• Fresh tilapia fish skin graft treatment of severe skin burns in a cat 

  De Witt, Anika A.; Bester, Elizabeth G. (Wiley, 2024)

  An entire female cat presented with extensive third-degree burns covering greater than 30% of total body surface. The wound was cleaned and debrided with daily dressing management to heal with second intention. Dressing ...
• Cross‑species oncogenomics offers insight into human muscle‑invasive bladder cancer 

  Wong, Kim; Abascal, Federico; Ludwig, Latasha; Aupperle‑Lellbach, Heike; Grassinger, Julia; Wright, Colin W.; Allison, Simon J.; Pinder, Emma; Phillips, Roger M.; Romero, Laura P.; Gal, Arnon; Roady, Patrick J.; Pires, Isabel; Guscetti, Franco; Munday, John S.; Peleteiro, Maria C.; Pinto, Carlos A.; Carvalho, Tania; Cota, Joao; Du Plessis, Elizabeth C.; Constantino‑Casas, Fernando; Plog, Stephanie; Moe, Lars; De Brot, Simone; Bemelmans, Ingrid; Amorim, Renee Laufer; Georgy, Smitha R.; Prada, Justina; Del Pozo, Jorge; Heimann. Marianne; De Carvalho Nunes, Louisiane; Simola, Outi; Pazzi, Paolo; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Ubukata, Rodrigo; Vajdovich, Peter; Priestnall, Simon L.; Suarez‑Bonnet, Alejandro; Roperto, Franco; Millanta, Francesca; Palmieri, Chiara; Ortiz, Ana L.; Barros, Claudio S.L.; Gava, Aldo; Soderstrom, Minna E.; O’Donnell, Marie; Klopfleisch, Robert; Manrique‑Rincon, Andrea; Martincorena, Inigo; Ferreira, Ingrid; Arends, Mark J.; Wood, Geoffrey A.; Adams, David J.; Van der Weyden, Louise (BMC, 2023-08-28)

  BACKGROUND : In humans, muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is highly aggressive and associated with a poor prognosis. With a high mutation load and large number of altered genes, strategies to delineate key driver ...
• Physiological variables for the objective detection of intraoperative nerve block failure in dogs 

  Basson, Pierre Etienne (University of Pretoria, 2023-08)

  Objective To identify physiological variables that can be used to objectively detect intraoperative nociception to indicate peripheral nerve block failure. Study design A prospective blinded randomized clinical study. Animals ...
• Liver histopathology in dogs with naturally acquired babesia rossi infection 

  Horrell, Heidi (University of Pretoria, 2023-09)

  Canine babesiosis, which, in sub-Saharan Africa, is caused by the tick-transmitted intraerythrocytic protozoan Babesia rossi, is one of the most common, clinically important tick-borne diseases of dogs in the region. The ...
• Subtrochlear sclerosis evaluation for medial coronoid disease detection and dynamic distal ulnar ostectomy for reduction of disease progression in Labrador retriever puppies 

  Pretorius, Jandre D. (University of Pretoria, 2023-09)

  Objective To evaluate methods used in the early radiographic detection of subtrochlear ulna sclerosis (STS), which could successfully predict the development of medial coronoid disease (MCD) in four-month-old puppies, ...
• Investigation of haematologic, inflammatory, and haemostatic in horses experimentally infected with African horse sickness virus 

  Schliewert, Eva Christina (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  African horse sickness (AHS) is an infectious disease affecting equids. It is caused by the African horse sickness virus (AHSV), a double-stranded RNA Orbivirus with 9 different serotypes which is transmitted by insect ...
• Clinical signs and clinical pathology findings in horses with equine encephalosis at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital, South Africa 

  Piketh, Graeme (University of Pretoria, 2024-06)

  Introduction: Equine encephalosis is a systemic disease of horses caused by equine encephalosis virus. This virus is an Orbivirus that is transmitted by biting midges (Culicoides species). Equine encephalosis is ...
• Peri-lacrimal gland injection of allogenic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells compared to tacrolimus eyedrops in the treatment of canine keratoconjunctivitis sicca 

  Morris, Laurie Megan (University of Pretoria, 2024)

  Objective To describe and compare the efficacy in treatment between a single peri-lacrimal gland injection of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (Stem Cells group) and a twice-daily application of tacrolimus eyedrops ...
• Small colon impaction outbreak and associated risk factors in horses at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital, South Africa in 2021 

  Hollenbach, Elza (University of Pretoria, 2024)

  Background During June-July 2021, the Onderstepoort Equine Clinic experienced an increase in diffuse faecal small colon impactions (SCI). Typically, SCI is diagnosed in 1.3–3% of horses admitted to referral centres for ...
• Subdiagnostic Cushing's syndrome in a Labrador retriever diagnosed with progesterone-secreting adrenocortical neoplasia and late liver metastasis 

