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Background: The study was planned to show the status of indoor microorganisms and the status of the reduction device in the military dog clinic. Methods: Airborne microbes were analyzed according to the number of daily patient canines. For identification of bacteria, sampled bacteria was identified using VITEK®2 and molecular method. The status of indoor microorganisms according to the operation of the ventilation system was analyzed. Results: Airborne bacteria and fungi concentrations were 1000.6 ± 800.7 CFU/m3 and 324.7 ± 245.8 CFU/m3. In the analysis using automated identification system, based on fluorescence biochemical test, VITEK®2, mainly human pathogenic bacteria were identified. The three most frequently isolated genera were Kocuria (26.6%), Staphylococcus (24.48%), and Granulicatella (12.7%). The results analyzed by molecular method were detected in the order of Kocuria (22.6%), followed by Macrococcus (18.1%), Glutamicibacter (11.1%), and so on. When the ventilation system was operated appropriately, the airborne bacteria and fungi level were significantly decreased. Conclusion: Airborne bacteria in the clinic tend to increase with the number of canines. Human pathogenic bacteria were mainly detected in VITEK®2, and relatively various bacteria were detected in molecular analysis. A decrease in the level of bacteria and fungi was observed with proper operation of the ventilation system.

In this study, 9064 animals brought to Erciyes University Veterinary Faculty Training, Research and Application Hospital between 2013-2016; It is aims to study a total of 8 variables in terms of species, age, gender, region of origin, season, clinic type, the reasons and the treatment applied by through correspondence analysis. According to the results, the number of the patients brought to the Research and Application Hospital of the Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Erciyes University between the years of 2013 and 2016 has increased over the years and reached 4043 in 2016. Almost all of the patients (95.3%) brought were from Kayseri, 2.1% from Nevşehir and 2.6% from other (Kırşehir, Niğde, Kahramanmaraş, Sivas, Yozgat) provinces. It was determined that more than half (50.5%) of the animals were brought to the internal medicine clinic and 41.2% to the surgery clinic. The result of the correspondence analysis revealed that older animals (5 years and over) brought to hospital clinics had been brought to the clinics with complaints of general condition disorder, and the young (1-5 years) and newborn(0-1 years) animals had been vaccinated. In addition, it was determined that the animals brought to the internal medicine and surgery clinic for vaccination and operation respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Calf mortality constitutes a substantial loss for agriculture economy-based countries and is also a significant herd problem in developed countries. However, the occurrence and frequency of responsible gastro-intestinal (GI) pathogens in severe newborn diarrhea is still not well known. We aimed to determine the seasonal and age-associated pathogen distribution of severe diarrhea in newborn calves admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Erciyes University animal hospital over a year. Fecal samples were collected during the ICU admissions, and specimens were subjected to a diarrheal pathogen screening panel that included bovine coronavirus (BCoV), Cryptosporidium spp., ETEC K99+, and bovine rotavirus, using RT-PCR and conventional PCR methods. Further isolation experiments were performed with permissive cell cultures and bacterial enrichment methods to identify the clinical importance of infectious pathogen shedding in the ICU. Among the hospitalized calves aged less than 45 days old, the majority of calves originated from small farms (85.9%). The pathogen that most frequently occurred was Cryptosporidium spp. (61.5%) followed by rotavirus (56.4%). The frequency of animal admission to ICU and GI pathogen identification was higher during the winter season (44.9%) when compared to other seasons. Most calves included in the study were 1–6 days old (44.9%). Lastly, co-infection with rotavirus and Cryptosporidium spp. occurred more frequently than other dual or multi-infection events. This study was the first to define severe diarrhea—causing GI pathogens from ICU admitted newborn calves in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two veterinary personnel in Japan were infected with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) while handling a sick cat. Whole-genome sequences of SFTSV isolated from the personnel and the cat were 100% identical. These results identified a nosocomial outbreak of SFTSV infection in an animal hospital without a tick as a vector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Veterinary clinics and animal hospitals need to be able