22 articles in this issue
Rafael Magdanelo Leandro, Fernando de Paula Freitas, Lilian Rose Marques de Sá
Gastrointestinal neoplasms in dogs represent a challenge for the veterinary clinician and surgeon as they are mostly malignant and when the owner notices the primary clinical changes the disease may already be in an advanced stage. Due to the high clinica... see more
Marco Aurélio Amador Pereira, Karina D'Angelo Campos, Marina Caetano Evangelista, Lucas Alaião Gonçalves, Rosana Souza Thurler, Júlio Ken Nagashima, Sérgio Grandisoli Garcia Filho, Clarissa Muniz Ribeiro, Denise Tabacchi Fantoni
Although pain is considered the 4th vital sign and one of the most frequently observed clinical signs in domestic animals’ clinical practice, its treatment is still inadequate despite significant improvement in the last few years. Acute post-operative pai... see more
Jéssica Santana dos Reis, Daianne Carneiro de Oliveira Santos, Luciene Barbosa Gomide, Rosana Claudio Silva Ogoshi, Luciano José Pereira, Márcio Gilberto Zangeronimo
Feeding dogs raw meat diets is an increasingly popular trend, and when contaminated with Salmonella they may present a risk to the health of both animals and humans. The present investigation is a systematic review of literature to assess the frequency of... see more
Alexandre José Rodrigues Bendas, Flavya Mendes-de-Almeida, Jorge Guerrero, Norma Labarthe
Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856; Raillet & Henry 1911) is a parasite that is widely disseminated around the globe, with a higher prevalence in warm, humid climates. The first report of its occurrence in South America is from 1878 in Brazil. At that time,... see more
Fabio Alves Teixeira, Marcio Antonio Brunetto
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disorder that results in hyperglycemia by absolute or relative insulin deficiency, sometimes leading to fatal complications. The successful treatment of diabetic dogs depends on nutritional management and insulin application... see more
Tatiana Pacini, Márcia Marques Jericó, Livia Povinha Scalize, Adriana Tomoko Nishiya
Adrenalectomy is the most appropriate treatment for unilateral adrenal tumors. This study aimed at describing the epidemiological characteristics and perioperative behavior of canine patients submitted to adrenalectomy at Anhembi Morumbi Veterinary Hospit... see more
Solangge Cristina Rodrigues, Thaís de Almeida Moreira, Fernanda Gatti Oliveira Nascimento, Willian Torres Blanca, Rafael Rocha de Souza, Alessandra Aparecida Medeiros-Ronchi
Cats play an important role as pets in the present society. Thus, the knowledge about their main diseases and causes of death is fundamental to prevent various pathologies. However, when dealing with domestic cats there are very few researches in Veterina... see more
Karine de Melo Santos, Fabiano César Sá, Danilo Ferreira de Souza, Flavio Lopes da Silva, Maria Isabel Gonzalez Urrego, Thiago Henrique Vendramini, Marcio Antonio Brunetto, Aulus Cavalieri Carciofi
Common protein sources used in the manufacturing of diets for dogs are derived from by-products, which may have reduced digestibility depending on the source. This study evaluated the effect of the addition of a protease, the papain enzyme, as a supplemen... see more
Maíra Morales Brito, João Diego Agostini Losano, Daniel de Souza Ramos Angrimani, Cristina de Fátima Lúcio, Andressa Dalmazzo, Marcílio Nichi, Camila Infantosi Vannucchi
During fertilization, spermatozoa interact with the zona pellucida (ZP) through the binding between the acrosome and proteins 2 and 3 (ZP2 and ZP3). The perivitelline membrane of chicken egg yolk is homologous to the mammalian ZP3, which allows the bindin... see more
Andréia Lima Tomé Melo, Andréa Pereira da Costa, Selma Samiko Miyazaki, Matias Bassinello Stocco, Thiago Borges Fernandes Semedo, Thábata dos Anjos Pacheco, Rute Witter, Richard de Campos Pacheco, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Arlei Marcili, Daniel Moura de Aguiar
An evaluation was made of the presence of anti-Leishmania infantum chagasi antibodies in domestic dogs from the urban and rural areas of Brazil’s Pantanal wetland region using serological techniques. A total of 429 dogs were sampled in three areas of the ... see more
Rafael Henrique de Souza Siragusi, Valeska Tallia Mendes de Barros, Emiliana Andrade Fiorini, Tiago Montalvão Bergamo, Rafael Cerântola Siqueira, Fábio Fernando Ribeiro Manhoso, Rodrigo Prevedello Franco
The use of serum lactate has become increasingly common in Veterinary Medicine, since it is an excellent marker of tissue oxygenation, elevated in situations of tissue hypoxia, where anaerobic glycolysis is used as an energy source. Studies point out its ... see more
