Infectious canine hepatitis in 4 Dogs in Switzerland. Four dogs presented with nonspecific symptoms of lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, fever and weakness. Laboratory results were consistent with hepatopathy and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Three ...

The behavior of 100 healthy dogs and 100 healthy cats was analysed during their physical examination from “head to tail”. A complete physical examination was possible without restraint in 70 % of the dogs and 76 % of the cats. Only a partial examination ...

The animal doctor Rudolf Trachsel (1804 – 1894) from Rüeggisberg was an outstanding representative of his guild. Not only a successful practitioner and mentor of the veterinary school in Berne, he was also politically involved on a communal and cantonal ...

A four-year old goat was presented for anorexia and apathy since kidding one week earlier. Physical examination revealed dyspnea, extensive ascites and bilateral distended jugular veins, suggestive of congestive right heart failure. The echocardiographic ...