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  • Medical management of myxomatous mitral valve disease : an evidence-based veterinary medicine approach 
    Burchell, Richard K.; Schoeman, Johan P. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-10-22)
    Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is the most common heart disease of dogs. The current management of MMVD in dogs is mostly pharmacological, and the recommendations for treatment are based on a number of veterinary ...
  • Micro-anatomy of the ear of the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) 
    Robert, Mickael Patrice; Carstens, Ann; De Beer, Frederik C.; Hoffman, Jakobus W.; Steenkamp, Gerhardus (Wiley, 2021-03)
    The white rhinoceros is the largest of the five extant rhinoceros species. The population is declining rapidly because of intense poaching. However, normal anatomical descriptions in this species are lacking. The purpose ...
  • Midazolam alters acid-base status less than azaperone during the capture and transport of Southern White Rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum) 
    Pohlin, Friederike; Buss, Peter Erik; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney (MDPI, 2020-07)
    Acidemia represents a major life-threatening factor during rhinoceros capture. The acid-base status during rhinoceros transport is unknown. The purpose of this study was to describe changes in acid-base status during ...
  • The minimum infusion rate of alfaxalone during its co-administration with lidocaine at three different doses by constant rate infusion in goats 
    Dzikiti, Brighton T.; Ndawana, Patience S.; Dzikiti, Loveness Nyaradzo; Stegmann, George F. (Elsevier, 2018-05)
    OBJECTIVE : To determine the minimum infusion rate (MIR) of alfaxalone required to prevent purposeful movement in response to standardized stimulation while co-administered with lidocaine at three different doses by constant ...
  • Morphology of the female reproductive organs of the African lion (Panthera leo) 
    Hartman, Marthinus Jacobus; Groenewald, Hermanus B.; Kirberger, Robert M. (Wiley, 2013-10)
    The topography and splanchnology of the reproductive organs of the African lioness were studied and described in situ and after removal. The kidneys were located far caudally in relation to the thirteenth ribs. The suspensory ...
  • Morphology of the uterotubal junction of the Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) 
    Penfold, Miles John; Soley, John Thomson; Hartman, Marthinus Jacobus (Wiley, 2019-10)
    Less than 7,000 cheetahs survive in the wild. Captive breeding has proved notoriously difficult. The uterotubal junction acts as major barrier and regulator to the passage of sperm. This study describes the morphology of ...
  • Mortality in virulent canine babesiosis is associated with a consumptive coagulopathy 
    Goddard, Amelia; Wiinberg, Bo; Schoeman, Johan P.; Kristensen, Annemarie T.; Kjelgaard-Hansen, Mads (Elsevier, 2013-05)
    The inflammatory response to infection can activate the coagulation system via complex interactions. If uncontrolled, this may lead to a consumptive coagulopathy, which has been identified as a major risk factor for poor ...
  • Multiple eyelid apocrine hidrocystoma in a domestic short-haired cat 
    Sivagurunathan, Amilan; Goodhead, A.D.; Du Plessis, Elizabeth C. (South African Veterinary Association, 2010-03)
    A 12-year-old domestic short-haired cat was referred for evaluation of periocular masses. The tail had similar masses and was amputated previously by the referring veterinarian. On examination, multiple pigmented nodules, ...
  • Multiple myeloma in a captive lion (Panthera leo) 
    Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Cassel, Nicolette; Lane, Emily P.; Reyers, Fred (OpenJournals Publishing, 2013-09-26)
    Multiple myeloma is a rare, systemic proliferation of neoplastic plasma cells. A case was reported in an 11-year-old male captive lion (Panthera leo) at the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria. The ...
  • Myelin vacuolation, optic neuropathy and retinal degeneration after closantel overdosage in sheep and in a goat 
    Van der Lugt, Jaco J.; Venter, I. (Elsevier, 2007-02)
    Toxicity of closantel, a halogenated salicylanilide anthelmintic, is described in 11 sheep and a goat, humanely killed 4–70 days after accidental overdosage. Status spongiosis of the cerebrum and cerebellum was present, ...
