results the current study evaluated the zoonotic parasites, and their similarities and differences; it also expressed probable risk of transmission of some zoonotic parasites from dogs to man and vice versa, how to interact with dogs, the important role of this animal in the infection and prevention of zoonotic diseases, and how to cope with dogs in islam considering islamic narratives and trad...

background: mediterranean visceral leishmaniasis (mvl) is an infectious disease that affects both human and ani­mals. domestic dogs ( canis familiaris ) are principal reservoir hosts of mvl caused by leishmania infantum . dogs are definitive hosts for neospora caninum and a risk factor for infecting intermediate hosts. the immunosuppression caused by visceral leishmaniasis (vl) can promote the ...

Prophylactic gastropexy is a procedure that prevents the occurrence of a life threatening condition known as gastric dilation and volvulus (GDV) in dogs. The objective of this study was to compare incisional, belt loop and minimally invasive endoscopically assisted gastropexy by evaluating different parameters such as surgical time, length of scar and score of pain in dogs. Twenty-one healthy, ...

Background: Colonoscopy is the preferred procedure for diagnosis of large-bowel diseases in dogs. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is the most commonly used laxative for colonic cleansing. Senna has been used in traditional medicine as a laxative and an aid to treat constipation. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of senna as an alternative or adjunct to polyethylene glycol s...

background: the north eastern region in india is endemic for canine heartworm disease but in clinics accurate diagnosis is some times difficult. the aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of occult infections for heartworm disease in canine in two geographical regions of north eastern india. methods : a total of 782 numbers of three categories of dogs namely, working dogs of m...

Nowadays, neoplasms have become the common surgical affections encountered in pet population, especially dogs. Skin are most neoplasm observed dogs, followed by mammary neoplasms. Most of may exhibit metastatic and paraneoplastic changes distant sites other than primary tumor sites, mainly thorax. The present study investigated evaluation radiographically evident cardio-pulmonary, thorax twenty...

the aim of the study was to describe the urinary electrophoretic pattern of dogs with heartworm disease.urine samples from 15 heartworm-infected and 15 healthy dogs were taken. urinary specific gravity, urinaryprotein concentration and the urine protein/creatinine (u p/c) ratio were determined. urine proteins werefractionated using sds-page. results showed statistically significant differences ...

two male dogs at the age of 3 and 5 months of doberman pinscher and german shepherd breeds were referred to the veterinary hospital of ahvaz university with clinical signs of depression, vomiting, haemorrhagic diarrhoea, profound dehydration, fever and anorexia. the affected dogs had not the history of vaccination. concurrent infection of canine parvovirus and coronavirus was detected in dogs b...

this study was performed to detect cultivable canine gastric helicobacter-like organisms (ghlo’s) and to evaluate their sensitivity to common antibiotics in two groups of naturally infected dogs (pets and stray dogs). gastric samples were taken from the body and antrum of 30 pets and 30 stray dogs. from each part of canine gastric mucosa, four gastroscopic samples were used for impression smear...