Serum Ionized Calcium Concentrations in Breeding Bitches Over Time in Relation to Mastitis, Metritis and Dystocia in a Guide Dog Population. [PDF]
Serum ionized calcium concentrations were measured at breeding, pre‐whelping, immediately postpartum, and at weaning timeframes in a population of breeding bitches. Overall, ionized calcium was not associated with the incidence of mastitis, metritis or dystocia, but clinical signs of hypocalcemia were associated with ionized calcium concentrations ...
Ahmed AK, Cheong SH, Kelleman AA.
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Clinical, bacteriological, and histopathological aspects of endotoxic pyometra in bitches [PDF]
The object of this study was to compare the histopathologic change in uterus as well as the findings of clinical and bacteriological of twenty-four bitches with pyometra.
Mürşide Ayşe DEMİREL +5 more
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Risk factors associated with mammary tumors in female dogs [PDF]
: Mammary tumors in female dogs are the most frequent and corresponds to half of the canine tumors. The objectives of this study were to determine the risk factors associated with the occurrence of mammary tumors in female dogs and to evaluate the ...
Thaisa R. Santos +7 more
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Canine pseudopregnancy: an evaluation of prevalence and current treatment protocols in the UK [PDF]
Background: There is a dearth of literature on pseudopregnancy in the bitch, with only a few treatment-based studies published since the 1990s. Pseudopregnancy may be under-recognised in bitches and may account for a proportion of behavioural cases ...
A Bastan +38 more
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Accuracy and precision guidelines for optimal breeding time in bitches using in-house progesterone measurement compared with chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay [PDF]
Background and Aim: The concentration of serum progesterone is commonly used to determine the optimal mating time in bitches, and to diagnose reproductive-related abnormalities.
Nutnaree Kunanusont +2 more
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Canine dystocia in 50 UK first-opinion emergency-care veterinary practices: prevalence and risk factors [PDF]
Dystocia can represent a major welfare issue for dogs of certain breeds and morphologies. First-opinion emergency-care veterinary caseloads represent a useful data resource for epidemiological research because dystocia can often result in emergency ...
Boag, A K +6 more
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Advocacy for quantitative progesterone assay in the breeding management of bitches
Peripheral progesterone titers characterizing the reproductive cycle of the bitch are fairly well-documented in literature. Progesterone titers obtained via fluorescence-immunoassay technique at different points to the appearance-of-bloody-vulva ...
Oreoluwa Raymond Akinbote +6 more
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Evaluation of the relationship between lactate dehydrogenase, complete blood count and some serum biochemical parameters in bitches with pyometra [PDF]
Aim: Objectives of this study were to evaluate serum biochemistry and complete blood parameters in bitches with pyometra and to determine the relationship between lactate dehydrogenase and these parameters.
Kübra Karakaş Alkan +5 more
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A retrospective study of bitches with pyometra, medically treated with aglepristone [PDF]
Pyometra is a common and life-threatening disease of intact bitches caused by hormonal influence of the uterus in combination with bacterial infection.
Ros, Linnea +2 more
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Comparison of different tools for pain assessment following ovariohysterectomy in bitches [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Accurate identifying and assessment of the degree of pain that the animal is suffering can be a challenge, and, control of painful condition is becoming an increasingly important part of veterinary medicine. OBJECTIVES: This study was carried
Fereidoon Saberi Afshar +5 more
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