Salmonellosis as a zoonotic disease in dogs is not fully understood, and various reports have pointed to the transmission of antibiotic-resistant salmonella from dogs to humans. The current study aimed to evaluate the serologic and bacteriologic prevalence of Salmonella spp. in stray dogs placed in animal shelters around Tehran, compare the results to those of asymptomatic dog...

to determine the seroprevalence of anti-neospora caninum and anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies indogs in iran and to investigate related risk factors to the infection, a study was conducted in chaharmahal vabakhtiari, isfahan and khoozestan provinces, locate in west central parts of iran. for this, 548 serum samples were collected from dogs during an 18 month period from july 2007 to february 2...

background: the purpose of this study was seroepidemiological and parasitological assessment of toxocara canis infection in children and dogs in zabol and chabahar, iran. methods: this study was a descriptive-analytic study with a simple random sampling of children under 14 yr old, referring to urban, rural, and tribal laboratories of zabol and chabahar, sistan and baluchestan province, iran in...

background: hydatidosis is a zoonotic disease of global prevalence. it causes considerable health problems and economic losses throughout the world, including iran. the objective of this study was to assess the current status of echinococco-sis/hydatidosis in the province of ilam (western iran). methods: from april to september 2011, 65 stray dogs were collected from urban and rural areas of il...

in order to find a reference values of intra ocular pressure (lop) in the normal male and tamale dogs on the basis of sizes ages, a research project were conducted. for this purpose, during one year (1992-1993), the lop of total 360 dogs (180 males and 180 females. either large of small sizes) refered to the small animal teaching hospital of tehran university were measured by shiotz tomometer. ...

Due to the lack of unequivocal scientific evidence, gonadectomy’s effects on dogs’ behavior are still debated. Since veterinarians differ in their opinion, there may be considerable diversity advice received by owners. This study aimed evaluate gonadectomy dog across time. Ninety-six owners (48 control dogs and 48 experimental dogs) were interviewed twice (T0 T1, nine months later) obtain infor...

Objective- To evaluate greater omentum as an autogenous free graft in enhancing bone healing.Design- Prospective descriptive trial.Animals- Ten mongrel adult dogs, 3 to 4 years old and weighing 25.2 to 31 kg, assigned into two equal experimental and control groups (5dogs/group), were used.Procedures- Mid-shaft osteotomy on right radius was followed by a partial omentectomy in all dogs. A 30x30 ...

  In order to determine prevalence of Echinoccocus and other intestinal helminths infection one hundred stray dogs were examined in Mashhad area, Khorasan province of Iran. Helminths were collected from intestinal contents obtained at the time necropsy. Ninety one percent of the dogs were infected by different helminths. The prevalence of Echinococcus granulosus was (22%). Eighteen (81%) of inf...

Dirofilariaimmitis, which is otherwise known as heartworm, is an important parasite in dogs and other carnivores. It lives in the right ventricle of the heart, the pulmonary artery and the posterior vena cava, and its microfilaria can be found in the peripheral circulation. This is the first report of Dirofilariaimmitis infection in stray dogs in Khuzestan, a province in South-Western Iran. Blo...

The present study was carried out to determine whether Helicobacter spp. infection in dogs could affect lesions caused by the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), aspirin and celecoxib. Thirty asymptomatic mixed-breed dogs were used for this study. Gastric biopsies were taken via gastroscopy and evaluated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid urease tests (RUT). Helicobacter s...