Objective: To identify clinical characteristics, bacterial isolates, and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in a prospective study of dogs presenting with suspected bacterial keratitis to aid selection of appropriate therapy. Animals: Seventy-one client-owned dogs presenting to two...

In the present study bacteriological examination was carried out on 85 superficial skin swab collected from different breeds of dogs suffering from superficial to deep pyoderma. Eight different species of bacteria were isolated from the 85 infected skin swabs. Mixed infection of Gram +ve and Gram...

Objectives: To provide baseline data on patterns of antimicrobial usage in dogs and cats through the analysis of data stored in electronic practice management systems. Methods: Clinical data from 11 first opinion veterinary practices were extracted for the year 2007. Descriptive statistical...

The work has involved the exposure of the techniques, materials and medicines used in surgery and after surgery for multiple injuries caused by dogs in two groups of sheep of the Association of Livestock Health Protection "The Eagle I" Acehuche (Cáceres). Wounds were reconstructed in 27 sheep,...

A six year old male German Shepherd dog was referred to the École Vétérinaire de Lyon (France) with a case of bilateral epiphora, cheilitis and dermatitis of the scrotum. Three weeks previously the dog had been seen by its veterinarian for treatment of bilateral epiphora and facial pruritis. No...

A six month old Persian kitten was presented for consultation having suffered from recurrent hyperthermia and bilateral uveitis since the age of four months. The kitten was vaccinated and worm treated and lived in an apartment with no other cats. Despite treatment with clindamycin and a ...

The various stages of ear mite infestation in cats and dogs caused by Otodectes cynotis are described and treatments, including the use of Canaural [containing framycetin], are suggested.

89 cats and 38 dogs naturally infested with the ear mite (Otodectes cynotis) were randomly allocated into 2 treatment groups. One group was treated with a product containing miconazole nitrate, polymyxin B sulfate and prednisolone acetate, the other with a combination of diethanolamine fusidate, ...

Clinical tests were carried out to investigate the claim that a preparation (Canaural) containing diethanolamine fusidate, framycetin sulfate, nystatin and prednisolone (none of which is an acaricide) was effective against ear infestations by Otodectes cynotis (Her.). Cats and dogs were treated...