M. Erman Or

Bacterial species isolated from cats with lower urinary tract infection and their susceptibilities to cefovecin

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to determine the bacterial species recovered from 61 cats with lower urinary tract infection (LUTI), and their susceptibility to cefovecin in vitro.ResultsThe clinical signs and final clinical diagnosis for cats with confirmed LUTI were also reported. After physical examination of the cats, urine samples including ≥5-6 leucocytes in microscopic evaluation were cultured using bacteriological techniques. The isolates were identified by conventional microbiological methods and tested for in vitro susceptibility using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method recommended by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute. Bacterial growth was observed in 16 of 61 urine samples. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests showed that 13 of 16 (81%) isolates were susceptible to cefovecin. The most frequently isolated bacterium from cats with signs of lower urinary tract infection, was Escherichia coli.ConclusionCefovecin was found to be effective in cats with LUTI. Because cefovecin is a new antimicrobial agent in veterinary medicine, there are only few studies about urine culture of cats with LUTI. It is the first study on in vitro activity of cefovecin against bacterial isolates from cats with lower urinary infections in Istanbul, Turkey.

PAREZİSLİ BİR KÖPEKTE SAPTANAN LENFOMA OLGUSU

OZET Norolojik sikayetlerle klinigimize getirilen 2 yasli Boxer irki erkek bir kopekte multisistemik bir hastaligin bulundugu dusunulerek, klinik ve laboratuvar muayeneleri yapildi. Lenfadenopati saptanan hastada igne aspirasyon biyopsisi ile yapilan sitolojik kontroller sonucunda, kopeklerde gorulen en yaygin neoplazmalardan birisi olan lenfoma teshisi dogrulandi. Neoplastik lezyon suphesi bulunan kucuk hayvanlarda igne aspirasyonu ile toplanan sitolojik orneklerin muayenesi sonucunda kesin teshise kolayca gidilebilecegi kanisina varildi. Anahtar Kelimeler: Kopek, lenfoma, igne-aspirasyon biyopsisi. A CASE REPORT: LYMPHOMA IN A DOG WITH PARESIS ABSTRACT Clinic and laboratory examinations were performed on a 2 year old, male, Boxer dog. The dog is believed to have a multi-systemic disease. Cytological examinations that conducted in the samples obtained by fine-needle aspiration biopsy from the dog with lymhadenopathy confirmed the diagnosis of lymphoma, which is one of commonly diagnosed neoplasms in dogs. It is concluded that definitive diagnosis of suspected neoplastic lesions in small animals can be easily made based on the results of cytological exminations of samples obtained by fine-needle aspiration. Key words: Dog, lymphoma, fine-needle aspiration.

RAŞİTİZM GÖRÜLEN TAYLARDA SERUM ALP, LDH, Ca, P, Fe, Cu ve Zn DÜZEYLERİ

Ozet Bu calismada, klinik ve radyolojik olarak rasitizm teshisi konan taylardaki bazi serum parametrelerindeki (ALP. LDH, Ca. P. Fe. Cu ve Zn) degisimlerin belirlenmesi ve ozellikle konkurpik amacli yetistirilen hayvanlara bu iz elementler acisindan eklemeler yapi Imasinin yararli olup olmadiginin belirlenmesi amaclanmistir. Klinik olarak rasitizm tanisi konulan ve konkurpik amacli yetistirilen 16 tay «zerinde yapilan laboratuvar muayeneleri sonucunda, serum ALP ve Zn duzeylerinde istatistiki bakimdan anlamsiz artis. Ca, P ve Fe duzeylerinde istatistiksel bakimdan anlamsiz azalma gozlenirken. LDH vc Cu duzeylerinde istatistiki olarak anlamli (p<0.05) azalma saptandi. Hastalarin radyolojik muayenesinde, uzun kemiklerde kortikaI incelme ve demineralizasyon gibi degisiklikler saptandi. Sonuc olarak rasitizm saptanan taylarda, mineral noksanliklarin gorulmesi, gerek gebelik gerekse yetisme doneminden itibaren uygun beslenme ve vitamin-mineral madde takviye programlarinin uygulanmasinin yararli olacagi kanisina varildi. Anahtar Sozcukler: Rasitizm, tay, mineral. SERUM ALP, LDH, Ca, P, Fe, Cu and Zn LEVELS IN RACHITISM OBSERVED FOALS Abstract In this study, we aimed to determine the changes in some blood parameters (ALP, LDH, Ca, P, Fe, Cu and Zn) in clinically and radiologically rachitism detected foals and also to determine ihe neceserity of these trace elements in the specially growing khoncurpic foals. Laboratory examinations in 16 foals with clinically determined rachitism growed khoncurpic. it was determined that; serum ALP and Zn levels were increased at a level of statistically unimportant and Ca. P and Fe levels were decreased at a level of statistically unimportant, but LDH and Cu levels were decreased at a level of statistically significant (p<0.05). At the radiological examinations of the patients, cortical thickness and demineraiizaiion were determined in the long bones. Finally, in the rachitism observed foals, because of the mineral deficiency, it was believed (hat, suitable nutritiancy and vitamin-mineral requirement programs must be apply in the pregnancy and growing periods. Key Words: Rachitism. foal, mineral.