Dermatitis is a disease in the form of inflammation of the skin caused by a number of causative agents. Dogs with complex dermatitis experience hypoalbuminemia caused by lack of nutrition or protein metabolism disturbances in albumin formation due to disease agents. Trigona honey is known to...

Objectives: To assess the correlation between gallbladder wall thickness and serum/plasma albumin concentrations in dogs. Materials and Methods: Retrospective searches of digital medical record databases were conducted to identify dogs that had either severely low serum/plasma albumin concentration ...

Few routinely available biomarkers are clinically useful in assessing dogs with inflammatory protein-losing enteropathy caused by immunosuppressive-responsive enteropathy (IRE-PLE). Only the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been studied, while no information exists on the use of the albumin ...

According to the main Guidelines on canine heartworm disease (HWD) by the American and European Societies (i.e., AHS, ESDA, and ESCCAP), a correct diagnosis of Dirofilaria immitis infection should include the detection of circulating microfilariae in the whole blood and the adult antigens in serum...

Veterinary medicine has made tremendous progress for domestic dogs, which are irreplaceable family members enriching human life. Nevertheless, no adequate supply system exists for their blood products. This study examined the synthesis, structure, safety, and efficacy of...

Background: Proteinuria has been associated with progression of renal disease and increased morbidity and mortality in dogs and people. In people, proteinuria also has been associated with hypovitaminosis D. Little is known about the relationship between vitamin D metabolism and proteinuria in ...

Background: Dogs with protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) are at risk of developing a hypercoagulable state, but the prevalence of hypercoagulability in dogs with chronic enteropathies (CE) and normal serum albumin concentration is unknown. Hypothesis: Dogs with CE are predisposed to a hypercoagulable ...

Objectives: To identify if a significant increase in renal parameters occurred in dogs with lymphoma undergoing a CHOP-based chemotherapy protocol. Also whether prednisolone use influenced this and if any factors such as age impacted this result. Methods: Data obtained retrospectively from private...

Hepatic dysfunction is one of the most common causes of ascites in dog. An eight-year-old mix-breed bitch, weighing 6.25 kg, had abdominal distension for four months and had difficulty breathing. The results of the physical examination showed normal capillary refill time (CRT), body temperature...

To evaluate the interference of postprandial lipemia on blood gas parameters and to assess the acid-base status by the quantitative approach of the strong ion model blood samples of 15 healthy dogs were collected during fasting (0 h) and at one (1 h), three (3 h) and five (5 h) hours after the...