Vets' attitudes to chronic pain in dogs

Veterinary Record 2012;170:653-654 doi:10.1136/vr.e4290 Andrew Bell, Jenny Helm and Jacky Reid

School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1QHe-mail: andrew.bell{at}glasgow.ac.ukWE are conducting a short online survey into veterinary surgeons' attitudes to chronic pain in dogs in order to improve our understanding of current UK practices; …

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Ovine herpesvirus type 2 infection in captive bison in India

Veterinary Record 2012;170:654 doi:10.1136/vr.e4291 Richa Sood1, Manoj Kumar1, S. Bhatia1, A. K. Pateriya1, R. Khandia1, A. Siddiqui1, D. D. Kulkarni1, Sanjeev Kumar2 and M. D. Venkatesha2

1High Security Animal Disease Laboratory, Anand Nagar, Bhopal-462021, Madhya Pradesh, India

2Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals, Southern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka, India e-mail: richa_bhatia{at}yahoo.comMALIGNANT catarrhal fever (MCF) is a fatal disease of wild and domestic ruminants, with severe and widespread inflammatory and degenerative changes in affected animals. It typically has a short, dramatic clinical course, characterised primarily by high fever, severe depression, swollen lymph nodes, salivation, diarrhoea, dermatitis, neurologic disorders and ocular lesions often leading to blindness (Plowright and others 1990). MCF is increasingly being recognised as the cause of significant economic losses in several …

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Molluscum contagiosum in two donkeys

Veterinary Record 2012;170:649 doi:10.1136/vr.100721 R. Fox, BVetMed, DipECVP, MRCVS1, A. Thiemann, MA, Vet MB, Cert EP, MSc, MRCVS2, D. Everest3, F. Steinbach, PhD3, A. Dastjerdi, PhD3 and C. Finnegan, PhD3

1Abbey Veterinary Services, 89 Queen Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ122BG, UK

2The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0NU, UK

3Science Division, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency – Weybridge, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB, UK E-mail for correspondence: rfox{at}abbeyvetservices.co.ukMOLLUSCUM contagiosum (MC) is a common skin infection in man and mainly seen in children, caused by the molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV). The typical pox virus particle morphology and genomic organisation of MCV led to its classification as a member of the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, where it is the sole member of the genus Molluscipoxvirus (King and others 2011). MCV exists as two genetic subtypes, MCV1 and MCV2, each with several variants (Trama and others 2007) that have a similar clinical presentation in human beings. Lesions in human beings and animals are generally multifocal and are characterised by small, waxy, firm papules occurring principally on the face, trunk and in the genital region but can also be found in the oral cavity (Thompson and others 1998, Scott and Miller 2010).

MC has been observed in other species including chickens, sparrows, pigeons, chimpanzees, kangaroos, dogs and horses (Ginn and others 2007). Equine MCV is thought to be identical to, or closely related to, human MCV. MCV has never been experimentally transmitted between animals (Mitchell 1953, Postlethwaite 1970); attempts to grow MCV in culture have failed. This property differentiates the virus from the orthopoxvirus of Uasin Gishu (UG) caused by Uasin Gishu disease virus (UGDV). UGDV produces histologically and clinically similar lesions to MCV but the virus can be grown in culture (Scott and Miller 2010). UGDV is antigenically similar to cowpox and vaccinia viruses (Scott and Miller 2010). Very little is known about its exact modality of transmission, with fomites and direct prolonged contact often quoted (Scott and Miller 2010). There is also very limited evidence of transmission between horses and man. Similarly, there is only speculation about the transmission between horses and man.

