A two-year-old male German shepherd dog was admitted to Shahid Bahonar Veterinary Hospital with clinical signs that included lethargy, anorexia, vomiting, abdominal pain and dehydration. Physical examination revealed nothing significant. Routine paraclinical tests only revealed a stress leukogram. Radiography revealed a mass in the stomach. Whilst performing a laparotomy, the surgeon observed a...

The Suppurative prostatitis can arise at any age, but is more common in older dogs with benign prostatic hyparplasia, and uncommon in castrated dogs due to prostatic atrophy. The present case was Suppurative prostatitis in a German shepherd. A detailed clinical examination including per rectal digital examination of prostate, prostatic fluid cytology, clinichaemato biochemical evaluation and ul...

OBJECTIVE Dog bites cause an estimated 585,000 injuries resulting in the need for medical attention yearly and children are the most frequent victims. This study sought to determine dog-specific factors independently associated with a dog biting a nonhousehold member. METHODS A matched case-control design comprising 178 pairs of dogs was used. Cases were selected from dogs reported to Denver ...

During the period of Anatolian Seljuks, a great importance was given to the urban development as the economic, political or military centers with a synthesis of Islamic, Turkish, Byzantine and Persian cultures. Special care was taken of the introduction of public services, especially the health services that have never been neglected. Seljuks have considered medicine of utmost importance and ha...

Leydig cell tumor as a sex-cord stromal tumor is a relatively uncommon ovarian tumorin bitch. A 10-year-old female German Shepherd dog was presented because of protrusion of a large tumor-like mass of 16 × 14 × 7 cm in dimensions from her vagina. After stabilization of the patient, the mass was removed surgically and concurrent ovariohysterectomy was also performed. Macroscopically, the healthy...

A 15 month old German shepherd dog was presented with a history of chronic vomitions, anorexia, dehydration and loss of condition. Physical examination revealed a hard palpable object in mid abdominal region and lateral abdominal radiograph revealed a radiolucent foreign body with moderate distension of intestinal loops. Emergency exploratory enterotomy was performed and maize corn was retrieve...

Vulvovaginectomy and neo-urethrostomy were performed in a 9-year-old German shepherd dog following a diagnosis of infiltrative vulvar and vestibulovaginal haemangiosarcoma. The dog was presented for intermittent vulvar haemorrhage over a 3-month period. On examination the vulva and vestibulovagina were distended and firm. Vaginal discharge and fine needle aspiration cytology detected anaplastic...