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Twenty dogs were presented and diagnosed with cataract. The animals were divided into two groups, irrespective of sex, breed and age but animal temperament and keeper's willingness for surgery were considered. In Group I and Group II, extracapsular extraction of lens through 'Corneal approach' and 'Limbal approach' was carried out. The surgical procedure was easier and less time consuming in Group I than in Group II moreover, post-operative complications viz. ocular discharge, irritation, blepharospasm and conjunctival inflammation were seen in both groups during the first week. However, opacity of cornea was the most frequent post-operative complication of cataract surgery by corneal incision technique. The success rates in respect of return of vision after cataract extraction by corneal and limbal incision techniques were 66.66 and 83.33 percent respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study which compares the efficacy of strip and pinch skin autogrfts in canine limb wounds management is noted. Methods and materials used in the study, which included 12 healthy adult mongrel dogs of either sex are offered, Results citing the superiority of pinch autogafts and gross acceptance of implanted graft in both the groups are discussed.

The study compared histopathological observation of strip and pinch skin autografts for the management of experimental limb wounds in canines. Twelve apparently healthy adult mongrel dogs were selected and randomly divided into two equal groups. After attaining surgical anaesthesia, 5cm x 2.5cm wounds were created over the anterior aspect of each metatarsal region. Strip skin autografting was undertaken on left limb in group-1 and pinch skin autografting was undertaken on left limb of group-2. Histopathological studies were made on 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th day to observe the changes and showed early neovascularization, better organization of connective tissue and hair growth in pinch graft as compared to strip graft. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Incidence of dermatological disorders was studied in canines with clinical ailments. History taking along with skin scraping was performed to examine mites, fungus and bacteria. Out of 914 dogs presented, 52 (5.6%) were affected with skin diseases. Out of 52 positive cases, 27 (51.92%) were positive for demodicosis, scabies (28.85%), atopic dermatitis (7.70%), hot spot (5.76%), fungal dermatitis (1.9%) and mixed dermatitis (1.9%) respectively. Dogs upto 1 year of age group were more prone to skin diseases than older groups. Male (67.31%) suffered more with skin diseases than female (32.69%) dogs. Breed wise predisposition revealed that Spitz were more dominant (26.92%) followed by Labrador (23.08%), Pomerianian (13.46%) and Non-descriptive (13.46%). Regarding the clinical symptoms, overall, 29 positive dogs had itching (55.77%), 9 dogs (17.31%) had scratch (pruritus), 5 dogs (9.62%) were deficient for hair or wool coat (alopecia) and 9 dogs (17.31%) were without clinical symptoms. All the positive cases showed positive response after treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A one year old Rottweiler dog was operated successfully for mucocele. The mucocele was removed along with the sub-lingual salivary gland by careful dissection and ligation of important vessels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]