PURPOSE Bartonella henselae is the causal agent of cat scratch disease and one variation in its presentation is Leber neuroretinitis. The unilateral presence of exudation as a macular star and papilledema represent its most common presentation. METHODS Observational case report. A 7-year-old girl presented a sudden decrease of visual acuity and bilateral macular exudation (macular star) as we...

Domestic cats are an important part of many Americans' lives, but effective control of the 60-100 million feral cats living throughout the country remains problematic. Although trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) programmes are growing in popularity as alternatives to euthanizing feral cats, their ability to adequately address disease threats and population growth within managed cat colonies is...

The term otitis externa does not refer to a specific disease process but literally to an inflammation of the external ear canal. The prevalence in the dog has been reported to be between 10 and 20 percent, although in more tropical climates the prevalence is 50% or more. The incidence in the cat is less and reported to be approximately 2 to 10 percent. Otitis externa has multiple causes includi...

Ginseng botanicals are increasingly used as complementary or alternative medicines for a variety of cardiovascular diseases, yet little is known about their cellular actions in cardiac muscle. Electromechanical alternans (EMA) is a proarrhythmic cardiac abnormality that results from disturbances of intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis. This study sought to determine whether a purified ginsenoside e...

The genomes of hundreds of dogs have been sequenced, and the genomes of pedigreed and non-pedigreed cats are in the pipeline via the 99 Lives Cat Genome Sequencing Initiative. 1 Most veterinary colleges teach genetics in their core curriculum. But why should a feline practitioner care about genetics? We now live in age where everything " is in our DNA " , whether you're a Sony high definition T...

Psoriasis is one of the skin’s chronic inflammatory diseases. etiology isn’t exactly known. Recently, it has been suggested that imbalances in oxidant-antioxidant status happening because increase reactive oxygen species production (ROS) and/or deficient function regarding antioxidant system might be included psoriasis pathogenesis. The major goal to evaluate defense patients experiencing and o...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated by normal metabolic processes or from exogenous insults and chemical agents. They are capable of damaging essential biomolecules and accelerating cancer, cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative diseases. In the present study, the antioxidant role of Terminalia chebula aqueous extract was evaluated against age-related oxidative stress in heart ...

Background Sensitization to cat and/or dog allergens during childhood represents a risk factor for the development of allergic diseases later in life. Objective The study investigated association patterns sensitization and allergen components with clinical symptoms allergy these furry animals among cat-sensitized children. Methods children were evaluated presence bronchial asthma, atopic dermat...