22 research outputs found
RendgenoloŔka analiza mitralne insuficijencije pasa u Hrvatskoj.
A sample of 317 dogs with radiologically diagnosed acquired heart diseases was studied. Of the above number, 225 (70.98%) had mitral insufficiency, 54 (17.03%) had dilation cardiomyopathy, 28 (8.83%) had cor pulmonale, 5 (1.58%) had pericarditis, 3 (0.95%) had arterial stenosis, and 2 (0.63%) had stenosis of the pulmonary artery. Mitral insufficiency is among the most frequent of acquired heart diseases. A strong predisposition to this disease among small- and medium-size breeds of dogs was observed. Thus, mitral insufficiency was diagnosed in 211 out of 238 dogs belonging to those breeds (88.66%), and only in 14 out of 79 of large breeds (17.72%). In the small- and medium-sized breed group the incidence was higher among males; (58.77% of males and 41.23% of females, respectively). Also, males show a tendency to develop more severe grades of the disease than females.Na uzorku od 317 pasa rendgenoloÅ”ki su dijagnosticirane razliÄite steÄene bolesti srca. Mitralna insuficijencija dijagnosticirana je u 225 (70,89%) pasa, u 54 (17,03%) psa dijagnosticirana je dilatacijska kardiomiopatija, u 28 pasa (8,83%) cor pulmonale, perikarditis u 5 pasa (1,58%), stenoza aorte u 3 psa (0,95%) i stenoza arterije pulmonalis u 2 psa (0,63%). NajuÄestalija steÄena bolest srca bila je mitralna insuficijencija. Od ove bolesti ÄeÅ”Äe su oboljevali psi malih i srednje velikih pasmina. Mitralna insuficijencija dijagnosticirana je u 211 pasa (88,66%) od ukupno 238 malih i srednje velikih pasmina pasa i u 14 (17,72%) od ukupno 79 velikih pasmina. U skupini malih i srednje velikih pasmina uÄestalost je veÄa u mužjaka, 124 (58,77%) psa, u odnosu na 87 ženki (41,23%). AnalizirajuÄi uÄestalost prema stupnju težine bolesti i spolu mitralna insuficijencija ne samo da je uÄestalija u mužjaka veÄ oni obolijevaju i od težeg stupnja bolesti
Rezultati rendgenoloÅ”kog praÄenja displazije kukova u pasmine tornjak
The aim of this retrospective study was to show the prevalence of hip dysplasia (HD) in the indigenous dog breed Bosnian and Herzegovinian - Croatian Shepherd Dog (Tornjak) in the period from 2001 to 2016. A total of 735 radiographs were evaluated according to the FCI protocol. Statistical analysis was performed using the Statistica 13.5.0.17. (TIBCO Software Inc.) software. Significant differences between categorical variables were analysed using the Chi-square test. The median value of age of examined dogs was 18 (13.8-26.0) months, with majority of dogs (523) under 24 months. In the overall examined population 74.97% of hip radiographs were interpreted as healthy (grades A and B) and 25.03% were interpreted as dysplastic (grades C, D and E). In dogs under 24 months of age, the most common age for HD survey, 76.86 % was interpreted as healthy and 23.14% as dysplastic. Comparing the frequency of diagnosed HD according to the breeding licence during the 15 years period there was a statistically significant increase in dogs with HD grades A, B, C, D and a decrease in dogs with grade HD E restricted for further breeding (P<0.05). Comparison of frequency according to the FCI standards (AB vs. CDE) showed no significant difference. The present study shows that the prevalence of HD was reduced over the 15 year period in Tornjak breed.Cilj ovog retrospektivnog istraživanja bio je pokazati prevalenciju displazije kuka (HD) u autohtonie pasmine pasa tornjak u razdoblju od 2001. do 2016. Ukupno je 735 rendgenograma procijenjeno prema FCI protokolu. StatistiÄka analiza provedena je pomoÄu programa Statistice 13.5.0.17. (TIBCO Software Inc.) Znakovite razlike izmeÄu kategorija analizirane su pomoÄu Hi-kvadrat testa. Medijan vrijednosti dobi pregledanih pasa bio je 18 (13,8-26,0) mjeseci, a veÄina pasa (523) mlaÄa od 24 mjeseca. U ukupnoj ispitanoj populaciji 74,97% rendgenograma kukova protumaÄeno je kao zdravo (stupnjevi A i B), a 25,03% kao displastiÄno (stupnjevi C, D i E). U pasa mlaÄih od 24 mjeseca, Å”to je najÄeÅ”Äa dob za pretragu na displaziju, 76,86% protumaÄeno je kao zdravo, a 23,14% kao displastiÄno. UsporeÄujuÄi uÄestalost dijagnosticirane HD prema uzojnojj dozvoli tijekom 15-godiÅ”njeg razdoblja, zabilježen je statistiÄki znakovit porast pasa s HD ocjenama A, B, C, D i smanjenje pasa s ocjenom HD E ograniÄeno za daljnji uzgoj (P < 0,05). Usporedba uÄestalosti prema FCI standardima (AB naspram CDE) nije pokazala znakovitu razliku. Ukupni rezultat pokazuje smanjenje težeg HD stupnja (D, E) meÄu ispitivanom populacijom
