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Pigment keratitis in pugs
The cornea is the transparent part of the anterior membrane of the eye that transmits light. Normal healthy cornea is transparent. Keratitis is a corneal disease in which usually transparent cells are filled with pigment. Pigment keratitis is the process of losing the transparency of the cornea and staining the cells brown. In foreign publications, the disease is called “pigmentary keratopathy”. Continue reading
CONGENITAL DEFECTS – A WOLF’S WOLF, WHEN AND WHY (part 3)
SHORT EXTRACTS FROM DISEASE HISTORY
A few years ago, one member of the Kennel Club of the Ohio State received a small litter of puppies with cleft palates. One puppy had a cleft palate, the other had a cleft palate and cleft lip, while the third had all internal organs outside the chest and abdomen. This is an example of how a midline closure defect can manifest on the abdominal part. All puppies in the litter died. Continue reading