In horses, MC is a self-limiting cutaneous infection with multiple small papules arising …

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Acute phase protein levels in dogs with mast cell tumours and sarcomas

Veterinary Record 2012;170:648 doi:10.1136/vr.100401 D. Chase, BVSc, MACVSc, DiplECVS, MRCVS1, G. McLauchlan, BVMS, MRCVS2, P. D. Eckersall, BSc, MBA, PhD, FRCPath2, T. Parkin, BSc, BVSc, PhD, DipECVPH, FHEA, MRCVS2, K. Pratschke, MVB, MVM, CertSAS, DiplECVS, MRCVS2 and J. Pratschke, BA, MA, PhD3

1Pride Veterinary Centre, Riverside Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 8HX, UK

2School of Veterinary Medicine, Garscube Estate, 464 Bearsden Road, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK

3Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Salerno, Via ponte don Melillo, Fisciano 84084 (SA), Italy E-mail for correspondence: Kathryn.Pratschke{at}glasgow.ac.ukThe acute phase proteins (APP) form part of a non-specific host response to inflammation. They may be induced by a range of different causes, including infection, inflammation, cancer and trauma. As they form part of the earliest response to such insults, they have potential for early identification of disease. In people, APP levels have been shown to correlate both with the extent of disease and also the prognosis in several forms of neoplasia, including prostate, oesophageal and colorectal cancer. As such, they can be used as prognostic and monitoring tools. To date, similar studies in veterinary patients have been limited, largely retrospective in nature and many are non-specific for tumour type. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a panel of four APPs in dogs with naturally occurring mast cell tumours (MCTs) and sarcomas to identify in the first instance whether increased levels of individual APPs, or identifiable combinations of APPs, was linked with the presence of disease. In the patients with MCTs, C-reactive protein (CRP) and a-1 acid glycoprotein levels increased, with a concurrent drop in serum amyloid A levels. In the sarcoma patients, CRP, a-1 acid glycoprotein and haptoglobin were increased. These findings suggest that specific solid tumour types in dogs may be associated with specific changes in APP profiles.

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BVA launches guidance on maternity, paternity and adoption rights

Veterinary Record 2012;170:635 doi:10.1136/vr.e4219 GUIDANCE on maternity, paternity and adoption rights for employees, employers and locums has recently been published by the BVA.

The new guidance, which is available to BVA members, has been produced following changes to employment legislation in the past year or so. For example, in April last year, new paternity rights came into force allowing fathers additional paternity leave if the mother returns …

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Current British veterinary attitudes to the use of perioperative antimicrobials in small animal surgery

Veterinary Record 2012;170:646 doi:10.1136/vr.100292 C. B. Knights, BVetMed MRCVS1, A. Mateus, BVetMed, MVPH, PhD, MRCVS2 and S. J. Baines, MA, VetMB, PhD, CertVR, CertSAS, DipECVS, DipClinOnc, MRCVS3

1Wolfson Centre for Age Related Disease, Room 1.24 Hodgkin Building, Guys Campus, Kings College London, St Thomas St, London, SE1 1UL, UK

2Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK

3Willows Referral Service, Highlands Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4NH, UK e-mail for correspondence: chancie.knights{at}googlemail.comA questionnaire was sent to 2951 mixed and small animal veterinary practices to examine the use of perioperative antimicrobials in cats and dogs in the UK. The percentage of respondents who always used antimicrobials in two surgical procedures classified according to NRC criteria as ‘clean’ was 25.3 per cent for removal of a 1 cm cutaneous mass and 32.1 per cent for routine prescrotal castration. Factors considered important in decision-making about when to use antimicrobial agents included immunosuppression, presence of a drain, degree of wound contamination, potential for spillage of visceral contents and implantation of prosthesis. The most common antimicrobial agents mentioned were potentiated amoxicillin (98.0 per cent), amoxicillin (60.5 per cent), clindamycin (21.8 per cent), enrofloxacin (21.7 per cent), cephalexin (18.6 per cent) and metronidazole (12.7 per cent). Forty-three per cent of all responding veterinarians listed a long-acting preparation for perioperative use. The routes used were subcutaneous (76.1 per cent), intravenous (25.8 per cent), intramuscular (19.8 per cent), oral (13.5 per cent) and topical (7.7 per cent). Antimicrobials were given before surgery (66.6 per cent), during surgery (30.2 per cent), immediately after surgery (12.0 per cent) and after surgery (6.3 per cent). This survey has identified the suboptimal use of perioperative antimicrobials in small animal surgery with improvements needed with respect to timing, duration, choice of antimicrobial and a more prudent selection of surgical cases requiring prophylaxis.

