Development of a behaviour‐based scale to measure acute pain in dogsVeterinary Record - Tập 148 Số 17 - Trang 525-531 - 2001
Lynne Louise Holton, Patricia Pawson, A. Nolan, Jacqueline Reid, Eileen Scott
A composite scale for assessing pain in dogs in a hospital setting has been developed on the basis of observations of their behaviour. Initially, 279 words and expressions suggested by 69 veterinary surgeons were reduced into 47 words and expressions which were allocated into seven behaviour categories: demeanour and response to people, posture, mobility, activity, response to touch, atten...... hiện toàn bộ
Zoonotic bacteria and parasites found in raw meat‐based diets for cats and dogsVeterinary Record - Tập 182 Số 2 - Trang 50-50 - 2018
F.P.J. van Bree, G.C.A.M. Bokken, Robin Mineur, Frits Franssen, Marieke Opsteegh, Joke W. B. van der Giessen, Len J.A. Lipman, Paul Overgaauw
Feeding raw meat‐based diets (RMBDs) to companion animals has become increasingly popular. Since these diets may be contaminated with bacteria and parasites, they may pose a risk to both animal and human health. The purpose of this study was to test for the presence of zoonotic bacterial and parasitic pathogens in Dutch commercial RMBDs. We analysed 35 commercial frozen RMBDs from eight di...... hiện toàn bộ
Prevalence of radiographic signs of degenerative joint disease in a hospital population of catsVeterinary Record - Tập 157 Số 25 - Trang 793-799 - 2005
S. P. Clarke, D. J. Mellor, Dylan Clements, Toby Gemmill, M. Farrell, S. Carmichael, David Bennett
The prevalence of radiographic signs of degenerative joint disease (including appendicular osteoarthritis) among a hospital population of 218 cats was 33·9 per cent (74 cats), and the prevalence of signs of appendicular joint osteoarthritis was 16·5 per cent (36 cats). Half of the cases of appendicular joint osteoarthritis had no apparent radiographic or historical cause, and clinical sign...... hiện toàn bộ