نشریه پژوهش های بالینی دامپزشکی
سال سیزدهم شماره 2 (پاییز و زمستان 1401)

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of urinary stones in dogs and cats referred to selected veterinary centers in Tehran province. The present study, which is a descriptive and field study, includes a statistical population of 80 cases of 44 dogs and 36 cats who have referred to the mentioned centers during this period and have been evaluated by a designed questionnaire. اند. According to the information obtained in this study, the information is classified according to the type, race, sex, nutrition, types of stones, different sizes and colors of urinary stones by making tables and related charts. The findings of this study showed that the prevalence of urinary stones in females, dogs and cats is higher than males and surgical history such as sterilization increases the risk of urinary stones. Prevalence also varies at different ages and the likelihood of developing urinary stones increases with age. Also, the type and breed of the animal affect the frequency of different types of urinary stones. In the statistical population of this study, the prevalence of urinary stones in dogs and cats of different breeds are struvite stones 24%, struvite stones + calcium oxalate 11%, struvite stones + calcium phosphate 17%, stone Strawite + calcium oxalate + calcium phosphate 10%. Calcium Phosphate + Calcium Oxalate 9%, Calcium Phosphate 8%, Calcium Oxalate 11%, Urate 4%, Urate + Calcium 6%.

There are many zoonotic diseases between humans and animals that can be a threat to human health. These include gastrointestinal parasites in pets such as dogs and cats.

Because of the temperate climate in Tabriz city, severe parasitic infections have been reported in animals of the region. These parasitic infections need further epidemiological study and identification of different species, to eradicate various parasitic diseases.

July 2016 to March 2017, 63 stray dogs and 63 domestic dogs from Tabriz city were sampled. Then, using the flotation method, eggs and parasite cysts were identified in infected dogs.

By examining the eggs of parasites that were isolated from the feces of stray and domestic dogs, Toxocara in stray dogs with 49.20% and hookworms in domestic dogs with 14.28% had the highest rate of infection, and the lowest rate of infection in stray dogs was related to Cryptosporidium with 7.93%.

According to this study, a lower parasitic infection rate was observed in the gastrointestinal tract of domestic dogs. These results refer to the importance of an appropriate living environment, healthy nutrition, and an anti-parasite treatment program. Attention to these issues in the clinic leads the veterinarian to the correct diagnosis.

Spondylitis is actually vertebral osteomyelitis, and if the infection also involves discs, it is called discospondylitis, which is a complication of diseases such as tuberculosis and Brucellosis.

This study aimed to determine radiological properties of discospondylitis due to tuberculosis and brucellosis infections differentially in German Shepherd dogs.

This retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out in affected German Shepherd dogs with chronic discospondylitis due to tuberculosis (TB) and Brucellosis. Data were collected based on clinical and laboratory symptoms, as well as plain radiography and myelography findings. : In total, 13 dogs were studied, of which 9, including 5 males (55.6%) and 4 females (44.4%), were affected with Brucellosis, and 4, including 2 males (50%) and 2 females (50%), were infected with TB. In the diagnostic imaging of the vertebrae, degenerative lesions in affected dogs with TB were significantly more than those affected with brucellosis (with a significant level P=0.026<0.05). Sclerotic lesions were observed in 44.4% of the brucellosis patients and 25% of the TB patients, while lytic lesions were found in less than 50% of brucellosis patients and more than 70% of TB patients.

Based on this study, degenerative and lytic lesions in TB cases were more than brucellosis patients; however, sclerotic lesions in TB patients were less than brucellosis patients. The severity of each of these complications and the site of involvement of the vertebrae can be differential features for diagnosing the radiology of TB from Brucellosis in this breed of dogs.