Infection in Rabbits (): Data from an International Survey of Exotic and Small Animal Veterinarians.

In 2022-2023, the first survey of clinicians regarding infection of rabbits was undertaken. The purpose was to assess the current worldwide knowledge of clinicians regarding influence of breed and age, clinical presentations, use of various diagnostic tools, and treatment regimens and to explore how responses may differ by geographic location. Identifying mostly as exotic animal clinicians, 339 respondents participated, with nearly half from the United States and the remainder from 35 other countries.

Comparative fluorophotometric evaluation of the ocular surface retention time of cross-linked and linear hyaluronic acid ocular eye drops on healthy dogs.

Purpose: Evaluate and compare the retention time on the canine ocular surface of crosslinked hyaluronic acid (X-HA), linear hyaluronic acid (L-HA) and saline solution using fluorescent compounds (fluorescein sodium salt, Alexa Fluor 488 cadaverine and Alexa Fluor 488 maleimide).

Methods: 0.9% saline solution (SAL) was combined with fluorescein sodium salt.

Supplemental vibrissal extensions as an alternative to improve the tactile sensitivity of blind dogs - a preliminary approach investigation.

Objective: This preliminary study suggests a way to artificially extend vibrissae of blind dogs to assist ambulation and avoiding facial contact with obstacles.

Procedures: Fourteen irreversibly blind dogs had 5-6 mystacial vibrissae on each side of the face supplementally extended by attaching carefully chosen adult pig hairs to them and were subjected to a maze test before and after the procedure. In three of these dogs the test was repeated one more time after all the extensions had fallen off.