Electrolyte disturbances occur in both human and veterinary endurance athletes; however, hypernatraemia is poorly documented in dogs. To further explore electrolyte changes in canine endurance athletes, we collected blood from two teams of dogs (n=16) participating in the mid-distance (336 km)...

Sertoli cell tumours are one of the most common canine testicular neoplasia. These tumours are significantly more likely to arise in cryptorchid dogs and are often functional, oestrogen-secreting tumours which can lead to fatal myelotoxicity. The goal of this study was to describe the outcome of ...

We aimed to evaluate the effects of an herbal source of choline on the coefficients of total tract apparent digestibility (CTTAD), diet palatability, fecal characteristics, blood variables, liver morphology, and cardiac function of dogs. Sixteen adult dogs were randomly assigned to two groups (n =...

Purpose: To evaluate whole blood chloride concentration and hospital-acquired AKI in hospitalized canine patients. Secondary outcome measures included the volume-adjusted chloride load, in-hospital mortality and length of ICU stay. Patients and Methods: This is a prospective, observational study....

24 Labrador obese dogs were selected based on their body condition score and body weight. The animals were randomly divided into four treatment groups with six animals in each treatment. T1 was kept as control and fed with normal diet (AAFCO, 2014) andT2, T3, T4 were fed with high-protein...

Potassium bromide (KBr) is an antiepileptic drug used widely for seizure control in dogs. Diets with high chloride content have been shown to decrease serum bromide concentrations in dogs. However, the relationship between dietary chloride intake and serum bromide concentrations currently remains...

Choline chloride is used to provide choline in dog foods; however, in other domestic species, it has been replaced with a polyherbal containing phosphatidylcholine. A polyherbal containing Achyrantes aspera, Trachyspermum ammi, Citrullus colocynthis, Andrographis paniculata, and Azadirachta indica...

OBJECTIVE: To assess agreement between 2 benchtop blood gas analyzers developed by 1 manufacturer (BGA 1 and BGA 2 [a newer model with reduced maintenance requirements]) and a reference chemistry analyzer for measurement of electrolyte (sodium, chloride, and potassium) in blood samples from dogs....

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine whether heparinized saline (HS) would be more effective in maintaining the patency of central venous catheters (CVCs) in dogs compared to 0.9% sodium chloride. This was a prospective randomized blinded study conducted at a University Veterinary ...

The present study assessed and compared the effects of hypotonic enteral electrolyte solutions administered by nasoesophageal tube in continuous flow in dogs submitted to water restriction on packed cell volume; total serum protein and serum osmolarity concentrations; blood volume; plasma glucose...