Klinična študija

Klinična študija: koencim Q10 in srčne zaklopke pri psih

lukam — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 20:11:39 +0000

Clinical Study: coenzyme Q10 and cardiac valves in dogs lukam Mon, 04/06/2020 - 20:48 Small Animal Clinic Clinics

You are invited to bring your dog for a free examination, which will include laboratory tests. As part of the 3-week study period, you will give your dog a nutritional supplement for two weeks, which you will receive free or charge at the first checkup.

Should you decide to participate in the study, you are invited to bring your dog for a free examination, which will include laboratory tests. As part of the 3-week study period, you will give your dog a nutritional supplement for two weeks, which you will receive free or charge at the first checkup. During the study, a small amount of blood will be removed on four occasions from your dog.

Interested owners are kindly requested to send us an email to: druzhaevanatalia@gmail.com with the title ‘For Coenzyme Q10 Research’. Please provide your contact details, including phone number, and basic information about your dog (as well as any medicine that they are currently receiving). You can specify the time when you would like us to call you.

You can call us on weekdays between 9am and 3pm on 01 477 9315 (Cardiology Clinic of the Small Animal Clinic).

The research is conducted in the Cardiology Clinic of the Clinic for Small Animals under the direction of Associate Professor Dr. Aleksandra Domanjko Petric and Associate Professor Dr. Alenka German Saint.

Anketa: uporaba kanabidiola (CBD) pri psih in mačkah

lukam — Mon, 06 May 2019 09:12:20 +0000

Survey: Use of Cannabinoids (CBD) in Cats and Dogs lukam Thu, 04/02/2020 - 08:20 Small Animal Clinic Research

You are kindly invited to complete the survey on the use of cannabinoids (CBD) in cats and dogs. The Veterinary Faculty Clinic for Small Animals wants to explore the possibility of using cannabinoids in the treatment of certain diseases of cats and dogs. The results of the survey will help us design further studies on the use of CBD in cats and dogs.

It will take you about two minutes to complete the survey. The survey is anonymous. The data will be treated confidentially and used for general analysis.

Link to the survey (click here)

Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete the survey. Should you have any questions, please contact: katerina.tomsic@vf.uni-lj.si.

Authors:
Prof. Dr. Nataša Tozon, DVM, specialist in cat and dog medicine, Head of Small Animals Clinic
Assist. Dr. Katerina Tomsič, DVM
Assist. Dr. Nina Milevoj, DVM

Klinična študija: brahicefalične pasme psov

lukam — Mon, 06 May 2019 08:58:27 +0000

Clinical Study: Brachycephalic Breeds of Dog lukam Thu, 04/02/2020 - 08:16 Small Animal Clinic Research

At the Small Animal Clinic of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Ljubljana a study is underway to determine the impact of brachycephalic syndrome on the development of heart disease. In the research we want to include a group of brachycephalic breeds of dogs (pugs, French and English Bulldogs, Boston terriers) that have pronounced brachycephalic syndrome.

Typical problems of dogs with brachycephalic syndrome are:

loud breathing
hissing and wheezing noises due to narrowing of the upper airways (stertor),
increased effort when inhaling
quick and difficult exhalation
difficulty sleeping
snoring
frequent choking
trouble swallowing
vomiting
wide front leg stance
inability to exert physical effort
bluish discolouration of skin or mucous membrane (cyanosis)
loss of consciousness (collapse)

Inclusion in the study will mean a reduced financial burden for owners, since any eventual surgery will be free of charge, and owners will only be charged for the cost of anesthesia and analgesia and basic blood tests. All dogs included in the study will undergo the same procedures as regular patients; for the purposes of the study just a little more blood will be taken, which will be further analysed.

If you would like to include your brachycephalic dog in the study, please email vladimira.erjavec@vf.uni-lj.si or phone Dr. Vladimira Erjavec on 01/477-9292, with whom you will agree on the exact date of a short examination at the Small Animal Clinic to determine if your dog has brachycephalic syndrome and needs surgical treatment.

At the same time, we want to include clinically healthy dogs of the aforementioned breeds in the research, those which, therefore, do not have brachycephalic syndrome. These animals will be included in the control group, blood samples will be taken, and a number of analyses will be performed, all of which will be completely free of charge for owners.
It is foreseen that the control group will include 8-10 dogs.

Author: Assist. Prof. Vladimira Erjavec

Klinična študija: mikoplazme in obolenja pri psih

lukam — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 08:13:20 +0000

Clinical Study: Mycoplasma and Diseases in Dogs lukam Tue, 03/31/2020 - 13:05 Small Animal Clinic Research

As part of its work the Small Animal Clinic is conducting a doctoral study in the field of mycoplasma which cause diseases of the urogenital tract and fertility disorders in dogs.

As part of its work the Small Animal Clinic is conducting a doctoral study in the field of mycoplasma which cause diseases of the urogenital tract and fertility disorders in dogs. Bacteria belonging to the mycoplasma genus are found in different hosts, where they can cause various states of disease, including infertility and diseases of the urogenital tract.

Of the canine mycoplasmas, the most important is Mycoplasma canis (M. canis), which to date has been the most commonly isolated from various parts of the urogenital tract. The purpose of the doctoral thesis is to determine the presence of M. canis in dogs and its role in the development of clinically detectable diseases of the urogenital tract and fertility disorders.

The study is designed as a clinical study in which it would like to include dogs with clinical signs of urinary tract disorders, clinically healthy animals with fertility disorders, and a control group of healthy animals without fertility disorders and signs of urinary tract disease. If you would like to include your dog in the research, it will undergo a free clinical examination, blood and urine collection, and an abdominal ultrasound. When the results of the lab tests are known, we will let you know and discuss if your dog needs treatment or further diagnostics.

Should you have any additional questions, please contact sara.suhadolc@vf.uni-lj.si.

Author: Sara Suhadolc Scholten, DVM