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Attitudes to antimicrobial use: making a difference

Veterinary Record 2012;170:644-645 doi:10.1136/vr.e4277 Alan Radford, BSc, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS1 and Eithne Comerford, MVB, PhD, CertVR, CertSAS, PGCertHE, DipECVS, MRCVS2

1Institute of Infection and Global Health

2Institute of Aging and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston, Cheshire CH64 7TE e-mail: a.d.radford{at}liverpool.ac.ukATTITUDE. It is an interesting word. Of course it generally just means our disposition or feeling towards something. According to Sir Winston Churchill no less, attitude is ‘a little thing that makes a big difference’. Our attitudes are shaped by our life experience, and impact on everything we do, as well as the decisions we make. We own our attitudes, and you might say we are the sum of them. However, and perhaps surprisingly, we may not be aware of how our attitudes form, or how they impact on our daily choices.

As veterinary surgeons, we confront attitudes on a daily basis. We are trained to take on board our clients' attitudes, and to help them make informed decisions. Curiously, however, we don't often reflect on our own attitudes. A review of publications in Veterinary Record since 1982 finds only 24 research papers with the word attitude in the title. Of these, most relate to our desire to understand the attitudes of others (producers, owners, students, policymakers) and only eight to understanding our own attitudes. Of course, this is a crude analysis, but you get the point. Our attitudes as veterinary surgeons shape what we do, but there is a dearth of evidence about them. If veterinary surgeons' attitudes are important, why are most scientists ignoring them? We suspect the answer lies partly in the fact that most of us are not trained that way. As veterinary surgeons, we do ‘quantitative’ science, and are less familiar with what some call ‘qualitative methods’ that seek to answer ‘Why?’ and not just ‘What, how and when’.

It is in this context that it is nice to see, in a paper summarised on p 646 of this week's Veterinary Record, Knights and others (2012) grappling with veterinary attitudes to the use of …

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Current British veterinary attitudes to the use of perioperative antimicrobials in small animal surgery

Veterinary Record 2012;170:646 doi:10.1136/vr.100292 C. B. Knights, BVetMed MRCVS1, A. Mateus, BVetMed, MVPH, PhD, MRCVS2 and S. J. Baines, MA, VetMB, PhD, CertVR, CertSAS, DipECVS, DipClinOnc, MRCVS3

1Wolfson Centre for Age Related Disease, Room 1.24 Hodgkin Building, Guys Campus, Kings College London, St Thomas St, London, SE1 1UL, UK

2Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK

3Willows Referral Service, Highlands Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4NH, UK e-mail for correspondence: chancie.knights{at}googlemail.comA questionnaire was sent to 2951 mixed and small animal veterinary practices to examine the use of perioperative antimicrobials in cats and dogs in the UK. The percentage of respondents who always used antimicrobials in two surgical procedures classified according to NRC criteria as ‘clean’ was 25.3 per cent for removal of a 1 cm cutaneous mass and 32.1 per cent for routine prescrotal castration. Factors considered important in decision-making about when to use antimicrobial agents included immunosuppression, presence of a drain, degree of wound contamination, potential for spillage of visceral contents and implantation of prosthesis. The most common antimicrobial agents mentioned were potentiated amoxicillin (98.0 per cent), amoxicillin (60.5 per cent), clindamycin (21.8 per cent), enrofloxacin (21.7 per cent), cephalexin (18.6 per cent) and metronidazole (12.7 per cent). Forty-three per cent of all responding veterinarians listed a long-acting preparation for perioperative use. The routes used were subcutaneous (76.1 per cent), intravenous (25.8 per cent), intramuscular (19.8 per cent), oral (13.5 per cent) and topical (7.7 per cent). Antimicrobials were given before surgery (66.6 per cent), during surgery (30.2 per cent), immediately after surgery (12.0 per cent) and after surgery (6.3 per cent). This survey has identified the suboptimal use of perioperative antimicrobials in small animal surgery with improvements needed with respect to timing, duration, choice of antimicrobial and a more prudent selection of surgical cases requiring prophylaxis.

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This follow-up to Agricultural Science and Policy I focuses on agricultural system conservation. Other class topics include policy and management practices.

