Entries by Myai Du

Influenza H5N1 in mammals

Published 30 April 2024 | Updated 11 November 2024 |
Recent cases of Highly Pathogenic Influenza H5N1, in dairy cattle in the United States, have raised concerns about whether this strain of influenza, which is currently circulating widely in birds, is becoming adapted to mammalian species, and a potential threat to human health…

Success rates and factors influencing pregnancy outcome after 464 transvaginal ultrasound-guided twin reductions in the mare

Sielhorst, J., Baade, S., Neudeck, K.-C., Tönissen, A., Rohn, K., Hollinshead, F. and Sieme, H. | Equine Veterinary Journal | February 2024
The aim of this retrospective case series study was to investigate the effects of mare age and parity, gestation day on which transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration (TUA) was performed, vesicle location, aspiration volume, foetal puncture, medication and operator experience on pregnancy and foaling rates after TUA procedures…

ACVIM consensus statement on diagnosis and management of urinary incontinence in dogs

Kendall, A., Byron, J.K., Westropp, J.L., Coates, J.R., Vaden, S., Adin, C., Oetelaar, G., Bartges, J.W., Foster, J.D., Adams, L.G., Olby, N. and Berent, A. | Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine | March 2024
The aim of this consensus statement was to provide guidance on the diagnostic testing and management of urinary incontinence in male and female dogs…

Down-the-drain pathways for fipronil and imidacloprid applied as spot-on parasiticides to dogs: Estimating aquatic pollution

Perkins, R., Barron, L., Glauser, G., Whitehead, M., Woodward, G. and Goulson, D. | Science of The Total Environment | March 2024
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that fipronil and imidacloprid applied as veterinary spot-on treatments can pass down-the-drain through owner handwashing, bed washing and bathing of dogs, and that emissions via these pathways could represent substantial pollution sources in aquatic environments…

Efficacy and tolerance of oral versus parenteral cyanocobalamin supplement in hypocobalaminaemic dogs with chronic enteropathy: a controlled randomised open-label trial

Dor, C., Nixon, S., Salavati Schmitz, S., Bazelle, J., Černá, P., Kilpatrick, S., Harvey, N.D. and Dunning, M. | Journal of Small Animal Practice | February 2024
The aim of this randomised control study was to determine whether oral cobalamin supplementation is as effective as parenteral cobalamin supplementation at restoring normal cobalamin levels in dogs with protein-losing enteropathy (PLE), severe chronic enteropathy or severe hypocobalaminaemia secondary to chronic enteropathy…