Extensive burn lesions require fast and appropriate management. At the systemic level, adequate fluid therapy should be implemented to manage dehydration, hypoproteinaemia, anaemia, electrolyte disorders and shock. Special attention should be given to pain, superinfections and organs such as the...

Hyaluronic acid (also known as hyaluronan or hyaluronate) is naturally found in many tissues and fluids, but more abundantly in articular cartilage and synovial fluid (SF). Hyaluronic acid (HA) content varies widely in different joints and species. HA is a non-sulfated, naturally occurring...

Burns and dog-bite wounds can be superficial or extensive, involving muscle, bone, and vital organs. Bullet wounds may penetrate deeper tissues causing injury far from the point of entry. Burns that cover a large surface area result in substantial losses of fluids and electrolytes. Medications...

This latest issue of the Veterinary Annual covers a wide range of topics and the editors indicate in their preface that the importance of veterinary science to public health is reflected in the contents. There are 15 papers on small animals covering such topics as nutritional management of...

The number of fresh outbreaks during the year was eight and the mortality 798 head, as compared with five and 374, respectively, during the previous year. Eleven farms regarded as infected at the beginning of the year were released from quarantine, no case of the disease having occurred on any of...