Tritrichomonas foetus causes chronic large-bowel diarrhoea in cats, complicated not only by its chronicity but for its difficulty to treat, with few registered or effective products available, subsequently resulting in ronidazole frequently used off-label. The extent of T. foetus resistance to...
Author(s)
Rush, G. M.; Šlapeta, J.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Veterinary Parasitology, 2021, 300,
Antimicrobials are widely used in veterinary medicine, so criteria are needed when prescribing these drugs in order to avoid bacterial resistance, which has become a major concern for both human health and veterinary medicine, due to its indiscriminate use. A technique widely used in routine is the ...
Author(s)
Chicuti, M. M.; Paier, G. G. S.; Senhorello, I. L. S.
Publisher
Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Câmpus de Jaboticabal, UNESP, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Citation
Ars Veterinaria, 2022, 38, 3, pp 139-148
Ever since their discovery, antimicrobials have helped in controlling and treating infections in both humans and animals. The control of infectious diseases is endangered by the rise of microorganisms that are resistant to this group of drugs. Limited availability of authorized veterinary drugs...
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Tomanic, D. Z.; Kovačević, Z. R.; Stojanovic, D. M.; Belić, B. M.; Stojanac, N. S.; Stančić, I. B.; Galić, I. M.
Publisher
Matica Srpska, Novi Sad, Serbia
Citation
Matica Srpska Journal for Natural Sciences, 2021, 141, pp 95-105
The study's objective was to describe a case of a 2-year-old mixed-breed male cat with Haw's syndrome who had been castrated and was also found to have Giardia sp. Case: The Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Jata admitted and treated a 2-year-old male mixed-breed cat who had...
Author(s)
Mendonça, A. P.; Silva, T. F.; Moraes, R. S. de; Amaral, A. V. C.; Souza Ramos, D. G. de
Publisher
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Veterinária, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation
Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2022, 50, (Suppl 1): 781,
Bacterial meningitis in dogs and cats is a rare disease associated with a high lethality rate. The spectrum of causative bacteria includes a diverse set of gram positive, gram negative and anaerobic species. Currently, no veterinary medicinal product is approved for this indication in these species ...
Author(s)
Hertzsch, R.; Richter, A.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022, 8, January,
In this study, we investigated the presence of oral Trichomonas in the dental plaque of dogs and cats using phase contrast microscopy, and examined the effect of metronidazole treatment in the positive cases. Dental plaque obtained from 65 dogs (average age 7.8 years) and 38 cats (average age 7...
Author(s)
Sakata, Y.; Wang PaoLi
Publisher
Japan Veterinary Medical Association, Tokyo, Japan
Citation
Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association, 2017, 70, 4, pp 229-234
A 9-month-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat presented 2 weeks after castration with a 48 h history of acute-onset lateral recumbency and severe hindlimb rigidity. Physical examination findings included hyperthermia, tachypnoea, hindlimb rigidity and a healed orchidectomy site. Neurological...
Author(s)
Danciu, C. G.; Milgram, J.; Ober, C. A.; Tăbăran, F. A.; Demény, H.; Chai, O.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2022, 8, 1,
Neurotoxicity is a recognised adverse effect of metronidazole, an antimicrobial used in cats and dogs to treat a variety of conditions. By doing this module you will: Be aware of how metronidazole neurotoxicity can present in practice. Understand what is known about the relationship between ...
Publisher
Mixolydian Publications Limited, Winchester, UK
Citation
Veterinary Prescriber, 2018, No.September, pp unpaginated
Background: Tritrichomonas foetus is recently found to be one of the causes of chronic diarrhea in domestic cats but there is no report of feline intestinal trichomoniasis in Iran. Case description: A 9 months female domestic short-haired cat was referred to our hospital with a history of chronic...
Author(s)
Cheraghi, B.; Vafaei, R.; Nassiri, S. M.
Publisher
Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Citation
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research, 2021, 22, 3, pp 248-250
Obligate anaerobic bacteria (OAB) are commensals of many body sites in animals. However, OAB can also behave as opportunistic pathogens. There is a paucity of veterinary literature on the role of OAB in dogs and cats with only a low number of specific surveys on this topic, the majority of Which...
Publisher
Sveriges Veterinärförbund, Stockholm, Sweden
Citation
Svensk Veterinärtidning, 2022, 74, 7, pp 20-25