Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and complication rate of partial lamellar resection followed by cryotherapy for the management of canine limbal melanoma. Animals studied: Fourteen dogs with unilateral canine limbal melanoma which were managed surgically by partial lamellar resection,...

A 6-year-old, female terrier dog was presented with a history of excessive lacrimation, photophobia, decreased appetite, weight gain, hair loss, lethargy, and mental dullness. Clinical examinations revealed comedones, seborrhea, thickening, and hyperpigmentation of the skin. Conjunctival...

Objective: To describe concurrent ophthalmic diseases in dogs with retrobulbar cellulitis and abscessation. Materials and Methods: Retrospective analysis of clinical records of dogs with retrobulbar inflammation. Results: Forty-one dogs were diagnosed with retrobulbar inflammation; of these, 23...

This report describes the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and histopathologic features of oculodermal melanocytosis in a young dog. A 3-year-old male neutered Labrador Retriever presented with conjunctival and scleral hyperpigmentation of the right eye, with concurrent ipsilateral cutaneous...

A family of five privately owned rough collie dogs was referred for corneal lipidosis and also suffered from hypercholesterolaemia. The hypercholesterolaemia was characterised by an increase in the alpha-2 high density lipoprotein-1 band and was due to an increase in the cholesterol content of the...

Aim: The study was carried out to understand the thyroid dysfunction and its association with dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs. Materials and Methods: The study was done at Teaching Veterinary Hospital, Bhoiguda, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad for four years, i.e., from 2008 to 2011. Atotal ...

Hypothyroidism is the most common endocrine disorder in dogs. The present paper puts on record various ailments associated with primary hypothyroidism caused by thyroxine (T₄) deficiency and peripheral disorders in euthyroid dogs, which mimic hypothyroidism. The study undertaken on 10,172 dogs...

Three conditions of the cornea in the dog are described and illustrated; a form of corneal dystrophy (central/paracentral lipid dystrophy, lipidosis, lipoidosis, cholesterolosis), degeneration (fatty and calcareous degeneration) and infiltration (arcus lipoides corneae, anterior embryotoxon,...

A total of 389 beagles from three locations in Korea were studied to determine the incidence of spontaneous ophthalmic disease [date not given]. The average prevalence of ophthalmic disease was 19.3%. Cataract was the most common condition (7.5%), followed by corneal scar (2.1%), retinal...