ELBOW DYSPLASIA IN DOG /ED/
Lakatna je displazija pojam koji oznaÄava jednu ili viÅ”e razvojnih anomalija u pasa u dobi do godinu dana. U radu su prvenstveno opisani i rendgenoloÅ”ki prikazani znakovi nesklada zgobnih ploha, nesraÅ”tenoga ankonealnog izdanka, fragmentiranoga koronoidnog izdanka i osteohondroze kondila humerusa. Navedeni su i naÄini procjene anomalije prema meÄunarodnim standardima.Elbow dysplasia is a term that includes one or more developmental abnormalities in dogs aged up to one year. The paper defi nes and describes radiological signs of distractio cubiti, ununited anconeal proces, fragmented medial coronoid proces and osteochondrosis of the medial condyle of the humerus. The assessment of anomalies according to international standards is described as well
Divertikul debelog crijeva u psa - prikaz sluÄaja
The objectives of the current case report are to describe and report the diagnostics and surgical treatment of colonic diverticulum in a dog. A 13-year-old intact male Labrador retriever, suffering from the inability to defecate for 10 days, was diagnosed with a mass between the colon and the urinary bladder, filled with faeces. The diagnosis of a colonic diverticulum was obtained using plain abdominal radiography, ultrasonography, cystography and irigography. Native and contrast abdominal radiography and ultrasonography detected an abdominal mass with a diameter of 9 cm, filled with faeces, connected to the descending colon, and an enlarged prostatic gland. The dog was treated surgically with orchiectomy, exploratory celiotomy, partial resection of the colonic diverticulum wall, followed by reconstruction of the colon using the wall of the colonic diverticulum as a flap. The dog defecated 24 hours after surgery. On the 5th postoperative day, a wound infection was observed (redness, serous discharge from the ventral midline wound). The functional outcome was satisfactory. To the best of our knowledge, such a case report has not been reported before.Cilj rada bio je prikazati dijagnostiku i kirurÅ”ko lijeÄenje divertikula debelog crijeva u psa. Mužjak u dobi od 13 godina pasmine labrador retriver, tijekom 10 dana nije mogao defecirati. Psu je dijagnosticirana tvorba izmeÄu kolona i mokraÄnog mjehura, ispunjena fecesom. Abdominalnom radiografijom, ultrazvukom, cistografijom i irigografijom postavljena je dijagnoza divertikula kolona. Nativna i kontrastna abdominalna radiografija i ultrazvuk otkrili su abdominalnu masu promjera 9 cm, ispunjenu fecesom i povezanu sa silaznim kolonom, kao i uveÄanu prostatu. U psa je uÄinjena orhiektomija, eksploratorna celiotomija i parcijalna resekcija stijenke divertikula kolona, te rekonstrukcija debelog crijeva, upotrebom stijenke crijevnog divertikula kao preklopa. Nakon 24 sata pas je defecirao. Petog dana poslije kirurÅ”kog zahvata primijeÄena je infekcija rane (crvenilo, serozni iscjedak iz ventralnog srednjeg dijela rane). Funkcionalni ishod bio je zadovoljavajuÄi. Prema nama dostupnim podacima ovakav sluÄaj dosad nije prikazan
Radiographic diagnosis of intervertebral disc protrusion in the dog