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Students learn how to use chemicals to control plant diseases and infestations. Course focus is on commercial and residential pesticides.

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Veterinary course that focuses on the role of veterinarians in human-animal relationships. Course focus is on underlying philosophy.

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Students of this course analyze meat eaters. Special emphasis is put on the biology of wolves and big cats.

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The demand for dog obedience trainers is on the rise, and the field of animal training will continue to grow. Pet owners are taking more interest in the services available for their pets, such as grooming, obedience training and pet day care. Dog obedience trainers may also go on to train dogs for service and police work, as well as shows and performance.

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The goal of dog owners everywhere should be to keep their canine companions as healthy as possible to ensure the highest possible quality of life. After all, preventing disease is much easier than having to treat it. That said, here are fifteen tips that can help you achieve that goal. Dog Health Tip #1: Keep your dog current on all core vaccinations and agree to optional vaccines only when absolutely necessary. Both undervaccinating and overvaccinating are equally bad.
Dog Health Tip #2: Administer heartworm preventive medication year-round. It protects not only against heartworms but intestinal worms as well.
Dog Health Tip #3: Keep your dog's teeth free of plaque and tartar build-up. Periodontal disease is a leading cause of heart disease in dogs.
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Indian Veterinary Professional Societies / Associations To President & Office Bearers  

The President & Office bearers of Indian veterinary professional societies / associations are requested to get their members listed under this category FREE of cost.



Members of societies are requested to contribute / coordinate the respective subject matter under Progress Series - Animal Health Disciplines / Veterinary Practice / Animal Husbandry & Dairying / Vet. Info. Management.  This will provide an active forum for experts to participate in this Vet. Community activity which would immensely benefit students, field Vets, and animal lovers.


The Indian Veterinary Association  

Number of listed members

Name of the President
Dr. R. S. Sharma

Name & Address of the

 Secretary General (i/c)

 
Dr. P. K. Kulshrestha

Flat No. 47, APMC Group Housing Society,

Plot No. 4, Sector 13, Rohini,

New Delhi-110 085, INDIA

Phone : 011-2786 8447


Indian Poultry Science Association (Estd-1965)  

Number of listed members
600

Name of the President
Dr. S. C. Mohapatra

Name & Address of the Secretary

 
Dr. S. V. S. Verma

General Secretary

Indian Poultry Science Association

18, Shiv Nagar, IVRI Road, Izatnagar,

Bareilly - 243 122, UP, INDIA



 Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialists in Infectious Diseases (IAVMI)   (Estd-1978)

Number of listed members
500

Name of the President
Dr. M. P. Yadav

Name & Address of the Secretary

 
Dr. M. S. Oberoi

General Secretary, IAVMI,

Dept. Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, PAU,

Ludhiana - 141 004, Punjab

Phone : 0161-2401960-72 Ext : 229   Fax :  0161-2400822, 2400945

Email : info@iavmi.org    Website : http://www.iavmi.org


National Association for Welfare of Animals and Research  (NAWAR)   (Estd-2002)

Number of listed members
50

Name of the President
Dr. S. B. Barbuddhe

Name & Address of the Secretary

 
Dr. A. G. Poharkar

C/o Shri Lanje, Pragati Colony, Sakoli,

Bhandara District - 441802, Maharashtra State,

Phone :  07186 - 237174

Email : vetmed_02@yahoo.co.in


Veterinary Public Health Association   (Estd-2002)

Number of listed members
52

Name of the President
Dr. P. V. Ramachandra Rao

Name & Address of the Secretary

 
Dr. S. Bhaskar Rao

General Secretary,

#313, Maheshwari Complex,

Masab Tank, Hyderabad - 500 028, Andhra Pradesh

Email : zoonosesonline@hotmail.com


Indian Society of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology   (ISVPT)  (Estd-2000)  

Number of listed members
123

Name of the President
Dr. V. V. Ranade

Name & Address of the Secretary

 
Dr. A. M. Thaker (Finance Secretary)

Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology,

College of Veterinary Science and A.H.,

Gujarath Agricultural University,

ANAND - 388 001

Phone : +91-2692-260712

Fax : +91-2692-261486

Email : zoonosesonline@hotmail.com