Implications of hypocobalaminemia as a negative prognostic marker in juvenile dogs with parvovirus enteritis.

Introduction: Canine Parvovirus 2 (CPV-2) infection poses a significant global health risk to susceptible dogs. Hypocobalaminemia, defined as reduced serum cobalamin (CBL) concentrations, is a recognized complication in chronic enteropathies in adult dogs but remains poorly understood in the context of acute enteropathies, especially in young dogs. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and severity of hypocobalaminemia in young dogs with parvovirus enteritis and evaluation of CBL as a predictor of outcome.

Characteristics of canine nasal discharge related to intranasal diseases: a retrospective study of 105 cases.

Objectives: To compare characteristics of nasal discharge caused by different intranasal aetiologies in dogs.

Methods: Medical records of 105 dogs with nasal discharge due to intranasal disease were retrospectively reviewed with special focus on composition, severity, duration and localisation of discharge. On the basis of diagnostic findings, cases were classified into different disease groups and characteristics of discharge were compared between groups.

Hyaluronic acid concentrations in synovial fluid of dogs with different stages of osteoarthritis.

To compare hyaluronic acid (HA) concentrations measured in synovial fluid (SF) of joints with different stages of canine secondary osteoarthritis (OA), clinical-orthopedic, radiographic, macroscopic intra-operative and SF findings of 49 joints were assessed. The sum of single findings was correlated to HA concentrations measured by a commercially available ELISA. Joints were categorized into three OA-groups: non-osteoarthritic, mildly osteoarthritic, and severely osteoarthritic.

Evaluation of a point-of-care test for canine C-reactive protein.

Background: In veterinary medicine, there is increasing interest in measuring C-reactive protein (CRP) as a tool for diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory diseases. Reported CRP concentrations for healthy dogs have ranged from 0 to 8.9 mg/L.