Veterinární medicína, 2023 (vol. 68), issue 7
Indications for the removal of implants after fracture healing: A comparison between human and veterinary medicineReview
M Candela Andrade, I De Rus Aznar, M Brunnberg, P Slunsky
Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(7):259-270 | DOI: 10.17221/52/2023-VETMED
Indications for implant removal after fracture healing are still under debate in both human and veterinary medicine. Although hardware removal is a common procedure, it should not be undertaken lightly. Intra and post-operative complications are common and a thorough evaluation of the risks and benefits should be performed. This review aimed to collect and summarise published data on the indications for implant removal in small animals, compare the collected data with human and equine medicine, and investigate the existence of guidelines for this purpose. There is no international consensual agreement for implant removal after fracture healing, neither...
Therapeutic potential of natural products and antibiotics against bovine mastitis pathogen of cows and buffaloesOriginal Paper
W Khan, SA Khan, FA Khan, S Khan, I Ullah, A Shah, I Uddin, S Khan, H Khan, MN Uddin, F Akbar, N Qayum
Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(7):271-280 | DOI: 10.17221/80/2022-VETMED
The present study aims to evaluate the prevalence and antimicrobial sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus associated with bovine mastitis to selected antibiotics and plant extracts. In the current study, 140 milk samples were collected from cows and buffaloes. Among the 140 samples, 93 samples were positive for sub-clinical mastitis based on the California Mastitis Test (CMT). Out of the total positive samples, 45 were confirmed for S. aureus on a Mannitol salt agar media. The antimicrobial susceptibility test revealed that 44.82% of the isolates were resistant to cefoxitin (oxacillin) confirming methicillin-resistant S. aureus...
Reliability of using Wood’s lamp by shelter personnel to diagnose Microsporum canis in catsOriginal Paper
K Mrazkova, J Konvalinova, I Bedanova
Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(7):281-286 | DOI: 10.17221/32/2023-VETMED
Optimising diagnostic methods in shelters so that they are as economical as possible for the shelter is especially important because shelters often have a significant lack of funds and so usually do not carry out preventive screening of cats. Dermatophyte fungi spread quickly and can infect shelter staff. The aim of our work was to identify the occurrence of Microsporum canis in shelter cats. It aimed to determine the prevalence of M. canis in cats at the selected shelter and compare the efficiency of detection using a Wood’s lamp and culturing on Sabouraud’s agar. All cats present in the shelter at the time of the...
Effect of GnRH agonist (deslorelin) on reproductive activity in captive female veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus)Original Paper
E Cermakova, Z Knotkova, D Boruvka, M Skoric, Z Knotek
Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(7):287-292 | DOI: 10.17221/31/2023-VETMED
Eighteen 5 months old veiled chameleon females (Chamaeleo calyptratus) were used in the study. Seven females received subcutaneous implants with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH) deslorelin acetate whereas eleven females were used as control animals without any implants. Females were kept in five terraria, in groups of four females (in 3 terraria) and groups of three females (in 2 terraria), respectively. A minimum of one female with GnRH implants was present in each terrarium. They were kept under standard husbandry conditions. Females of both groups (females with GnRH and controls, respectively) were monitored for three years....
Clinical infection of Brucella canis in a companion dog with discospondylitis in the Republic of KoreaCase Report
JH Seo, YI Oh, SH Kim, KW Seo, BJ Kang
Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(7):293-298 | DOI: 10.17221/37/2023-VETMED
A 2-year-old, spayed female, Bichon Frise dog was presented with reluctance to exercise, back pain, and frequent sitting down. Multiple osteolysis, periosteal proliferation, and sclerosis of the vertebral endplates of T11–13 were observed in the radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. The bacterial culture of the urine specimen, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the blood, and the antibody tests were positive for Brucella canis. Accordingly, discospondylitis caused by B. canis was diagnosed and doxycycline was administered. The clinical signs resolved and the culture and PCR results were negative afterwards....