The study presents the latest findings on the basic characteristics of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which has been circulating in the human population since the end of 2019 and caused a severe pandemic. The virus belongs to the family Coronaviuridae and the order Nidovirales, and this group of...

The primary objective of the 2019 Shelter Heartworm Management Practices Survey was to identify the current practices employed for the prevention, diagnosis, and management of heartworm disease in animal shelters. Survey questions were developed to collect the information of interest for dogs,...

Clinical demodicosis is rare in the ferret, and in other species this condition is commonly associated with concurrent immunosuppression. A 4-year-old ferret was examined for alopecia of the face and tail. Skin scrapings of the face and otic cerumen preparations revealed the presence of a large...

This paper discusses the different handling techniques during emergencies and in cases of illnes in various pets such as rabbits, guineapigs, rodents, hamsters, ferrets, ornamental fishes, doves/pigeons, lizards, and reptiles.

Multitudes of disease symptoms are considered as the reason for mistakes in diagnosing and treatment of sarcoptic scabies caused by Sarcoptes scabiei mites. Clinical signs in dogs are outlined, i.e. the incubation period, recognizing pruritus (scratching, friction biting and licking) at the initial ...

The article describes suspected adverse drug reactions in horse, cattle, goat, alpaca and swine reported by Swedish veterinarians during 2011. In coming articles the adverse reactions reported in dog, cat, ferret, rabbit and hamster will be described. The total number of reports was 325. Most...

Dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis is observed in ferrets in regions where this haemoparasite is rife in dogs, including the southern United States, French Guiana, Reunion, New Caledonia and Polynesia. In France, D. immitis is a common parasite of dogs in the Provence, Côte d'Azur,...

In 2009, five active pharmaceutical ingredients were released on the German market for small animals. Those are the analgesic Buprenorphin (Buprenovet®), the cytostatic Masitinib (Masivet®), the antiepileptic Phenobarbital (Phenoleptil®) and the cyclooxygenase-2-inhibitors Mavacoxib (Trocoxil®) and ...

Of 100 pet ferrets examined between October 1996 and July 1997, 61 had ear mites in the external auditory meatus. In the 40 in a treatment trial, 10 were untreated controls, 10 were given ivermectin tablets (Cardomec) orally at 0.2 mg/kg body weight, 10 were infected s.c. at 0.2 mg/kg (Ivomec...