Microsporidial keratopathy in two dogs.

A microsporidial keratopathy is described in two dogs. Both dogs presented with a unilateral stromal keratopathy characterized by multifocal coalescing opacities, and the diagnosis was made on histopathologic examination of keratectomy specimens. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded corneal tissue was performed in one dog, and the morphologic features were consistent with Nosema species infection.

The prevalence of neuromuscular disease in the paediatric population in Yorkshire, UK; variation by ethnicity and deprivation status.

Aim: Previous studies suggest a higher prevalence of neurological disease within certain ethnic communities, but have not specifically considered neuromuscular diseases (NMDs). The aim of this study was to calculate the prevalence and relationship of NMDs to ethnicity and deprivation status.

Method: We undertook a retrospective case-note review of those younger than 16 years with a confirmed diagnosis of NMD in a single centre in Yorkshire in 2010.

Parotid duct transposition in dogs: a retrospective review of 92 eyes from 1999 to 2009.

Objective:   The aim of this study was to perform a retrospective review of parotid duct transposition (PDT) in the dog to determine the rate and nature of complications, the success and failure rates and to evaluate owner satisfaction.

Methods:   Medical records of 56 dogs (92 eyes) that underwent PDT and subsequent follow-up by a veterinary ophthalmologist were reviewed. Forty owners (40 dogs/66 eyes) were contacted by telephone and 37 owners (37 dogs/60 eyes) also completed a visual analog scale questionnaire.

A cohort study of children and young people with progressive neuromuscular disorders: clinical and demographic profiles and changing patterns of referral for palliative care.

Background: Progressive neuromuscular disease in children is life limiting and these children and young people would benefit from palliative care services, but data are limited on the number and demography of these children.

Aim: To describe the clinical and demographic profile of children referred to a Children's hospice in the UK with progressive neuromuscular disease.

Setting/participants: All children and young people with progressive neuromuscular disorders referred to Martin House Children's Hospice between 1987 and 2010.

Efficacy of lamellar resection, cryotherapy, and adjunctive grafting for the treatment of canine limbal melanoma.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and complication rate of partial lamellar resection followed by cryotherapy for the management of canine limbal melanoma.

Animals Studied: Fourteen dogs with unilateral canine limbal melanoma which were managed surgically by partial lamellar resection, cryotherapy (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane) and an adjunctive graft procedure.

Methods: The clinical records of dogs treated between June 1998 and June 2008 were reviewed.