Clinical Relevance of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Dogs (Review)

From the early 20th century, the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis was an invaluable diagnostic process in clinical neurology and later in veterinary neurology. For the clinicians, the CSF analysis provides reliable information about the neurological health and the presence of a disease.The purpose of this review is to bring scientific evidence and support for the current state regarding the clinical relevance of cerebrospinal fluid analysis in veterinary neurology. The utility of this review is to highlight the canine breed specific diseases in veterinary neurology and the role of CSF analysis for the diagnosis of CSF inflammatory disorders.The analysis of cerebrospinal fluid represents an important diagnostic tool, which has to be assessed in every neurological patient in order to obtain information about the central nervous system. Moreover, we strongly encourage to step forward with this diagnostic procedure and corroborate with the diagnostic imaging results

ABOUT ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECTS APPROACH UTILIZAREA BIOMATERIALELOR PROTETICE LA ANIMALELE MARI: CONCEPTE MODERNE ASUPRA ABORDĂRII DEFECTELOR PERETELUI ABDOMINAL

The development of prosthetic biomaterials revolutionized surgery for the repair of abdominal wall hernias in humans. A tensionfree mesh technique has drastically reduced recurrence rates for all hernias compared to tissue repairs and has made it possible to reconstruct large ventral defects that were previously irreparable. Abdominal wall defects (hernias, eventrations, eviscerations) in large animals (cattles, horses) present also o high incidence, leading to morbidity, low productions, infertilities, poor performances. We used in our study polypropylene mesh which facilitated the reconstruction of large tissue defects in 6 animals (3 cows and 3 horses) and was not associated with any serious complications. The results of this study allow us to say that the use of prosthetic biomaterials is superior to simple suture repair and represent a modern and safely procedure in large animals. The biocompatibility of these biomaterials for long periods warrants further investigations.Dezvoltarea biomaterialelor protetice a revoluţionat chirurgia defectelor peretelui abdominal la oameni. Tehnicile „tension-free” au redus foarte mult rata recidivelor herniare comparativ cu simpla rafie tisulară şi au făcut posibilă remedierea defectelor parietale largi, iremediabile în trecut. La animalele mari (cai, vaci), defectele peretelui abdominal (hernii, eventraţii, evisceraţii) prezintă de asemenea o incidenţă ridicată şi duc la o rată crescută de morbiditate, producţii scăzute, infertilităţi şi performanţe reduse. Noi am utilizat în studiul nostru meşe din polipropilenă, care au facilitat remedierea unor defecte largi ale peretelui abdominal la 6 animale (3 cai şi 3 vaci), intervenţiile nefiind asociate cu complicaţii severe. Rezultatul studiului nostru ne permite să susţinem că utilizarea biomaterialelor protetice comparativ cu simpla rafie a breşelor abdominale largi reprezintă o abordare modernă şi sigură la animalele mari. Oricum, biocompatibilitatea pe termen lung a acestor biomateriale necesită încă investigaţii

A Survey of Canine Anaesthesia in Veterinary Practice in Cluj-Napoca

A survey with 32 questions was performed in Cluj-Napoca veterinary private practices about the routine anaesthetic management of dogs. Of those veterinarians who answered this questionnaire, 18.2% are equipped with a machine for inhalation anesthesia, 27.3% do not use any monitoring during anesthesia and no one use methods of monitoring blood pressure. All the veterinarians graduated the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca.  Ketamine and alpha 2 agonists remain the most used anesthetic substances in private practices. Postoperative analgesia is used constantly by 81.8% of veterinarians. The mortality rate in veterinary practices in Cluj - Napoca for two years was 0.25% (1:403)