A ceratite superficial crônica é uma doença corneana inflamatória e progressiva que afeta cães, podendo levar à cegueira. É mais comum em algumas raças, entre elas o Pastor Alemão. exposição a raios ultravioleta altitudes elevadas parece estar relacionada ao desenvolvimento da doença. Os sinais clínicos incluem proliferação fibrosa no limbo temporal, vasos avançando direção córnea central pigme...

In order to assess the influence of breed on the vertebral heart scale (VHS) of dogs, the VHS was measured and compared in left to right (LL) and right to left lateral (RL) views. For all dogs (n=56), the mean VHS on the RL radiographs [9.7 vertebra (v)] was significantly larger than the mean VHS on the LL radiographs (9.6 v) (p=0.047). Doberman dogs had higher mean values of the VHS in LL (9.9...

Ill Four similar cases of avulsion of the extensor digitorum longus muscle in large breed dogs are described. Diagnosis was made after a radiological examination of the stifle joint and in each case the avulsed fragment was successfully retained in position using lag screws. INTRODUCTION The extensor digitorum longus muscle of the dog arises on the lateral condyle of the distal femur, traverses...

Myxomas of the joints are extremely rare in domestic animals, only four cases, all in dogs, having been reported previously. This paper describes a myxoma originating from the synovium of the right radiocarpal joint of a mature female Dobermann pinscher with right front limb lameness. The tumour was excised surgically and no recurrence was detected during a 2-year follow-up period. Immunohistoc...

Mutations in human Exostosin genes (EXTs) confer a disease called Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) that affects 1 in 50,000 among the general population. Patients with HME have a short stature and develop osteochondromas during childhood. Here we show that two zebrafish mutants, dackel (dak) and pinscher (pic), have cartilage defects that strongly resemble those seen in HME patients. We have...