Objective: To compare the prevalence rates and severity of acquired urinary incontinence (AUI) between dogs spayed with laparoscopic and open laparotomy approaches. Study design: Retrospective matched-pair cohort study. Animals: In total, 1285 privately owned dogs spayed >5 years previously were...

Background: Surgical sterilization of stray dogs is the most widely used technique to control stray dog population. Although ovariectomy is an effective technique for elective sterilization of female dogs, most stray dog population control programs generally utilize ovariohysterectomy for spaying...

This study was designed to investigate feasibility of canine ovariectomy using laparoscopy under local conditions of Pakistan, in comparison with conventional open surgery method. Twelve adult, clinically healthy bitches were randomly divided into equal groups. Animals of group A were subjected to...

Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis is a rare and not well-recognized disease in veterinary medicine. A 14-month-old female intact mixed-breed dog was diagnosed with sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) at the age of 5 months after a routine work-up including biopsies from an exploratory...

Objective: To describe pet owner preferences within the veterinary community when choosing operative techniques for canine spay. Study Design: Prospective survey. Sample Population: 1234 respondents from 5 veterinary university teaching hospitals in North America. Methods: An electronic survey was...

The present study was carried out to evaluate the biomarkers of oxidative stress and antioxidant activity in female dogs undergoing laparoscopic and open elective ovariectomy at Bihar Veterinary College, Patna in 2016-17. Twenty healthy animals were randomly divided into four groups, viz. A, B, C...

Available research suggests ovariectomy by laparoscopy leads to a more positive recovery following surgery due to reduced pain and smaller reductions in activity levels postoperatively when compared to open ovariectomy. Offering laparoscopic ovariectomy for routine spays of cats and dogs may be...

The aim of this retrospective study and owner survey was to record the postoperative complication rate, pain score and owners' satisfaction rates of single portal laparoscopic ovariectomy in dogs using an operating laparoscope and to compare our results with data in the veterinary literature on...

Background: Injury or inflammation to the animal body resulted in the initiation of the acute-phase response (APR). Many plasma proteins increase in concentration in response to inflammatory stimuli, but C- reactive protein is considered as the most suitable markers due to their rapid and...

Objectives: To investigate whether dogs undergoing laparoscopic ovariectomy might have a lower overall and wound-healing complication rate than those undergoing an open surgical approach. Materials and methods: A retrospective study of dogs that underwent laparascopic or open surgical ovariectomy...