Biochemical, functional, and histopathologic characterization of lomustine-induced liver injury in dogs.

Objective: To characterize the biochemical, functional, and histopathologic changes associated with lomustine-induced liver injury in dogs.

Animals: I0 healthy purpose-bred sexually intact female hounds.

Procedures: Dogs were randomly assigned to receive lomustine (approx 75 mg/m, PO, q 21 d for 5 doses) alone (n = 5) or with prednisone (approx 1.

Opportunistic Fungal Infections in Small Animals.

Opportunistic fungal infections have long been recognized as rare causes of disease in immunocompetent dogs and cats. Recently, the escalating use of multiagent immunosuppression protocols (especially those that include cyclosporine) has resulted in an increased number of patients with opportunistic fungal infection encountered by small animal practitioners and has altered the typical case phenotype. Based on histologic and cytologic features such as pigmentation, hyphal diameter, and distribution in tissue, these opportunistic mycoses can be placed into categories such as phaeohyphomycosis, hyalohyphomycosis, and eumycotic mycetoma.

An anatomy precourse enhances student learning in veterinary anatomy.

Veterinary anatomy is often a source of trepidation for many students. Currently professional veterinary programs, similar to medical curricula, within the United States have no admission requirements for anatomy as a prerequisite course. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the impact of a week-long precourse in veterinary anatomy on both objective student performance and subjective student perceptions of the precourse educational methods.

A descriptive analysis of personality and gender at the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine.

The goals of this study were to explore the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator profile and gender differences of Louisiana State University veterinary students. A 12-year composite sample (N = 935) revealed that the personality profile was different from the published US population norm, but similar to the bimodal ESTJ-ISTJ profile found in Louisiana medical students. Significant gender differences were found among six of the 16 types.

American association of feline practitioners. Senior care guidelines.

Background: Cats are the most popular pet in the United States and much of Northern Europe. Although 78% of owners consider their cats to be family members, many cats, particularly seniors, do not receive appropriate preventive care. One of the main obstacles to owner compliance is the lack of a clear recommendation by the veterinary team.

Forecasting veterinary school admission probabilities for undergraduate student profiles.

Increased competition for veterinary school admission has created a need to determine whether individual students are likely to be successful candidates for veterinary school admission early in their undergraduate careers. Students invest considerable time and money in pre-veterinary courses of study, hoping for acceptance into professional veterinary school. A forecasting model was developed to predict the likelihood of students with particular characteristics gaining acceptance.

Update on antifungal therapy.

Fungal pathogens are becoming increasingly important for human and small animal medicine. This article highlights many standards-of-care and new agents for treatment of these pathogens for small animals and people.