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Browsing Research Articles (Companion Animal Clinical Studies) by Issue Date
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Penzhorn, Barend Louis; Schoeman, Tanya; Jacobson, Linda S.
(Japanese Society of Veterinary Parasitology, 2006)
Babesia felis originally described from wild cats in the Sudan was subsequently incriminated as causing clinical disease
in domestic cats. Although babesiosis in domestic cats has been reported sporadically from various ...
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Van der Lugt, Jaco J.; Venter, I.
(Elsevier, 2007-02)
Toxicity of closantel, a halogenated salicylanilide anthelmintic, is described in 11 sheep and a goat, humanely killed 4–70 days after accidental overdosage. Status spongiosis of the cerebrum and cerebellum was present, ...
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Hoole, M.; Goddard, Amelia
(South African Veterinary Association, 2007-03)
Although snakebites are frequently seen in small animal practice in South Africa, boomslang (Dispholidus typus) bites are infrequent due to their shy habits. Boomslang venom is a potent procoagulent, causing a consumption ...
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Du Plessis, C.J.; Keller, Ninette; Millward, Ian Ralph
(Blackwell, 2007-05)
Spirocerca lupi is a nematode mainly affecting dogs but has been found in other animals, particularly carnivores. Anatomical areas of typical and aberrant migration vary. This report describes four cases of Spirocerca lupi ...
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Dvir, Eran; Elman, Anat; Simmons, Danielle; Shapiro, Israel; Duvdevani, Revital; Dahan, Arik; Hoffman, Amnon; Friedman, Jonathan E.
(Blackwell, 2007-06)
DP-155 is a lipid prodrug of indomethacin that comprises the latter conjugated to lecithin at position sn-2 via a 5-carbon length linker. It is cleaved by phospholipase A2 (PLA)2 to a greater extent than similar compounds ...
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Kirberger, Robert M.; Stander, Nerissa
(South African Veterinary Association, 2007-06)
In South Africa, 1919 canine elbow dysplasia grading evaluations were performed from 1999-2006. Of these 1827 were evaluated by the senior author and form the basis of this article. Each report recorded the breed, age, ...
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Koster, Liza Sally; Schoeman, Johan P.; Meltzer, David George Anton
(South African Veterinary Association, 2007-09)
Please refer to abstract in article
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Saulez, Montague Newton; Gummow, Bruce; Slovis, N.M.; Byars, T.D.; Frazer, M.; MacGillivray, K.; Bain, F.T.
(South African Veterinary Association, 2007-09)
Veterinary internists need to prognosticate patients quickly and accurately in a neonatal
intensive care unit (NICU). This may depend on laboratory data collected on admission, the
cost of hospitalisation, length of stay ...
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Kirberger, Robert M.; Zambelli, A.B. (Anthony Brett)
(Blackwell, 2007-09)
An 8-year-old neutered female Rhodesian Ridgeback developed acute, nonneurological right pelvic limb lameness. Femoral pulsation was poor, and oscillometric blood pressure measurements between the two pelvic limbs differed ...
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Furniss, C.; Carstens, Ann; Cilliers, I.
(South African Veterinary Association, 2007-09)
A 12-year-old, grey, crossbred pony mare was presented with a swelling in the neck over the area of the 2nd cervical vertebra (C2), which was found to be painful on palpation. The neck was held stiffly. Radiography of the ...
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Marais, Hendrik Johannes; Nel, P.; Bertschinger, Hendrik Jan; Schoeman, Johan P.; Zimmerman, D.
(South African Veterinary Association, 2007-09)
There are no reports in the literature describing any tumours, and specifically sarcoids, in zebras. The equine sarcoid, a locally aggressive, fibroblastic skin tumour, is the most common dermatological neoplasm reported ...
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Carstens, Ann; Kitshoff, Adriaan Mynhardt
(Blackwell, 2007-11)
No abstract available
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Schoeman, Johan P.; Herrtage, Michael E.
(South African Veterinary Association, 2007-12)
This prospective, cross-sectional, interventional study was designed to determine the association between the hormones of the pituitary-adrenal and pituitary-thyroid axes and other clinical parameters with the blood glucose ...
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Dzikiti, Tarisai Brighton; Chanaiwa, S.; Mponda, P.; Sigauke, C.; Dzikiti, Loveness Nyaradzo
(South African Veterinary Association, 2007-12)
The quality of induction of general anesthesia produced by ketamine and propofol, 2 of the most commonly used anaesthetic agents in cats, was assessed. Eighteen cats admitted for elective procedures were randomly assigned ...
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Cilliers, I.; Williams, June Heather; Carstens, Ann; Duncan, N.M. (Neil)
(South African Veterinary Association, 2008)
Four horses were presented to the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital with histories of facial asymmetry, nasal discharge or obstruction of normal nasal passage airflow. Radiographic examination of the maxillary ...
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Snyman, Leendert D.; Carstens, Ann; Schultz, R.A. (Rowena Anitra); Joubert, J.P.J.; Labuschagne, Leonie
(South African Veterinary Association, 2008)
Changes in the oesophageal diameter and function together with changes in body weight, feed intake and the cardiac pulmonary flow index were investigated during experimentally induced poisoning with Geigeria ornativa and ...
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Van der Merwe, Liesel Laura; Kirberger, Robert M.; Clift, Sarah Jane; Williams, Mark C.; Keller, Ninette; Naidoo, Vinny
(Elsevier, 2008)
Spirocercosis is a disease occurring predominantly in Canidae, caused by the nematode Spirocerca lupi. Typical clinical signs are regurgitation, vomiting and dyspnoea. The life-cycle involves an intermediate (coprophagous ...
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Schoeman, Johan P.; Herrtage, Michael E.
(Elsevier, 2008-02)
This prospective case-controlled study investigated the role of the pituitaryethyroidal axis in the prediction of mortality in dogs. Serum thyrotropin, thyroxine and free thyroxine were measured at admission and daily until ...
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Meyers, B.A. (Bruce Anthony); Schoeman, Johan P.; Goddard, Amelia; Picard, J.A.
(Elsevier, 2008-03)
Dog bite wounds are a common reason for dogs requiring veterinary care, but there is surprisingly little data on the bacteriology of bite wounds. A prospective study was performed on dogs with various grades of bite wound ...
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Rees, Philip; Schoeman, Johan P.
(Elsevier, 2008-03)
Hypoglycaemia has been identified as a life-threatening metabolic complication in almost 20% of severely ill dogs suffering from babesiosis due to Babesia canis rossi infection, and has been correlated with mortality. ...