Received: Revised: Accepted: June 19, 2014 July 28, 2014 September 25, 2014 This case report provides the first description of foetal anasarca, from prenatal diagnosis to neonatal treatment, in two English Bulldog puppies. Anasarca affected 2 out of 3 puppies of the same litter. The dam was a 3 year-old primipara and was ultrasonographically monitored during pregnancy. The diagnosis of foetal a...

Maturational changes in behavior, and the possible influence of the puppy-raising environment on behavioral development, were investigated in a total sample of 978 prospective guide dogs belonging to four different breeds/crosses. All dogs belonged to the same guide dog organization, and had been exposed to similar early environmental influences prior to being assigned to puppy-raising househol...

There are no published studies that consider the experiences of guide dog puppy raisers. As these people are volunteers, their continued willingness to participate in the training of dogs for assisting the vision impaired and blind is essential for the viability of guide dog schools around the world. Using a qualitative, longitudinal methodology, data were collected from nine guide dog puppy ra...

ABST RACT The case report describes a Border collie puppy diagnosed with trapped neutrophil syndrome (TNS), an autosomal recessive inherited neutropenia. The report describes the clinical presentation, the course of the disease and diagnosis. Chronologically it appeared that that vaccination may have been a potential initiating factor in instigating the TNS in the puppy. The puppy also develope...

A 5-month old puppy with muco-cutaneous lesions in the chin, around lips and eyes was examined physically and microscopically for leishmaniasis. Muco-cutaneous lesions containing a large number of amastigotes of Leishmania spp. were observed. Amastigotes were also detected in liver and spleen of the puppy. The animal was positive with Dipstick rK39 kit and high level of anti-Leishmania antibodi...

ABST RACT The case report describes a Border collie puppy diagnosed with trapped neutrophil syndrome (TNS), an autosomal recessive inherited neutropenia. The report describes the clinical presentation, the course of the disease and diagnosis. Chronologically it appeared that that vaccination may have been a potential initiating factor in instigating the TNS in the puppy. The puppy also develope...

OBJECTIVE The goal was to assess stress reactions in young children during and after war and the effects of a new brief intervention. METHODS Two separate studies were conducted. In study I, we assessed war exposure and stress reactions of 74 children (2-7 years of age) in a sheltered camp during the second Israel-Lebanon war (July to August 2006). Their exposure to war experiences and their ...

a 5-month old puppy with muco-cutaneous lesions in the chin, around lips and eyes was exam­ined physically and microscopically for leishmaniasis. muco-cutaneous lesions containing a large num­ber of amastigotes of leishmania spp. were observed . amastigotes were also detected in liver and spleen of the puppy. the animal was positive with dipstick rk39 kit and high level of anti- leishmania anti...

In August 2004, a case of rabies was diagnosed in a puppy that had been illegally imported from Morocco to Bordeaux (France). Because a great number of people and animals were thought to have come into contact with the puppy, extensive tracing measures were implemented, and an international alert was launched to trace and treat the contacts at risk. One hundred and eighty seven people received ...