Protruzija intervertebralnog diska pojavljuje se u gotovo svih pasmina pasa. KliniÄki se oÄituje bolom, gubitkom koordinacije, ukoÄenoÅ”Äu vrata, odbijanjem hrane, parezom i paralizom ekstremiteta. Pojavljuje se u dva morfoloÅ”ki odvojena oblika: jedan nalazimo u mlaÄih, hondrodistrofiÄnih pasmina pasa (Hansen tipa I), a drugi u svih ostalih (Hansen tipa II). Protruzija diska rendgenoloÅ”ki se dijagnosticira nativnom pretragom i mijelografijom. Od ostalih pretraga koje se mogu primijeniti na raspolaganju nam stoje diskografija, epidurografija, kompjutorizirana tomografija (CT) i magnetna rezonancija (MR). U trogodiÅ”njem razdoblju (2009. ā 2012.) istraživana je uÄestalost i mjesto protruzije diska u razliÄitih pasmina pasa. U istraživanom uzorku bilo je obuhvaÄeno 275 pasa razliÄitih pasmina. Križani psi prikazani su u analizi odvojeno. OpÄenito gledajuÄi, protruzija diska dijagnosticirana je u hondrodistrofiÄnih pasmina pasa u 66%, a u nehondrodistrofiÄnih u 12% sluÄajeva. Na križane se pse odnosi 22% sluÄajeva. Pasmine u kojih je najveÄa pojavnost protruzije jesu pudl, pekinezer i koker Å”panijel. NajuÄestalije mjesto protruzije bio je intervertebralni prostor izmeÄu 12. i 13. prsnog kraljeÅ”ka (23%), zatim prostor izmeÄu 13. prsnog i prvoga slabinskog kraljeÅ”ka (18%), petoga i Å”estog slabinskog kraljeÅ”ka (14%), prvoga i drugog (11%) te Äetvrtoga i petog slabinskog kraljeÅ”ka (11%). Mjesto protruzije izmeÄu 11. i 12. prsnog kraljeÅ”ka bilo je dijagnosticirano u 6% sluÄajeva, a izmeÄu 3. i 4. te 4. i 5. slabinskog kraljeÅ”ka u 5% sluÄajeva. Protruzije diska na svim ostalim intervertebralnim prostorima bile su dijagnosticirane u 7% sluÄajeva.Intervertebral disc protrusion occurs in almost all breeds of dogs. Clinical signs include pain, loss of coordination, neck stiffness, lack of apetite , paresis and/or paralyses of extremities. It appears in two separate morphological forms, as Hansen type I disc protrusion in predominantly chondrodystrophic breeds an as Hansen type II in all other. Radiological diagnostic methods include plain radiography and myelography. Other methods available are discography, epidurography, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonace imaging (MRI). Our study reviewed the results of plain and myelography diagnosed disc protrusion in the three year period (2009-2012). During that period, 275 dogs of different breeds were included in the study, as well as mongrel dogs which are displayed as a separate group in results. In overall, chondrodystrophic breeds were present with 66% of all cases examined, non chondrodystrophic breeds in 12% and crossbred group 22% of all cases. The breeds with most occurence of disc protrusion were Poodle, Pekingese dog and Cocker Spaniel. Intervertebral disc protrusion most often occured between T12 and T13 vertebral bodies (23%), followed by T13 and L1 (18%), L5 and L6 (14%), L1 and L2 (11%), L4 and L5 (6%), T11 and T12 (6%) and between L3 and L4 (5%). All other herniations were diagnosed in 7% of cases
Congenital urogenital anomaly in dogs
UroÄene anomalije urogenitalnog sustava Äeste su u dijagnostici, poglavito u mladih pasa. Nastaju jer se za vrijeme intrauterinog razvoja organi urogenitalnog sustava razvijaju iz razliÄitih tkiva. Od brojnih poznatih anomalija najÄeÅ”Äe se dijagnosticira ektopiÄni ureter. Ovisno o kojoj se anomaliji radi, najefikasnije metode za dijagnostiku jesu ultrazvuÄna pretraga, kontrastna radiografija, cistoskopija i kompjutorizirana tomografija (CT). NajÄeÅ”Äa je metoda lijeÄenja korektivni kirurÅ”ki zahvat.Congenital urogenital anomalies are often diagnosed in younger dogs, as during intrauterine development, the urogenital organs develop from a variety of tissues. Of the many anomalies, ectopic ureter is the most commonly diagnosed. The most effective methods for diagnosing various anomalies are ultrasonography, contrast radiography, cystoscopy, and computerized tomography. The most common method for treatment is a surgical procedure
Analiza cerebrospinalne tekuÄine u pasa s kralježniÄnim tumorom i hernijacijom intervertebralnog diska
