“Bounce”, a healthy and well fed Golden Retriever, has an active and varied life. On most days she is able to leave her sleeping quarters and go for a much-anticipated outing for several hours. She shows much enjoyment and excitement on her daily romps, especially when she meets and plays with other dogs (and people […]
Continue ReadingA 5-year-old, spayed female boxer dog presented to the referring veterinarian with a year-long history of swelling, ulceration and pain in the paw pad of the fourth digit of the right forelimb. Histologically, the paw pad was expanded by a mass composed of small polygonal cells forming broad bands and trabeculae within the lower epidermis […]
Continue ReadingThis essay is one of a number selected for The Veterinarian magazine Prize for Written Communication for Sydney University third-year veterinary science students. Military working dogs (MWDs) are employed worldwide to assist in law enforcement and military operations. They are trained to display controlled acts of aggression during defence situations, such as in the case […]
Continue ReadingOn the basis of superior outcomes from electrochemogenetherapy (ECGT) compared with electrochemotherapy in mice, researchers from the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, determined the efficacy of ECGT applied to spontaneous canine neoplasms.
Continue ReadingA study led by Peter Kirkland of the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute at Camden, NSW, has revealed a number of Australian dogs kept near horses were affected by the equine influenza virus (EIV) during the 2007 outbreak of the disease. The study said the first case occurred near a large stable, where a dog was reported […]
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