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Veterinary Sciences, Volume 8, Issue 2

February 2021 - 23 articles

Cover Story: Snake envenomation of domestic dogs is common and often fatal, but clinical signs, as well as the diagnostic procedures and treatments, are poorly described. Of 230 cases, detailed case data were provided from 20 dogs; 65.0% were envenomated during daytime, with collapse and paresis being the most common signs. Clinical signs were the sole diagnostic modality utilised in 30.0% of cases. Activated clotting time was the most common diagnostic procedure, while snake venom detection kits were only used in 15.0% of cases. About 82.4% of the dogs treated with antivenom recovered, whereas only 33.3% of the dogs not treated with antivenom recovered. Overall, veterinarians relied frequently on medical history, clinical signs, and diagnostic tests other than the SVDK and thus, most likely, administered snake envenomation treatment based on their clinical experience. View this paper.
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Articles (23)

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,091 Views
10 Pages

Predictors of Fatal Pulmonary Haemorrhage in Dogs Affected by Leptospirosis Approaching Haemodialysis

  • Ilaria Lippi,
  • Caterina Puccinelli,
  • Francesca Perondi,
  • Gianila Ceccherini,
  • Alessio Pierini,
  • Veronica Marchetti and
  • Simonetta Citi

8 February 2021

A retrospective case control study, which aimed to evaluate potential clinical, laboratory and imaging predictors of fatal pulmonary haemorrhage in dogs with Leptospirosis submitted to haemodialysis. The study population was divided in two groups acc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,485 Views
13 Pages

Isolation and Characterization of Feline Wharton’s Jelly-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

  • Min-Soo Seo,
  • Kyung-Ku Kang,
  • Se-Kyung Oh,
  • Soo-Eun Sung,
  • Kil-Soo Kim,
  • Young-Sam Kwon and
  • Sungho Yun

7 February 2021

Wharton’s jelly is a well-known mesenchymal stem cell source in many species, including humans. However, there have been no reports confirming the presence of mesenchymal stem cells in Wharton’s jelly in cats. The purpose of this study was to isolate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,510 Views
14 Pages

31 January 2021

Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) is a noninvasive sonographic method of acquiring and quantifying myocardial velocities. This technique is used in human and small animal medicine to diagnose cardiac diseases. Using this technique, we evaluated the longit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,875 Views
11 Pages

Outcome in Cats with Acute Onset of Severe Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Injury Following Physical Rehabilitation

  • Antonella Gallucci,
  • Ludovica Dragone,
  • Tania Al Kafaji,
  • Marika Menchetti,
  • Sara Del Magno and
  • Gualtiero Gandini

29 January 2021

The literature is lacking data concerning the prognosis in cats suffering from naturally occurring acute onset of thoracolumbar (TL) spinal cord injury that are undergoing rehabilitation therapy. Therefore, we investigated the effect of physical reha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,336 Views
7 Pages

Serum Total Thyroxine Evaluation in Critically Ill Feline Patients

  • Eleonora Gori,
  • Alessio Pierini,
  • Erica Bartolomeo,
  • Gianila Ceccherini,
  • Anna Pasquini and
  • Veronica Marchetti

27 January 2021

This retrospective case control study compared serum total thyroxine (tT4) concentrations in hospitalized critical cats (CCs) and non-hospitalized cats with non-thyroidal chronic diseases (chronic group, CG) and evaluated the relationship between the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,842 Views
11 Pages

Comparison of Fat Harvested from Flank and Falciform Regions for Stem Cell Therapy in Dogs

  • Alexandra Jifcovici,
  • Miguel A. Solano,
  • Noel Fitzpatrick,
  • Laurent Findji,
  • Gordon Blunn and
  • Anita Sanghani-Kerai

25 January 2021

Background: Adipose tissue has recently gained attention as a source of mesenchymal stem cells (AdMSCs) for applications in treating degenerative joint disease in veterinary patients. This study aimed to quantify the stromal vascular fractions (SVFs)...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,743 Views
11 Pages

25 January 2021

The purpose of this review is to determine the state of the art of the mode of action and potential applications of fluorescence photobiomodulation in veterinary medicine. After a summary of the assets that have led the translation of such light-base...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,313 Views
32 Pages

A Scoping Review of Viral Diseases in African Ungulates

  • Hendrik Swanepoel,
  • Jan Crafford and
  • Melvyn Quan

22 January 2021

(1) Background: Viral diseases are important as they can cause significant clinical disease in both wild and domestic animals, as well as in humans. They also make up a large proportion of emerging infectious diseases. (2) Methods: A scoping review o...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
13,022 Views
14 Pages

21 January 2021

Trichuriasis is the clinical disease of animals infected with the parasite of the genus Trichuris. This review attempts to present information on Trichuris spp. infestation in neo-tropical rodents that are utilized for meat consumption by humans. Neo...

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Vet. Sci. - ISSN 2306-7381