Computed tomography findings in a cohort of 169 dogs with elbow dysplasia - a retrospective study.

Background: Canine elbow dysplasia (CED) is a complex developmental skeletal disorder associated with a number of pathological conditions within the cubital joint. Because CED is a heritable disease, it is important to identify and remove the affected animals from breeding. The first objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of medial coronoid process disease (MCPD) without (MCD) or with (FMCP) fragmented medial coronoid process, osteochondrosis (OC) and/or osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), ununited anconeal process (UAP), radio-ulnar incongruence (INC R-U) and humero-ulnar incongruence (INC H-U) in dogs with the use of CT imaging.

Bacterial Diversity in Feline Conjunctiva Based on 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis: A Pilot Study.

Changes in the microbial populations in the conjunctival sacs of animals have traditionally been evaluated using conventional microbiology techniques. The goal of this study was to examine the suitability of a methodology which may reveal a previously unknown microbiome inhabiting feline conjunctival membranes. In the present study, we determined the microbial diversity in feline conjunctivas based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis.

Collateral sprouting axons of end-to-side nerve coaptation in the avulsion of ventral branches of the C5-C6 spinal nerves in the brachial plexus.

Introduction: This study assessed the collateral sprouting in avulsion of the ventral branches of the C5 and C6 spinal nerves treated by coaptation of these nerves to the C7 spinal nerve on the brachial plexus of rabbits.

Material And Methods: Thirty-six New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into four groups: end-to-side coaptation (ESN) (n = 12), side-to-side coaptation (SSN) (n = 12), direct neurorrhaphy (end-to-end) (EEN) (n = 6) and no coaptation (n = 6). The operations were performed on the left brachial plexus.

Morphological and immunohistological characteristics of follicular-compact thyroid carcinoma in dog.

The case of a 14-year-old mongrel dog with a thyroid tumor treated by thyreoidectomy is described. The resected tumor was subjected to a detailed morphological and immunohistochemical analysis utilizing antibodies directed against thyroglobulin, calcitonin, chromogranin A, cytokeratin 19, thyroid transcription factor-1, CD31, Ki-67 and minichromosome maintenance protein 3. Expression level of the above mentioned antigens allowed to characterize the resected tumor as thyroid follicular-compact carcinoma.

Felid herpesvirus 1 (FHV 1) carriers among urban breeding facilities in Wroclaw (Poland).

The prevalence of Felid herpesvirus 1 (FHV 1) carriers among closed, one-cat breeding facilities in the urban environment of Wrocław city between 2011-2013 was investigated. A probe-based real-time PCR was used to detect FHV 1 DNA in conjunctival swab extracts. Of the 67 breeding cats investigated 14 animals (20.