Veterinární medicína, 2017 (vol. 62), issue 9
Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci in healthy dogsOriginal Paper
J. Siugzdaite, A. Gabinaitiene
Vet Med - Czech, 2017, 62(9):479-487 | DOI: 10.17221/96/2015-VETMED 
The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of coagulase-negative staphylococci in healthy dogs and to determine whether methicillin-resistant staphylococci expressed the mecA gene. Nasal and rectal swab samples were taken from 50 clinically healthy dogs. The prevalence of coagulase-negative staphylococci was evaluated according to phenotypic properties. The agar diffusion method was applied to evaluate antimicrobial resistance and the prevalence of methicillin resistance was determined using PCR analysing the mecA gene. A total of 59 coagulase-negative staphylococcus strains were isolated from the nostrils and rectums...
Puppy Apgar scores after vaginal delivery and caesarean sectionOriginal Paper
R. Titkova, M. Fialkovicova, M. Karasova, J. Hajurka
Vet Med - Czech, 2017, 62(9):488-492 | DOI: 10.17221/158/2016-VETMED
The aim of this study was to evaluate the vital signs of newborn puppies using the modified Apgar score after spontaneous delivery and caesarean section. The survival of puppies was monitored for up to 24 hours after birth. The experiment consisted of ten deliveries of bitches with dystocia terminated by caesarean section (C-section group) and ten bitches with spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD group). Vital signs of neonates were evaluated using a modified method of the Apgar score 5, 10 and 15 min after birth. Five evaluation criteria (colour of mucous membranes, reflex irritability, motility, heart rate and respiration) were used with puppies classified...
Influence of new ultra-short-acting β-blockers on selected physiological indicators in laboratory ratsOriginal Paper
O. Bado, M. Dlouha, E. Kolmanova, M. Frydrych
Vet Med - Czech, 2017, 62(9):493-507 | DOI: 10.17221/65/2017-VETMED
High rates of cardiovascular mortality have long been a serious problem in all European countries. Despite advancements in health care the situation is not improving fast enough. In the last decades, no new ultra-short-acting β-blockers have been registered in the European Union except for esmolol and landionol. In this study, eight newly-synthesised ultra-short-acting β-blockers were tested. These β-blockers contain an ester functional group which can be easily cleaved by plasma or cytoplasmic esterases. The substances were prepared in the Department of Chemical Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical...
A survey of diseases in captive bearded dragons: a retrospective study of 529 patientsOriginal Paper
S. Schmidt-Ukaj, M. Hochleithner, B. Richter, C. Hochleithner, D. Brandstetter, Z. Knotek
Vet Med - Czech, 2017, 62(9):508-515 | DOI: 10.17221/162/2016-VETMED
The aim of this clinical retrospective study was to analyse the prevalence of common disorders in 529 captive bearded dragons that were presented to three exotic animal clinics in Central Europe (Austria and Czech Republic) over a period of three years. A diagnosis was made on the basis of the presenting clinical signs and physical examination in 30.8% of the cases, whereas various additional diagnostic tests were performed in the other cases (69.2%). These included diagnostic imaging (radiography, ultrasound and computed tomography), examination of faecal samples for the presence of parasites, a blood-profile analysis, histological, as well as bacteriological...
Non-communicating small intestinal duplication in a dog: a case reportCase Report
T.S. Hwang, D.I. Jung, J.H. Kim, S.C. Yeon, H.C. Lee
Vet Med - Czech, 2017, 62(9):516-521 | DOI: 10.17221/73/2016-VETMED
Enteric duplication is rare in dogs. Here, we report the rarest form of duplication in which two segments are parallel and share a wall for most of their lengths. A nine-year-old spayed female Yorkshire terrier was referred to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at Gyeongsang National University due to anorexia and diarrhoea. Physical examination, haematological examination, radiography, and ultrasonography were performed. On physical examination, dry, pale mucous membrane was identified. Moderate anaemia with decreased packed cell volume was detected in complete blood count. Serum urea nitrogen and creatinine levels were mildly increased. Radiographic...
Atypical radiographic features of multiple myeloma in a dog: a case reportCase Report
S. Sung, S. Lim, H. Oh, K. Kim, Y. Choi, K. Lee
Vet Med - Czech, 2017, 62(9):522-526 | DOI: 10.17221/140/2016-VETMED
A 12-year-old castrated male miniature pinscher dog presented with right forelimb lameness. An expansile osteolytic lesion of the right humerus was conspicuous on right forelimb radiographs. Thoracic and abdominal radiographs showed multiple lytic bone lesions on the right scapula, ribs, vertebrae, femurs and pelvis. Additionally, an expansile osteolytic lesion was observed in two thoracic vertebrae and two ribs. Many plasma cells were identified on fine-needle aspiration of the right humerus expansile osteolytic lesion, and monoclonal gammopathy consistent with multiple myeloma was confirmed on serum protein electrophoresis. The expansile osteolytic...
Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in a Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus): a case reportCase Report
J.Y. Kong, H.K. Kim, H.J. Lee, S.C. Yeon, J.K. Park, K.S. Jeong, I.H. Hong
Vet Med - Czech, 2017, 62(9):527-531 | DOI: 10.17221/173/2016-VETMED
A 2-year-old female Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus) was presented to the veterinary clinic for swelling, pain and lameness of the left rear leg. Radiologically, an invasive tumour around the distal femur was suspected, and the leg was surgically amputated and submitted for histopathological diagnosis. Microscopically, the mass was densely packed with multinucleated strap cells that had round-to-oval, or elongated nuclei with prominent nucleoli. These neoplastic cells occasionally formed myotubes with cross-striations and were immunohistochemically positive for muscle markers including desmin and myogenin. Consequently, embryonal rhabdomyosaroma...