A 5-year-old castrated male Labrador Retriever was presented to a referring veterinarian for a swelling in the neck region. Based on the results of histopathology, a carotid body tumor, was diagnosed. The dog was referred to a medical imaging unit for further staging and follow up. This report describes the magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomographic (CT) appearance of a carotid body tumor.

Small animal practitioners are frequently asked to diagnose, treat, and prevent the causes of infectious tracheobronchitis in dogs. “Kennel cough” is a term used to describe a moderatelyto highly-infectious respiratory condition spread in boarding kennels, shelters, and ‘doggy day care’ facilities. A loud, moist or dry, annoying cough often accompanies the contagious condition, potentially affe...

Ensuring that a cow is effectively pregnant after an insemination is a key element in the management of dairy farms. Currently, the most common pregnancy diagnosis methods are echography and transrectal palpation which have to be done by a veterinarian or another qualified person between 30 and 90 days after the insemination date. Those methods present a certain cost, might be risky and have a ...

This article discusses issues relevant to recent efforts to increase veterinary reporting of cases of animal mistreatment in the USA. These issues include mandatory vs. voluntary reporting, client confidentiality obligations, the legal definitions of animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect in state laws, ethical conflicts between a veterinarian's obligations to animals and clients, perceived vs. rea...

Wael Khamas1*, Mohamed Al-Tikriti2, Mohanad Albayati3, Suzana Tkalcic1 and Curtis Eng4 1College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766, USA 2College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766, USA 3Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Veterinar...

Anaesthesia in patients with cardiac disease often poses a challenge for the veterinarian. Due to cardiovascular dysfunction, these patients have an increased anaesthetic risk. This review article summarizes the most important pathological alterations with cardiac disorders in dogs and cats and their relevance for the anaesthetist. Pre-anaesthetic evaluation, premedication, induction and mainte...

This is a case report concerning a veterinarian who spilled detomidine and butorphanol on dermatitic hands while sedating a horse. This resulted in acute poisoning from which the patient spontaneously recovered with supportive management. Veterinarians often suffer from occupational dermatitis and handle strong sedatives with no gloves while working around unpredictable animals. Thus, this grou...

Mike came from a farming background in the north of England and spent much of his childhood on the family farm during World War II (1939– 1945). This was before the days of full mechanisations and he can claim to have ploughed with horses and harvested cereals for threshing by steam power. His mother harboured ideas of having a "blood and guts" veterinarian in the family but a career in agricul...

Directive 2010/63/EU was adopted in September 2010 by the European Parliament and Council, and became effective in January 2013. It replaces Directive 86/609/EEC and introduces new requirements for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. In particular, it requires that establishments that breed, supply or use laboratory animals have a designated veterinarian (DV) with expertise ...