This study was conducted to induce and evaluate irreversible hepatic fibrosis in dogs by surgical closure of the major duodenal orifice. The study was performed on six healthy local adult dogs. Irreversible hepatic fibrosis was surgically induced in all animals by surgical closure of major duodenal ...

Fava bean, which is available in high- and low-tannin varieties, is not an approved pet food ingredient and was not included in the "assumed to be safe" category based on its ability to cause favism and hemolytic anemia in susceptible humans. The effects of 7-day feeding of test canine diets...

Introduction: Electrical cardioversion is a therapeutic procedure used to convert various types of arrhythmias back to sinus rhythm. It is used to restore the sinus rhythm in dogs with atrial fibrillation. The effect of the electrical energy used during cardioversion on red blood cells (RBC) is not ...

Background: Sampling from a peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) might be a more efficient and less traumatic collection of blood for serum biochemistry (SB) or CBC than direct venipuncture (DV). Agreement between results of samples obtained by these methods has not been evaluated in dogs....

Trypanosomes are widely distributed extra erythrocytic protozoan of animals. We reported a Trypanosomes infection from the blood of a bulldog. An 18 months old male was presented in the Pet Hospital of RCVetS, Lahore, Pakistan with a history of anorexia, emaciation, and pyrexia. Clinical...

Idiopathic primary fibrillation in dogs has become increasingly common in veterinary medicine. One of the most common methods for stopping this disease is electrical atrial cardioversion. The effect of electrical energy used in cardioversion on red blood cells has not been fully studied. Similar...

The present prospective randomized experimental study was designed to determine the effects of doxapram on haematological, serum biochemical and antioxidant status in dogs after propofol anaesthesia. Twenty-four healthy male mixed breed dogs, aged 1-2 years, weighing 20.4 ± 2.6 kg was studied. Each ...

Rangelia vitalii infects erythrocytes, leukocytes and endothelial cells of dogs. The present study aimed to report the molecular detection confirmed by sequencing of R. vitalii in the state of Paraná, as well as describe the clinical, hematological and biochemical alterations of the infected dogs....

Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a unique form of functional and potentially reversible renal failure secondary to liver diseases. It occurs typically in kidneys that are histologically normal. In this study, the hepatorenal syndrome was observed in a model of extrahepatic biliary stasis. Seven mature ...

Background: Capillaria hepatica is a nematode, zoonotic, with worldwide distribution. The main hosts are rodents, nevertheless other mammals can be affected. Although the parasite has high affinity for the liver, it rarely causes a hepatic disease in domestic animals and humans. The diagnosis is...