A number of dog breeds suffer from welfare problems due to extreme phenotypes and high levels of inherited diseases but the popularity of such breeds is not declining. Using a survey of owners of two popular breeds with extreme physical features (French Bulldog and Chihuahua), one with a high load of inherited diseases not directly related to conformation (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel), and on...

INTRODUCTION Kennel facilities are commonly acknowledged as a stressful environment for many domestic dogs (Canis familiaris). One therapeutic measure used to reduce anxiety in dogs is dog appeasing pheromone (DAP), which has been found effective in reducing stress-related behaviours in a number of contexts. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES A pilot study was conducted to assess whether DAP would reduce fr...

OBJECTIVES This study focuses on the pattern of incidence, mechanisms, and circumstances of accident and injury in a series of pediatric patients who sustained dog bites. METHODS In our retrospective survey, the medical charts of all children who were younger than 17 years and sought medical attention after a dog bite between 1994 and 2003 were reviewed. To obtain the total number of each dog...

Geriatric and arthritic dogs have special rehabilitation needs. In these the functional status worsens because of progressive loss movement. Aging triggers changes in a wide variety tissues. The incidence severity chronic diseases increase over time. Animals that reach 75% predicted lifespan are defined as geriatric. aging process is affected by breed, genetics, nutrition, environment, other fa...

Background: Ticks are of great importance in transmission various canine tick borne diseases. Several characteristics ticks make them outstanding vectors pathogenic agents, the wide host range and slow feeding habit along with tendency to feed on several hosts during life cycle ensures ample opportunity acquire transmit pathogens. Methods: This study focuses status molecular detection haemopara...

Dogs are a major reservoir for zoonotic infections. Dogs transmit several viral and bacterial diseases to humans. Zoonotic diseases can be transmitted to human by infected saliva, aerosols, contaminated urine or feces and direct contact with the dog. Viral infections such as rabies and norovirus and bacterial infections including Pasteurella, Salmonella, Brucella, Yersinia enterocolitica, Campy...

On 28 October, 1993, a live, partially engorged, female black-legged tick was removed from a dog in Kenora, 50 km east of the Manitoba border. The dog had never been out of the town. The Kenora Veterinary Clinic submitted the tick to the Vector-borne Diseases Laboratory, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, for identification and spirochetal analysis and it ...

INTRODUCTION Dog bites in humans are a major public health problem. Globally, millions of people are bitten by dogs but most of the fatal cases occur in children. There is paucity of data on dog bite related diseases among Nigerian children. Objectives: to determine the pattern of dog bite injuries and associated health problems among children seen at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital. ...

Prion diseases (e.g. ‘mad cow’ disease in cattle, chronic wasting disease in deer and elk, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans) have been a major public health concern affecting humans and almost all animals. However, dogs are strongly resistant to prion diseases. Recently, through transgenic techniques, it was reported that the single (surface) residue D159 is sufficient to confer protection a...

Abstract Vaccine-based protection in populations that are vulnerable to infectious diseases represents a public good, whose successful attainment requires collective action. We investigated participation mass domestic dog vaccination against dog-mediated human rabies endemic Tanzania as prototypical example of these issues. employed advertising interventions, text messaging and/or engagement th...