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Eleven dogs were diagnosed with corneal opacity based on clinical and opthalmic examination. Antibiotic and corticosteriod therapy initially for seven days followed by cyclosporine after confirmation of epithelization. Negative fluorescin dye test was confirmation for effective therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new minimal invasive technique using stainless steel stapling in six dogs was compared with practiced surgical technique. After draining, the haematoma and removal of complete blood and fibrin clots through the incision, haematoma cavity was flushed with Povidine iodine and stainless steel stapling was applied into the ear in six (6) dogs and practiced surgical method in another six (6) dogs. The stapling technique required less surgical time for obliteration of dead space and less time required for complete healing as compared to surgical technique. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A six year old male dog was presented with complaints of serosangineous discharge from the prepuce and the nostrils with a huge swelling on the nasal bridge and difficult breathing with snoring sounds. Clinical examination revealed venereal granuloma on the shaft of penis and mucosa of prepuce. Examination of the nostrils revealed softening of the nasal bridge and the nasal canal was packed with the extensive growth. Radiography revealed extensive loss of the nasal bone due to destruction and soft tissue mass above lesion. The histopathological examination of biopsy samples confirmed the growth to be venereal granuloma. The growth from the genitelia was removed surgically and post-operative antibiotic and analgesic course was given. Chemotherapy of Inj. vincristin instituted at weekly interval for 5 weeks for regression of the intranasal growth and also to avoid the recurrence of tumour. The discharge from the genitelia and nasal canal completely subsided at the end of first week and the swelling subsided by the end of fourth week. The surgical excision and vincristin chemotherapy lead to complete regression of growth in the nasal passage. No recurrence of the case was reported till the period of 6 months follow-up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present investigation was carried on six clinical cases of femur fracture presented to the N.V.C. Hospital. Immobilization of femur fracture was done with the use of horn -peg prepared from bovine horn. The healing of femur fracture was evaluated on the basis of clinical, radiographic, hematological & biochemical observation. The clinical observations such as rectal temperature, heart rate and respiration rate recorded for 7 consequent days were within normal range in all dogs. The surgical wound healed by primary intention in all the dogs. The partial weight bearing by operated limb was seen in 7.66 ± 0.84 post-operative days and the complete weight bearing was seen in 37.00 ± 2.94 post-operative days. The radiograph taken on 45th post-operative days showed a well organized external bridging of fracture gap by a firm callus in all dogs. The hematological studies revealed lymphocytopenia on 10th day. The haemoglobin level, total erythrocyte count, total leucocyte count, PCV, eosinophils, monocytes and basophils count were within normal range. Biochemical studies revealed significant increase in the serum alkaline phosphatase activity, however serum calcium, serum creatinine, SGOT and SGPT levels were within normal ranges. The horn-peg did not elicit any untoward reaction at the site of fracture during period of healing process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]