RESUMO As proteínas de fase aguda (PFA) apresentam concentrações séricas alteradas mediante processos infecciosos, ABSTRACT Acute phase proteins (APPs) are serum proteins whose concentrations change after infectious and infl ammatory disease, and cancer. The aims of this study were to evaluate changes in APPs concentration and to correlate these fi ndings with histological classifi cation and WBC in female dogs with mammary tumors. APPs were studied in 45 female dogs with mammary tumor distributed in the following groups: benign (n=13), malignant without tumor ulceration (n=24), and malignant with tumor ulceration (n=8). SDS-polyacrylamide gel (SDS-PAGE) electrophoresis was used to measure APPs concentrations (albumin, ceruloplasmin, transferrin, haptoglobinHp,

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Objective This study aimed to evaluate angle values in maximal flexion and extension; the passive range of motion (PROM) of the shoulder, elbow, carpal, hip, stifle and tarsus; and the carpal abduction and adduction of chondrodystrophic (CD) and non-chondrodystrophic (NCD) dogs of different sizes. Study Design Goniometric evaluation was performed in triplicate using a universal goniometer. CD dogs were categorized into miniature, small, medium, large and giant sizes, whereas NCD dogs were allocated to small- and medium-size groups. Hence, each of the seven subgroups comprised 11 clinically healthy dogs. For data analysis, the Levene test was used to evaluate homoscedasticity. The means of each joint angle with the means in each group as well as the PROM between the CD and NCD groups was compared by the Student's t-test; meanwhile, the means of the joint angles and ROM among the sizes were compared by analysis of variance, followed by the Tukey test. In those cases, when no homogeneity variance was observed, the Bonferroni test was used. In every case, p ≤ 0.05 was considered significant. Results The articular angles and PROM differed according to the dog size and type, that is, CD or NCD. Conclusion The goniometric values and PROM of dogs depend on the joint type, dog size and chondrodystrophy status. Further studies are necessary to increase the accuracy of the results and to establish the predominant factors governing the differences discovered.

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Relata-se o caso de um cão, três meses de idade, que apresentava hiperextensão da articulação tibiotársica bilateral. A alteração havia sido observada a partir dos dois meses de idade pelos tutores, que recorreram ao tratamento conservativo um mês depois. Com base no exame físico e anamnese, deu-se início ao tratamento de fisioterapia para analgesia e fortalecimento muscular, além do uso imediato de órteses (Ortocane®) para estabilização da articulação do tarso. O paciente teve recuperação da anatomia do membro pélvico esquerdo após três meses de tratamento e passeios diários com seus tutores. Logo em seguida ficou três meses sem fisioterapia, e o paciente retornou à clínica, pois estava sem apoiar o membro pélvico esquerdo, com impotência funcional. Após voltar as sessões de fisioterapia e o uso da órtese 6 horas por dia, o paciente voltou a deambular normalmente.