Treatment of intrasynovial infection with gentamicin‐impregnated polymethylmethacrylate beadsButson, R. J.; Schramme, M. C.; Garlick, M. H.; Davies, J. V.
doi: 10.1136/vr.138.19.460pmid: 8735537
Gentamicin‐impregnated polymethylmethacrylate beads were used in the treatment of infective synovitis in 12 horses and 10 cattle. They had either proved refractory to standard treatments (lavage, debridement, joint drainage and systemic antibiotics) or had evidence of osteomyelitis adjacent to a synovial cavity. All the animals were severely lame. All the cattle and six of the horses had radiological evidence of osteomyelitis in communication with a synovial cavity. The beads were placed intrasynovially under general anaesthesia and left in place for 14 days. One horse and one calf were euthanased owing to continued infective arthritis. The infection was eliminated from the other 20 cases and six of the horses returned to full athletic use. Eight of nine calves with E‐type infective arthritis and osteomyelitis returned to their intended food production or breeding programmes.
Abstractdoi: 10.1136/vr.138.19.464pmid: N/A
Treatment of lead poisoning in dogs; Ramsey, D. T., Casteel, S. W., Faggella, A. M., Chastasin, C. B., Nunn, J. W. & Schaeffer, D. J. (1996) Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 208, 371
A survey of the behavioural characteristics of pure‐bred dogs in the United KingdomBradshaw, J. W. S.; Goodwin, D.; Lea, A. M.; Whitehead, S. L.
doi: 10.1136/vr.138.19.465pmid: 8735538
One‐hundred‐and‐twelve small animal veterinarians and 56 dog care professionals were asked to rate the behavioural characteristics of 49 breeds of dog, and to compare males and females by means of a 13‐point questionnaire. From their replies, factor analysis was used to extract three underlying traits, labelled aggressivity, reactivity and immaturity. On the basis of these traits, eight groups of breeds were derived. Membership of these groups did not correspond exactly with any of the four existing breed classification systems (Mégnin, the Fédération Cynologique International, ancient breeds and Kennel Club of Great Britain), but significant differences between Kennel Club groups were found on all three traits. Male dogs were rated higher than females on both aggressivity and immaturity; the components of reactivity were also rated higher in males, apart from the demand for affection which was rated higher in females. Females were also considered easier to train than males.
Treatment of sarcoptic mite infestation and mite hypersensitivity in pigs with injectable doramectinCargill, C.; Davies, P.; Carmichael, I.; Hooke, F.; Moore, M.
doi: 10.1136/vr.138.19.468pmid: 8735539
Thirty‐two pigs were infested experimentally with Sarcoptes scabiei var suis and allocated randomly to a medicated group (injected intramuscularly with 300 μg doramectin/kg) or an unmedicated group (injected intramuscularly with 1 ml saline/33 kg). They were observed daily for 15 minutes for signs of pruritus, and the ear lesions were assessed and skin scrapings examined for mites on days 7, 14, 21 and 28 after treatment. In the 16 pigs treated with doramectin the ear lesions resolved completely within 14 days, no mites were recorded on 15 of them on day 7 or on any of them on days 14, 21 and 28; pruritus was greatly reduced from day 7 onwards (range 0 to 0.62 rubbing episodes per pig per day) and papular skin lesions were absent from 15 of the pigs at slaughter on day 28. In comparison, the ear lesions in the 16 unmedicated pigs failed to resolve in 15 of them. Mites were present on 15 of them at different times during the experiment; the numbers of rubbing episodes ranged from 0.88 to 4.65 per pig per day and all the pigs had papular skin lesions at slaughter. In the unmedicated pigs, both the degree of pruritus and the presence and severity of papular skin lesions at slaughter were greater in those with zero or low mite counts than in those with high mite counts.
Abstractsdoi: 10.1136/vr.138.19.471pmid: N/A
Two techniques for the castration of llamas; Baird, A. N., Pugh, D. G., Wenzel, J. G. W. & Lin, H. C. (1996) Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 208, 261
Abstractdoi: 10.1136/vr.138.19.476pmid: N/A
Blood pressure in domestic dogs; Bodey, A. R. & Michell, A. R. (1996) Journal of Small Animal Practice 37, 116