Four dogs with disseminated aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus terreus were treated with oral itraconazole for 190 to 1095 days. Infection was eliminated in 1 dog. Two dogs were treated for 1000 and 1095 days but were eventually euthanased 572 and 485 days after treatment was stopped. At necropsy both dogs had widespread aspergillosis. The fourth dog was euthanased for other reasons after 190 days of treatment when it was showing a good clinical response although there was radiographic evidence that the disease was progressing.
Feline calicivirus was isolated from eight often cats with chronic stomatitis but not from 10 healthy cats kept under similar conditions. Tests for feline leukaemia viral antigen failed to detect evidence of this infection. The age of affected cats ranged from 1.5 to 11 years with a mean of 5.7 years. Treatment with corticosteroids, megestrol acetate and tooth extraction resulted in clinical improvement but in some cases the condition recurred when treatment was finished.
Collar-worn deterrents reduce predation by cats while collar-mounted ID enhances return of lost animals. A perception that collars are hazardous limits adoption. We defined cases as 'collar incidents' (cat snagged its collar or caught a paw), 'collar injuries' (veterinary treatment needed for a collar incident), and 'collar deaths' (cat died), before integrating data from veterinarians, owners from the general public and 30 owners from a welfare society. Despite biases associated with components independently, together they indicated that collar injuries or deaths are rare.One hundred and seven veterinarians interviewed recalled one collar injury/2.3 years. At one practice over three years only 0.33% of 4460 cat cases were collar injuries, while 35 180 cat cases at four clinics during August and November 2011 included none. The 63 owners from the general public reported only one collar injury and no deaths in a lifetime of ownership, although 27% experienced collar incidents. In contrast, 22% reported cats needing treatment following road accidents, 53% reported cats needing treatment for fighting injuries and 62% had owned cats killed on the road. Most (62%) 40 of the 55 respondents from the cat welfare society had experienced a collar incident, but only two cats needed treatment. One died. In contrast, 31% and 58% reported cats needing treatment for road accidents and fighting respectively, and 41% had owned cats killed on the road. Fighting and road accidents are greater hazards to roaming cats than collars, which offer the compensatory benefits of mounting predation deterrents and ID 45 tags.Keywords: animal welfare, cat collar, Felis catus, pet cats, urban wildlife, wildlife One drawback to the wider use of collar-mounted predation deterrents is a perception that cats wearing collars risk significant injury from snagging on objects or catching 90 paws or teeth in the collar (Lord et al 2010). This view may also reduce the use of collarworn ID tags that facilitate the return of lost animals (Lord et al 2010 problems may be exaggerated and that more detailed study of their incidence is warranted. A logical first step is to determine the risk associated with collars, after which the risks of collars plus predation deterrents can be investigated. It would also be 105 valuable for reassuring owners uncertain whether or not to fit their cats with collarmounted ID tags.This study assessed the incidence of mishaps involving cat collars and perceptions of the safety of different collar designs in an Australian suburban context, using an integrated 110 data analysis approach based on the experiences of veterinarians, a cross-section of owners from the wider community and owners who were members of a cat welfare society. We also collected data from the same sources on the incidence of fighting injuries and road accident trauma to place the collar data in the context of other hazards to free-roaming cats in suburbia. Although each component has its own potential biases, 115 by integrating them in one comprehensive stud...
A B S T R A C TThe composition of urinary calculi was determined in 110 cases of canine urolithiasis and it was found that phosphate was the main constituent in 44% of cases, oxalate in 32 %, cytsine in 22 % and urate in 2 %.Magnesium ammonium phosphate calculi were frequently found in female dogs while in male animals calculi composed of calcium salts or cystine were common.The mean age of dogs with calculi composed of magnesium ammonium phosphate was 6 years while for calcium calculi the mean age was 8-6 years and for cystine calculi 4.9 years.Recurrence of urolithiasis was studied in sixty dogs and further calculi were found in thirty-two animals when examined radiographically although only nineteen of these showed clinical signs.Recurrent calculi developed in 75% of cases where the calculi were composed of calcium or cystine but in only 30% of cases with magnesium ammonium phosphate. The recurrent stones usually had a similar composition to the initial calculi.
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