to meet patient expectations at the highest level and increase their level of satisfaction. It plays an important role in the profitability, productivity and sustainability of animal health service providers. In this context, the aim of the study is to develop a measurement tool about the satisfaction of patient owners and to carry out the validity and reliability study of this measurement tool. The construct validity of the Patient Ownership Satisfaction Criteria Scale (HSMK-Ö), Patient Ownership Satisfaction Rating Scale (HSMD-A) and Veterinary Clinical Satisfaction Scale (VKHM-Ö). The power analysis (80.121% strength) performed prior to starting the study was applied to 212 patients whose outcome was determined. To ensure structural validity; Cronbach alpha (α) coefficient was used in reliability analyzes. Factor analysis was applied for validity analysis. HSMK-Ö; HSMD-A; VKHM-Ö items were identified as a one-factor structure as a result of the Varimax rotation method. In the developed scales, the cronbach alpha (α) reliability coefficients calculated for 14 items in HSMK-E, 8 items in HSMDA and 18 items in VKHM-Ö were 0.759; 0.936; 0.778. When the total variance explained, there is only one factor in HSMK-Ö and VKHM-Ö in HSMD-A, and this measured value is 58.06% for each scale; 61.375%; 70.39% can be said to be measured. It can be said that HSMK-Ö, HSMD-A and VKHM-Ö measuring instruments are valid and reliable. Expanding the utilization of of satisfaction studies in patients with different sample groups is proposed to be held in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A visit to a veterinary clinic can be very stressful for the dog, and stress may interact with pain. The aim of this study was to observe the behavior of dogs in a veterinary clinic and to correlate it with subjective stress assessments by different persons. Systems have already been developed to assess pain in dogs. We tested the behavior of 105 dogs, sampled from 233 dog owners who completed our questionnaire and whose dogs were patients at the clinic. The dog owner, the test leader, the nurse, and the veterinarian were each asked to assess if the dog was experiencing pain or was stressed and to evaluate, overall, how the dog experienced the visit. Three behavior tests were also carried out to describe the dog's reaction in the veterinary clinic: a “social contact” test, a “play” test, and a “treat” test. The play and treat tests were carried out both inside and outside the veterinary clinic to see if the dogs reacted differently in the 2 situations. Agreement between observers was good to excellent but generally better when assessing pain than stress. Dogs rated as more stressed were significantly less likely to engage in social contact with an unfamiliar person ( P < 0.0001). They were significantly more willing to play and eat a treat outside the veterinary clinic compared to inside the clinic ( P < 0.001), implying that the dogs themselves experienced inside the clinic as being more negative. The results also indicated that the type of relationship the owner has with the dog may influence the dog's behavior during the clinical examination. The good agreements between the different measures in this study suggest that there is potential for a system to be developed to assess the extent to which the dog is stressed in the clinic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A nationwide survey on radiation safety management in Korean animal hospitals was conducted. By 2013, 53 radiation generators were registered as veterinary medical devices (41 X-ray generators and 12 computed tomography scanners). Additionally there were six approved laboratories for radiation equipment and protection facility, and five approved laboratories for radiation exposure of employees, respectively. By March 2013, 2,030 out of 3,829 animal hospitals operated radiation-generating devices. Among these devices, 389 (19.2%) out of 2,030 were not labeled with the model name and 746 (36.7%) were not labeled with production dates. Thus, most veterinary X-ray generators were outdated (42.6%) and needed replacements. When periodic inspections of 2,018 animal hospitals were performed after revision of the Veterinarians Act in 2011, the hospitals were found to be equipped with appropriate radiation generators and protection facilities. Among 2,545 employees exposed to radiation at the hospitals, 93.9% were veterinarians, 4.3% were animal nurse technicians, and 18% held other positions. Among 169 employees supervised by administrators, none of those had a weekly maximum operating load that exceeded 10 mA·min. This study suggests that the radiation safety management system of animal hospitals was general good. