The bacterial meningoencephalitis is a neurological disorder that affects dogs and cats, and develops on migration of bacteria from infectious focus, near or far from the central nervous system through the bloodstream, breaking the hemato-encephalic barrier and reaching the brain and meninges. in...

Little advancement has been made over the years in defining normal canine reproductive tract microbiota. Existing survey data were obtained using the practical, but flawed, culture-based technique. Many of our clinical decisions pertaining to canine vagina are impacted by vaginal culture swab...

Canine herpesvirus-1 (CHV-1) is recognized to be enzootic in the dog population with a widespread distribution. This pathogen leads to a lethal generalized illness in newborn puppies and is associated with reproductive disorders. CHV-1 should be considered as an important pathogen of neonatal death ...

and its variable etiology and different severities often make diagnosis problematic. The study consisted of comparing blood smears taken from 16 animals: 8 healthy bitches and 8 bitches with confirmed vaginitis. We analyzed the percentage of different types of white blood cells (leukogram) and...

The reproductive system of females is considered highly important for the survival of the species. The aim of this study is to report the care of a spayed adult female dog, diagnosed with bone structure in the vaginal canal, causing recurrent vaginitis and cystitis. The patient arrived for care...

The clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of vaginitis in a 7-year-old dog in France [date not given] are described.

Background: Rectovaginal fistula is a rare congenital disorder of dogs and cats that may occur with or without imperforate anus. The condition is characterized by a communication between the dorsal wall of the vagina and the ventral portion of the rectum, so that the vulva functions as a common...

A 6 yr old female spayed Chihuahua was presented for evaluation of intermittent vulvar discharge, stranguria, and vomiting. This dog had an ovariohysterectomy as a puppy and did not experience any evidence of estrous until 4.5 yr later. The owner had been using a topical hormone replacement therapy ...

Total or partial vulvo-vaginectomy or vaginectomy are not routinely performed due to the complexity of the techniques and because they are considered radical treatments. Little information can be found in the literature, as the same technique is often named in a different way by different authors,...

Vaginitis is a rare disease in adult female dogs. However, knowledge regarding this illness is important because, if secondary to reproductive tract anomalies that go uncorrected, it can cause ascending uterine infections and, consequently, subfertility or even infertility. Usually, these...