Objective: To describe the clinical features, management, and outcome of dogs presenting with sports ball projectile ocular injuries. Animals studied: Eighteen dogs. Procedures: A retrospective study reviewing cases of ocular injury due to a sports ball projectile that presented to the Cornell University ophthalmology service between 2004 and 2021. Dog age, type of sports ball, initial ocular lesions, […]
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A 28-year-old Condobolin woman has been sentenced to custodial time for aggravated animal cruelty and other charges relating to the death of five dogs. The woman pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated cruelty leading to the death of five dogs on her property.
Continue ReadingBackground: The prevention of dog bites is an increasingly important public health topic, as the incidence of serious injury continues to rise. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to prevent dog bites and aggression.
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The world was shocked by images of animals fleeing last summer’s bushfires, or left homeless, injured and dehydrated in their aftermath, and the images that involved koalas were among the most heart-rending. It is estimated that tens of thousands of koalas died in the bushfires across eastern and southern Australia, including up to 80 per […]
Continue ReadingBodily injury in mammals often produces persistent pain that is driven at least in part by long-lasting sensitization and spontaneous activity (SA) in peripheral branches of primary nociceptors near sites of injury. While nociceptors have been described in lower vertebrates and invertebrates, outside of mammals there is limited evidence for peripheral sensitization of primary afferent […]
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