Breed-related disease: Airedale Terrier

John K. Rosembert The Airedale Terrier also called Bingley Terrier and Waterside Terrier, is a dog breed of the terrier type that originated in the valley (dale) of the River Aire, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is traditionally called the “King of Terriers” because it is the largest of the terrier breeds. […]

Breed-related disease: Norwegian Forest Cat

John K. Rosembert The Norwegian Forest cat is a breed of domestic cat originating in Northern Europe. It is a big, strong cat, similar to the Maine Coon breed, with long legs, bushy tail, and sturdy body. The breed is very good at climbing, since they have strong claws they are one of the few […]

Direct detection of Ehrlichia canis by PCR in the conjunctiva of a dog with bilateral anterior uveitis-abstract

L Walser-Reinhard, D Schaarschmidt-Kiener, J L Forster, F Matheis, B Spiess DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000318   A one-year-old Maltese dog imported from Brazil was presented because of anorexia, dehydration, fever and palpable mandibular lymph nodes. The dog developed clinical signs of bilateral blepharospasm, photophobia and anterior uveitis a few days later. Monocytic ehrlichiosis was diagnosed by positive […]

The Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, TSH: Review in Companion Animal

Maigan Espinili Maruquin The serum thyrotropin (thyroid stimulating hormone, TSH) concentration is usually measured in human patients as part of the first-line test for the thyroid function and thus considered best for screening overt and subclinical hyperthyroidism (Ross, Ardisson et al. 1989, Bahn Chair, Burch et al. 2011, Peterson, Guterl et al. 2015). With regards […]