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim of this study is to search effects of modern animal hospital on education of veterinary medicine, variety of patients while evaluating owners satisfaction. As a result of this study it has been seen that an hospital with adequate physical and technical facilities would create possitive effects on patient profile. Also according to the owners and students questionere results, both students and owners found hospitals staff and hospitals physical and technical facilities satisfactory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most important pathogens in human and veterinary hospitals. The isolation of MRSA from animals and foodstuffs has been reported with an increased incidence. However, methicillin (oxacillin) is not used in animal husbandry or in animal hospitals in Korea. In this study, three pre-MRSA and one silent mecA-carrying methicillin susceptible S. aureus (smMSSA) were isolated from retail chicken meat, and three MRSA were isolated from hospitalized dogs in Korea. The three pre-MRSA isolates were determined to have a staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type III, and the smMSSA isolate was not classified. The animal hospital isolates were found to contain SCCmec type II. Seven and 15 S. aureus isolated from hospitalized humans and bovine milk, respectively, were also examined in this study in order to determine the epidemiological origins of MRSA. Multilocus sequencing typing (MLST) revealed that the chicken meat and bovine milk isolates were closely related to the animal hospital isolates. The SCCmec characteristics and MLST analyses indicated the possibility of the human to animal transmission of MRSA. These results highlight the importance of identifying MRSA carriers as well as intercepting MRSA transmission because MRSA is becoming increasingly widespread without any plausible relationship with the use of methicillin (oxacillin). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Two veterinary personnel in Japan were infected with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) while handling a sick cat. Whole-genome sequences of SFTSV isolated from the personnel and the cat were 100% identical. These results identified a nosocomial outbreak of SFTSV infection in an animal hospital without a tick as a vector.

Background: The study was planned to show the status of indoor microorganisms and the status of the reduction device in the military dog clinic., Methods: Airborne microbes were analyzed according to the number of daily patient canines. For identification of bacteria, sampled bacteria was identified using VITEK®2 and molecular method. The status of indoor microorganisms according to the operation of the ventilation system was analyzed., Results: Airborne bacteria and fungi concentrations were 1000.6 ± 800.7 CFU/m 3 and 324.7 ± 245.8 CFU/m 3 . In the analysis using automated identification system, based on fluorescence biochemical test, VITEK®2, mainly human pathogenic bacteria were identified. The three most frequently isolated genera were Kocuria (26.6%), Staphylococcus (24.48%), and Granulicatella (12.7%). The results analyzed by molecular method were detected in the order of Kocuria (22.6%), followed by Macrococcus (18.1%), Glutamicibacter (11.1%), and so on. When the ventilation system was operated appropriately, the airborne bacteria and fungi level were significantly decreased., Conclusion: Airborne bacteria in the clinic tend to increase with the number of canines. Human pathogenic bacteria were mainly detected in VITEK®2, and relatively various bacteria were detected in molecular analysis. A decrease in the level of bacteria and fungi was observed with proper operation of the ventilation system., Competing Interests: All authors have no conflict of interest including financial or consultant, institutional and other relationship in this study., (© 2020 The Authors.)

The present article examines over 63,000 medical records belonging to the Veterinary Hospitals of the Universities of Bologna, Torino, and Padova, all in Northern Italy, and relative to dogs (approximately 50,000), cats (approximately 12,000), and companion horses (slightly less than 1,000). The animals of the three species were divided into age classes and categorized per sex into males, females, and neutered individuals. The mean age at visit and the effects of age classes and category (analyzed via ANOVA) are presented and discussed. The data indicate that many animals are presented to the hospitals either in the early phases of their life (presumably for vaccination and, in cats and dogs, gonadectomy) or in the advanced age (over 10 years in dogs, over 15 years in cats, and over 17 years in horses). The records of very old individuals of the three species are also reported. On the whole, the results suggest that a growing population of mature to old domestic carnivores or companion horses reaches ages that were considered exceptional only a few years ago. The data also testify an evolution in the animal-owner relationship and a renewed respect for the value of life in companion domestic mammals.