Prostate is the only accessory sex gland in dog. During periods of sexual rest, prostatic fluid is continuously and constitutively secreted into the proximal urethra where a small amount flows antegrade to exert bactericidal effects and to prevent ascent of lower urinary tract bacteria. Pathologic...

Prostatitis represents the 28-38.5% of prostatic disorders, either in acute or chronic presentations, and it is the prostatic disorder most affecting male fertility. Bacterial illnesses of the reproductive tract are usually opportunistic and the presence of predisposing factors is essential for...

Acute prostatitis was diagnosed in 7 male dogs comprising of Spitz (2), Labrador (1), Irish Setter (1) and Doberman (3), aged between 4 and 15 years. Clinical, laboratory and ultrasonographic assessment confirmed the diagnosis. These dogs were treated with Ceftriaxone and Tazobactam combination @...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and its infectious complications, i,e. chronic prostatitis, are very prevalent diseases in the aging dog. Although biopsy offers the definitive diagnosis, ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (US-FNA) cytology is a safe and rapid tool for the presumptive...

In this study, two unusual presentations of canine prostatitis are described; in the first case a 10-years-old neutered Boxer dog was presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Extremadura with a complaint of anorexia, apathy and preputial discharge. In the second case, a...

The two most frequent prostatic diseases in dogs are benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostatitis. Prostatitis requires prolonged antibiotic treatment. In acute prostatitis, the blood-prostate barrier is broken, thus facilitating the penetration of antibiotics, whereas in chronic prostatitis, ...

An 11-year-old male intact Kromfohrländer dog was presented with vomiting, inappetence and progressive lethargy. Polypoid cystitis and acute prostatitis were suspected. Bacterial culture of the urine revealed a bacteriuria with Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Indiana (referred to as ...

Objective: Investigate the current antimicrobial prescribing patterns of veterinarians in Victoria for dogs and compare these results to patterns described 20 years ago. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to 1380 veterinarians in Victoria. The first section collected demographic information of...

Bartonella henselae is increasingly associated with a variety of pathological entities, which are often similar in dogs and human patients. Following an acute flea infestation, a dog developed an unusual clinical presentation for canine bartonellosis. Comprehensive medical, microbiological, and...

This case was aimed to report clinical, radiological, ultrasonographical and bacterial culture analysis results of a young dog with prostatomegaly. An 18-month-old age Anatolian shepherd dog undergoing treatment of chronic non-healing pressure wounds in hind leg was presented with a small amount of ...