  • Myocardial injury in dogs with snake envenomation and its relation to systemic inflammation 
    Langhorn, Rebecca; Persson, Frida; Åblad, Björn; Goddard, Amelia; Schoeman, Johan P.; Willesen, Jakob L.; Tarnow, Inge; Kjelgaard-Hansen, Mads (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-03)
    OBJECTIVE : To investigate the presence of myocardial injury in dogs hospitalized for snake envenomation and to examine its relationship with systemic inflammation. DESIGN : Prospective case-control study. SETTINGS : ...
  • Nemaline myopathy in a six-month-old pomeranian dog 
    Bester, Elizabeth G.; Kitshoff, Adriaan Mynhardt; Botha, W.J.; Van Wilpe, Erna; Du Plessis, Lizette; Williams, J.H. (June Heather) (Medpharm Publications, 2022)
    Nemaline myopathy - a clinically and genetically complex heterogenous group of disorders - is described uncommonly in humans and rarely in animals, and is characterised by progressive muscle weakness. The diagnosis is ...
  • Neutrophil myeloperoxidase index in dogs with babesiosis caused by Babesia rossi 
    Celliers, Anri; Rautenbach, Yolandi; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette; Christopher, Mary M.; Goddard, Amelia (Frontiers Media, 2020-02)
    Babesiosis caused by the virulent tick-borne hemoprotozoan, Babesia rossi, results in a marked systemic inflammatory host response in dogs. Neutrophils form part of the innate immune response and contains myeloperoxidase ...
  • A new era for the Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 
    Tordiffe, A.S.W. (Adrian Stephen Wolferstan) (Medpharm Publications, 2022)
    No abstract available.
  • New insights into samango monkey speciation in South Africa 
    Dalton, Desire L.; Linden, Birthe; Wimberger, Kirsten; Nupen, Lisa Jane; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Taylor, Peter John; Madisha, M. Thabang; Kotze, Antoinette; Switzer, William M. (Public Library of Science, 2015-03-23)
    The samango monkey is South Africa's only exclusively forest dwelling primate and represents the southernmost extent of the range of arboreal guenons in Africa. The main threats to South Africa's forests and thus to the ...
  • A novel Babesia sp. associated with clinical signs of babesiosis in domestic cats in South Africa 
    Bosman, Anna-Mari; Penzhorn, Barend Louis; Brayton, Kelly A.; Schoeman, Tanya; Oosthuizen, Marinda C. (BioMed Central, 2019-03-26)
    BACKGROUND : Feline babesiosis, sporadically reported from various countries, is of major clinical significance in South Africa, particularly in certain coastal areas. Babesia felis, B. leo, B. lengau and B. microti have ...
  • A novel technique for ventral orbital stabilization : the masseter muscle flap 
    Sivagurunathan, Amilan; Boy, Sonja Catharina; Steenkamp, Gerhardus (Wiley, 2014-01)
    Loss of the caudal maxilla and ventral orbit after tumor resections can have negative functional and esthetic influences on the eye involved. This article reports on a case of a caudal maxillary acanthomatous ameloblastoma ...
  • NT-ProBNP and cardiac troponin I in virulent canine babesiosis 
    Lobetti, R.G. (Remo Giuseppe); Kirberger, Robert M.; Keller, Ninette; Kettner, Frank; Dvir, Eran (Elsevier, 2012-12-21)
    Although cardiac pathology and consequently elevated serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI) have been reported, clinically it remains difficult to diagnose cardiac involvement in canine babesiosis. Thus the use of cardiac ...
  • Nuchal crest avulsion fracture in 2 horses : a cause of headshaking 
    Voigt, A.; Saulez, Montague Newton; Donnellan, C.M.B. (Cynthia Mary Bridget) (South African Veterinary Association, 2009-06)
    The medical records of 2 Thoroughbred horses that developed headshaking after blunt trauma to the occipital region are reviewed. The history, signalment, clinical signs, diagnostic methods, diagnosis and treatment were ...
  • Oesophagogastric intussusception associated with spirocercosis in a dog 
    Vrdoljak, Kirsten J.; Cassel, Nicolette; Dvir, Eran (OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-08-27)
    An oesophagogastric intussusception was diagnosed in an intact Bull Terrier female aged 2 years and 7 months with a concurrent Spirocerca lupi infection. The dog was presented collapsed with a history of inappetance and ...