  Celliers, Anri; Pazzi, Paolo; Mitchell, Emily P.; Lensink, Antionette; Raseasala, Nonkululeko (Wiley, 2024)

  A 5-year-old, neutered male Labrador retriever was presented for poor hair regrowth following clipping, lethargy, exercise intolerance, polyphagia, polydipsia, polyuria and heat-seeking behaviour. A bradyarrhythmia due to ...
• Orthognathic surgery to improve malocclusion in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) 

  Steenkamp, Gerhard; Hoogendijk, Christiaan Fritz; Ruiz, José Carlos Almansa; Koeppel, Katja Natalie (Wiley, 2024-03)

  Malocclusion is a common finding in both companion animals and humans due to dental or maxillofacial discrepancies. Treatment depends on the complications and the species it presents in. In humans, orthognathic surgery is ...
• Metastatic renal carcinoma in a horse presented for lameness examination and suspected pneumonia 

  Hollenbach, Elza; Mitchell, Emily P.; Randlehoff, Corme; Munoz, Juan Alberto (Wiley, 2024)

  Equine renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a rare and poorly understood condition, making the diagnosis challenging. We present a case of a 16-year-old Warmblood gelding referred for lameness and suspected pneumonia. The horse ...
• Malignant melanoma and lymph node metastases appearing as hyperattenuating masses on computed tomography in a dog 

  Van der Laan, Luzanne; Le Roux, Christelle (Wiley, 2024-07)

  A 16-year-old male castrated Dachshund cross dog was referred for a dental and a mass on the right side of the face. CT revealed several heterogenous precontrast hyperattenuating masses within the subcutaneous tissue over ...
• Intranasal Linguatula serrata (tongue worm) in canids and vulpids can be detected using computed tomography 

  Birckhead, Alice; Jenkins, David; Shamsi, Shokoofeh; Malik, Richard; Carstens, Ann (Wiley, 2024)

  Linguatula serrata (“tongue worm”) is a zoonotic intranasal parasite found globally in wild dogs, free-ranging dogs, some domestic dogs, and vulpids. Since there are no sensitive tests currently available, infections are ...
• Prevalence of co-infections with Ehrlichia spp. or Theileria spp. in dogs naturally infected with babesiosis in the Eastern Cape province 

  Cloete, Henry P.P.; Rautenbach, Yolandi; Leisewitz, Andrew L.; Mellanby, Richard J.; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Schoeman, Johan P. (Elsevier, 2024-09)

  BACKGROUND : Canine babesiosis and ehrlichiosis are tick-borne infections of great significance in South Africa. Theileriosis in dogs in South Africa is still poorly understood. Co-infection with multiple tick-borne diseases ...
• The diverse pathogenicity of various Babesia parasite species that infect dogs 

  Leisewitz, Andrew L.; Mrljak, Vladimir; Dear, Jonathan D.; Birkenheuer, Adam (MDPI, 2023-12-11)

  Babesia species infect a very wide range of mammal hosts across the globe, and zoonotic infections are of growing concern. Several species of the Babesia genus infect dogs, and some of these cause significant morbidity ...
• Speculating on transverse grooves in African elephant tusks 

  Parker, Ian S.C.; Theleste, Erwan; Steenkamp, Gerhardus (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 2023-10)

  No abstract available.
• Ex vivo biomechanical evaluation and comparison of lateral femoro-fabella ligament suture and lateral suture with bone anchor for cranial cruciate ligament repair in cats 

  Tassani, Chiara; De Witt, Anika A.; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Elliott, Ross C. (American Veterinary Medical Association, 2024-08)

  OBJECTIVE : To compare the biomechanical properties of lateral femoro-fabella ligament suture (FFLS) and lateral suture with a bone anchor suture (BAS) for management of feline cranial cruciate ligament disease. ANIMALS ...
• Urethral cutaneous fistula correction using an autologous tunica vaginalis pedicle flap in a four-year-old intact male German shepherd dog 

  Van de Wetering, Klaas-Jan; Elliott, Ross Christopher (MedPharm Publications, 2023-02)

  Urethral cutaneous fistulas are rarely reported in dogs. Several techniques have been described to treat urethrocutaneous fistulas with different degrees of success. This case report is on a four-year-old male intact ...
• Poikilocytosis of Angora goats is associated with erythrocyte density and reticulocytosis 

  Parsons, S.D.C.; Becks, D.; Vermeulen, A.; Hobson, M.; Warren, R.M.; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette (MedPharm Publications, 2023-02)

  Angora goats in South Africa experience several syndromes that result in notable morbidity and mortality in juveniles and adults, but not kids. Insight into their causes is hampered by the lack of normal reference values ...

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