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Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Right Ventricular Thickness, Myocardial Visualization, and Fractional Area Change: The Impact of Contrast Agent and Transducer Selection

open access: yesVeterinary Radiology &Ultrasound, Volume 67, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Accurate assessment of right ventricular wall thickness, myocardial visualization, and chamber dimensions is crucial in veterinary cardiology but remains understudied in dogs. This prospective observational study evaluated 10 healthy beagle dogs to compare three echocardiographic approaches for assessing right ventricular parameters: sector ...
Yeonju Park   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Canine vector-borne diseases in India: a review of the literature and identification of existing knowledge gaps [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Despite the combination of favourable climate for parasites and vectors, and large populations of stray dogs, information concerning the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of canine vector-borne diseases in India is limited. However, with the country'
Puteri Azaziah Megat Abd Rani   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Effects of Oral Macrocyclic Lactone Heartworm Preventatives on Retinal Function and Chromatic Pupillary Light Reflex in Healthy Companion Dogs

open access: yesVeterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Determine the effect of oral macrocyclic lactone heartworm‐preventative medications on retinal function and chromatic pupillary light reflex (cPLR) in healthy dogs. Animals Studied Cross‐sectional retrospective: 60 dogs (n = 33 females) with heartworm medication administration status and electroretinogram (ERG) data available ...
Ryan G. Hopper   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Field clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of an oral formulation containing milbemycin oxime/praziquantel (Milbemax®, Novartis Animal Health) in the chemoprevention of the zoonotic canine infection by Dirofilaria repens [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Dirofilaria repens is the causative agent of subcutaneous dirofilariosis of dogs, other animals and humans. This nematode is transmitted by mosquitoes of Aedes, Anopheles and Culex genera.
Angela Di Cesare   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Dirofilaria immitis Infection and First Molecular Characterization in Domestic Dogs From Areas of Northwest Mexico

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Dirofilaria immitis is a parasitic nematode of veterinary importance and zoonotic risk that has been reported in central and southern states of México, as a parasite of domestic and wild dogs. However, in the northwestern area of the country, its presence and prevalence are unknown.
Julián A. García-Montes   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a multiplex qPCR-based approach for the diagnosis of Dirofilaria immitis, D. repens and Acanthocheilonema reconditum

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Dirofilaria immitis, D. repens and Acanthocheilonema reconditum are the main causative agents of zoonotic canine filariosis. Methods We developed a combined multiplex approach for filaria and Wolbachia detection using the 28S-based pan ...
Younes Laidoudi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ivermectin - old drug, new tricks? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Ivermectin is one of the most important drugs in veterinary and human medicine for the control of parasitic infection and was the joint focus of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, some 35 years after its remarkable discovery.
Devaney, Eileen   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Hypertrophic Osteopathy Associated With Intrathoracic Masses in 5 Dogs and Review of the Literature

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
This study describes the clinical and radiographical findings of hypertrophic osteopathy in 5 female mature adult dogs with pulmonary and mediastinal masses. Besides, the literature review from the past to today provides information about the disease.
Mehmet Alper Cetinkaya   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Canine Angiostrongylus vasorum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The French heartworm Angiostrougylus vasorum is a parasitic nematode that lives in the pulmonary vessels and the heart of canids. Transmission occurs through ingestion of infected intermediate hosts, such as snails and slugs. There are increasing reports
Binst, Dominique   +4 more
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