west england between 1988 and 2003. most (81 per cent) were road casualties, but many had open bite wounds and in some cases these had proved fatal. mortality was strongly seasonal and was positively correlated with night length. although numbers decreased in the summer months, the prevalence of bite wounds in adults was highest in late summer. the number of otters examined annually and the prevalence of bite ... | 2006 | 16443836 |
| serological prevalence of canine respiratory coronavirus. | canine respiratory coronavirus (crcov) has recently been detected in dogs; it is a group 2 coronavirus showing similarity to bovine coronavirus (bcov) but is distinct from canine enteric coronavirus (cecov). crcov may play an important role in canine infectious respiratory disease (cird) either by predisposing to further and potentially more serious viral and bacterial infections or possibly as a primary pathogen. the prevalence of serum antibodies to crcov, in a population of dogs in the south ... | 2006 | 16551493 |
| use of the ao veterinary mini 't'-plate for stabilisation of distal radius and ulna fractures in toy breed dogs. | the use of the ao (arbeitsgemeinschaft für osteosynthesefragen) veterinary mini 't'-plate for stabilisation of distal radius and ulna fractures in toy breed dogs was evaluated in a retrospective study. all of the 14 dogs in the study weighed 3.5 kg or less. the ao mini 't'-plate was used as the final means of fixation in all cases. it was used as the primary form of stabilisation in ten dogs, and in four dogs it was used at revision surgery. in all cases, of the fractures healed. return to funct ... | 2005 | 16594212 |
| outcomes of intrahepatic portosystemic shunts occluded with ameroid constrictors in nine dogs and one cat. | to report outcome after ameroid constrictor (ac) use for single intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (ipss). | 2006 | 16635012 |
| immunoglobulin deficiency in cavalier king charles spaniels with pneumocystis pneumonia. | serum concentrations of immunoglobulin g (igg), igm, and iga were measured in 9 cavalier king charles spaniels with pneumonia caused by pneumocystis sp that were examined at 4 veterinary surgeries in the united kingdom (uk) between september 2001 and november 2002. pneumocystis pneumonia was confirmed in all dogs by visualization of the organism in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid or a transthoracic lung aspirate. two dogs had a history of demodicosis. immunoglobulin concentrations also were measure ... | 2006 | 16734084 |
| vascular endothelial growth factor expression in canine intracranial meningiomas and association with patient survival. | vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) is a regulator of angiogenesis and vascular permeability. in human patients with meningiomas, increased vegf expression is predictive of postsurgical recurrence. the objectives of this study were to evaluate vegf expression in canine intracranial meningiomas and to determine whether an association between vegf expression and patient survival existed. | 2006 | 16734105 |
| is there a causal association between genotoxicity and the imposex effect? | there is a growing body of evidence that indicates common environmental pollutants are capable of disrupting reproductive and developmental processes by interfering with the actions of endogenous hormones. many reports of endocrine disruption describe changes in the normal development of organs and tissues that are consistent with genetic damage, and recent studies confirm that many chemicals classified to have hormone-modulating effects also possess carcinogenic and mutagenic potential. to date ... | 2006 | 16818242 |