Obesity is the most common malnutrition of pet animals. Risk factors include the pet's age, gender, activity level, owner attitudes toward obesity, and alterations in intrinsic and extrinsic controls of feeding behaviour and differences in resting metabolic rate. The power of clinical nutrition in veterinary practice can be expressed through careful client and pet evaluation and by dispensing proper advice on diet selection and feeding quantity. A weight management programme should be conducted under the direction of the professional veterinarian using scientifically formulated weight reduction diets and a programme of exercise deemed medically appropriate.
An unusual case of atlanto‐occipital instability resulted from traumatic disruption of the lateral atlanto‐occipital ligament and fracture dislocation of the dens in a 13‐month‐old male Basset Hound. Initial treatment was traction‐immobilization splintage followed by decompressive dorsal laminectomy of the atlas. Wiring the wing of the atlas to the base of the occipital condyle provided lateral, rotational and dorsoventral stability of the atlanto‐occipital articulation.
Photodynamic treatment of solid tumors results in the occlusion of blood vessels in the treated tissue. We hypothesize that this process is triggered by the release of one or more clotting factors from the photodamaged endothelial cells.Experimental evidence is presented that immediately after photodynamic treatment, cultured endothelial cells start releasing clotting factors into the medium in a dose range of minimal cytotoxicity.
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