The study presents a retrospective case study. This aim was to determine whether lactate, glucose and total protein in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be used as specific biochemical markers for rapid differential diagnosis between intervertebral disk herniation and spinal tumors. Canine blood (n=9) and cerebrospinal fluid (n=9) were collected for chemistry analysis in nine dogs divided into two groups: intervertebral disk herniation group (IVDHG) (n=6) and spinal tumor group (TG) (n=3). Absorption spectrophotometry was used for quantitative determination of the concentrations of lactate, glucose and total protein in serum and CSF. Lactate concentration in serum and CSF and glucose concentration in CSF were 40-60% higher in subjects in TG compared to the IVDHG group. Serum lactate concentrations in the IVDHG group were 60% lower than physiological values. The results indicate that elevated concentration of glucose, lactate and total proteins in CSF and serum are indicative of a tumor, while a decrease of serum lactate and other parameters within normal range indicate disk herniation.Ovo istraživanje predstavlja retrospektivnu studiju. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ustvrditi mogu li laktat, glukoza ili ukupni protein u serumu i cerebrospinalnoj tekuÄini biti specifiÄni biokemijski markeri u brzoj diferencijalnoj dijagnostici kralježniÄnog tumora i hernijacije intervertebralnog diska. U istraživanju je koriÅ”teno 9 uzoraka pseÄe krvi i 9 uzoraka pseÄe cerebrospinalne tekuÄine koje su biokemijski analizirane. Ukupno 9 je pasa podijeljeno u 2 skupine: hernijacija intervertebralnog diska (IVDHG) (n=6) i skupina vertebralni tumor (TG) (n=3). Za kvantitativno odreÄivanje koncentracija laktata, glukoze i ukupnih proteina u serumu i cerebrospinalnoj tekuÄini koristila se metoda apsorpcijske spektrofotometrije. Koncentracije laktatata u serumu i cerebrospnalnoj tekuÄini i glukoze u cerebrospinalnoj tekuÄini su bile poviÅ”ene za 40 do 60 % u pasa s tumorom u kralježnici u usporedbi s psima iz skupine s hernijacijom intervertebralnog diska. Serumska koncentracija laktata u pasa s hernijacijom intervertebralnog diska je bila 60 % niža nego fizioloÅ”ke vrijednosti. Rezultati ove studije su pokazali da poveÄane koncentracije glukoze, laktata i ukupnih proteina u cerebrospinalnoj tekuÄini upuÄuju na tumor u kralježnici, dok, smanjene ili fizioloÅ”ke vrijednosti laktata i ostalih mjerenih pokazatelja mjerenih u serumu i cerebrospinalnoj tekuÄini ukazuju na hernijaciju
intervertebralnog diska
Hip dysplasia classification and its incidence in dogs
U svijetu postoje tri glavna naÄina klasifi kacije kriterija za procjenu displazije kukova, a to su: FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale), OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) i BVA/KC (British Veterinary Association / The Kennel Club). U radu su opisana sva tri naÄina klasifikacije. Prikazana je uÄestalost displazije u pojedinih pasmina pasa po stupnjevima u razdoblju od dvije godine.Around the world there are 3 scoring modes that are used: The FCI mode (Federation Cynologique Internationale), the OFA mode (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) and BVA/KC mode (British Veterinary Association/ The Kenel Club). The paper describes three ways to classify hip dysplasia. The incidence of hip dysplasia is shown in certain breeds of dogs by its degree during the period of two years
Supkutani ksantom u nimfe (Nymphicus hollandicus) - prikaz sluÄaja.
Subcutaneous tumor in a 17-year-old female cockatiel is described. The yellowish, elliptic tumor measuring 4Ć3 cm was noticed by the owner of this bird, on the right side of the cloaca. The skin was damaged and the wound was bleeding. After the clinical examination, surgical removal of the tumor was suggested. Histopathological examination revealed the presence of a xanthoma. In a period of one year, neither the reoccurrence of the skin xanthoma nor any health problems were observed.U radu je opisan potkožni tumor u nimfe stare 17 godina. S lijeve strane kloake vlasnik je uoÄio žuÄkastu, eliptiÄnu tvorevinu veliÄine 4Ć3 cm. Iznad otekline koža je bila oÅ”teÄena te je krvarila. Nakon kliniÄkog pregleda predloženo je kirurÅ”ko odstranjenje tumora. HistopatoloÅ”ki je ustanovljen ksantom. U razdoblju od jedne godine ksantom se nije ponovo pojavio, a nisu zabilježene ni druge zdravstvene poteÅ”koÄe