Canine ocular onchocerciasis in New Mexico: Risk factors for disease.

Objective: To determine whether dogs are at variable risk of developing canine ocular onchocerciasis based on coat color or size, factors that may influence feeding behavior of the putative vectors of Onchocerca lupi¸ the filarial nematode parasite causing this disease.

Animals Studied: One hundred twenty-five client-owned dogs diagnosed with confirmed or suspected onchocerciasis. 1255 dogs without signs of this disease were utilized for comparison.

Comparison of bacterial culture results collected via direct corneal ulcer vs conjunctival fornix sampling in canine eyes with presumed bacterial ulcerative keratitis.

Objective: To compare aerobic bacterial culture results between samples obtained from the corneal ulcer versus lower conjunctival fornix in eyes with presumed bacterial ulcerative keratitis.

Animals Studied: Fifty five client-owned dogs diagnosed with ulcerative keratitis.

Procedures: Ophthalmic examinations were performed on each dog including slit-lamp biomicroscopy and indirect ophthalmoscopy.

Cofactors associated with Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration Syndrome: 151 dogs within a reference population.

Objective: To determine factors associated with sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome (SARDS) diagnosed within one referral population.

Animals Studied: 151 dogs diagnosed with SARDS.

Procedures: Breed, age, sex, and body weight were compared between dogs with electroretinogram-confirmed SARDS and dogs presented to the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (UCD-VMTH) from 1991 to 2014.