Leda Maria Costa Pereira, Paulo Ricardo Oliveira Bersano, Maria Denise Lopes
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on in vitro maturation of canine oocytes at different times of the process. Ovaries were collected from 55 bitches considered healthy and aseptically isolated, immersed i... see more
Maria Isabel Gonzalez Urrego, Mariane Ceschin Ernandes, Laura Fantucci de Oliveira Matheus, Karine de Melo Santos, Patricia Massae Oba, Cláudio Galeno Piantino Silva, Thiago Henrique Annibale Vendramini, Vivian Pedrinelli, Márcio Antonio Brunetto
As a consequence of the increasing number of dog and cat owners, the pet food industry is expanding the range of pet food products in the market. In order to obtain more necessary information about the wet food segment for dogs and cats, the aim of this s... see more
José Artur Brilhante Bezerra, Julianna Pereira da Silva Santos, Kilder Dantas Filgueira
Juvenile cellulitis (JC) is an uncommon vesiculopustular disease that affects dogs, especially those under four months of age. The aim of the present study was to characterize the epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic profile of JC based on clinical ... see more
Ísis Assis Braga, Isis Indaiara Gonçalves Granjeiro Taques, Jackeliny dos Santos Costa, Ingrid Savino de Oliveira Dias, Estefânia Crivelatti Grontoski, Thaysa Felfili Ziliani, Andréia Lima Tomé Melo, Daniel Moura de Aguiar
Ectoparasites can transmit pathogens, including bacteria such as Ehrlichia sp., which trigger infectious diseases in domestic animals. Little is known about the epidemiology of feline ehrlichiosis, although several studies have focused on elucidating the ... see more
Willian Marinho Dourado Coelho, Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani, Juliana de Carvalho Apolinário Coêlho, Luciano Alves dos Anjos, Wilma Aparecida Starke Buzetti
In Brazil dipters of the Lutzomyia genus are the main vectors of leishmaniasis for humans and animals. However, other hematophagous insects such as ticks, fleas, and horse flies may also be considered potential vectors of this protozoon. This paper, regar... see more
Thaís de Almeida Moreira, Leandro Willian Borges, Talita Lopes Serra, Diego Petrocino Caetano, Marcelo Carrijo da Costa, Alessandra Aparecida Medeiros-Ronchi
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is rare and rarely reported in dogs. The term neurofibroma/sarcoma is classically used when the tumor is composed of Schawann and perineural cells. This work describes the clinical, histopathological, and immunohist... see more
Emiliana Andrades Fiorini, Tatiane Cristina Batista Santos, Luana Canassa Alves, Rogério Moreti, Alessandre Hataka, Camila Dias Porto, Rodrigo Prevedello Franco
Hemangiosarcoma (HSA) is a malignant neoplasm originating from the vascular endothelium, with high metastatic power and commonly described in the spleen, liver, and right atrium. Thus, the objective of the present study is to report the occurrence of HSA ... see more
Juliana Aizawa, Antonio Francisco de Souza-Filho, Adriana Cortez, Carla Gasparotto Chande Vasconcelos, Janaina Biotto, Marcos Bryan Heinemann
The zoonotic potential of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria is a worldwide concern and companion animals have been implicated in the spread of resistant bacteria. Therefore, surveillance is important, as there are reports of transmission of these bacteri... see more
Cayo Yuji Nitta, Solange Maria Gennari, Juliana Isabel Giuli da Silva Ferreira, Leandro Haroutune Hassesian Galati, Carlos Eduardo Larsson
Outpatient clinics, clinics, and veterinary hospitals in the state of São Paulo and other Brazilian states commonly prescribe broad-spectrum vermicidal agents. The prescriptions are not based on coproparasitological examination results and drugs, includin... see more
Leandro Haroutune Hassesian Galati, Jane Tomimori, Carlos Pelleschi Taborda, Nilceo Schwery Michalany, Carlos Eduardo Larsson Júnior, Carlos Eduardo Larsson
Sporotrichosis is a dermatozoonosis caused by fungi of the Sporothrix genus. It is classified as an implantation mycosis. This fungal infection, with anthropozoonotic and saprozoonotic characteristics and which has domestic feline... see more
Adriana Cortez, Marcos Bryan Heinemann, Antônio Augusto Fonseca Junior, Luciana Fachini da Costa, Vanessa Aparecida Feijó de Souza, Jane Megid
Canine distemper is one of the major infectious diseases in dogs and wild animals, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. The H gene has the greatest genetic variability among the genes encoded by the canine distemper virus (CDV) genome, and it has be... see more