Pet owners’ perception and satisfaction of surgery services and outcomes at the Ashanti Regional Veterinary Clinic, Kumasi, Ghana

Eyarefe, Oghenemega David; Emikpe, Benjamin Obukowho; Dei, Dickson

doi:10.12968/vetn.2014.5.10.592

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“…Security concerns in African countries influence the breed of dogs acquired especially in cities (Fielding and Eyarefe and Dei, 2014;Eyarefe et al, 2015), consistent with our observation that the majority of dog owners in Nigeria (96.4%) obtained their dogs for security purpose. The increased human population in cities also necessitate dogs for security purposes.…”

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“…A similar study in Italy found a much lower preference for neutered than intact dogs (Diverio et al, 2016). A surge in influx of exotic dog breeds from South Africa and some western countries for companionship and security purposes has been observed in Nigeria and some West African countries (Eyarefe and Dei, 2014;Eyarefe et al, 2015). The socio-economic cost of morbidity and mortality through surgical diseases, could be avoided or curtailed if adequate information were provided about breed-associated medical conditions for owners' awareness and possible prevention.…”

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Dog breeds acquisition and owners awareness of associated surgical conditions in Nigeria

Eyarefe¹,

Adetunji²

2018

J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health

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The study evaluated dog owners' awareness of breed-associated surgical conditions in Nigeria as indices for breed choice with structured pre-tested questionnaires administered to dog owners in 17 states of Nigeria. Alsatians (36.8%) and Rottweiler (13%) breeds were mostly possessed by owners. The majority of the respondents were females (60.4%) owners. Lagos (53.4%) and Oyo (52.1%) states had the highest number of respondents while Kaduna (1.25%), Enugu (1.25%), Ekiti (1.25%), and Plateau (1.25%) states had the lowest. Most of the respondents (84.8%) are within the age bracket of 16 to 30 years, while 46.6% were University graduates and 90.8% had kept dogs previously. Factors that influenced dogs' breed choices included: Body size (66.6%), coat colour (78.6%), natural intelligence (96.4%), information on the internet about the breed (54.6%), breed type possession by a close relative (53.4%), information regarding animal care from the Veterinarian (39. 2%), and recommendation by friends (42.6%). Respondents routinely visited the veterinary health centre for a general checkup and disease prevention (79.6%), vaccination and routine worming (79.2%), and treatment of diseases (79.8%). Respondents had varying knowledge of common surgical diseases: Cruciate ligament rupture (13.6%), gastric dilation/volvulus (13.6%), portosystemic shunt (15.0%), entropion (17.7%), ectropion (17.7%), osteochondrosis dessicans (17.7%), tracheal collapse (17.7%) etc. Only 10.9% of the respondents were aware of persistent health challenges in their dogs, while 84.4% of the respondents were uninformed of their dog breed predisposition to certain health challenges, and 82.3% of respondents were not aware of their dogs' predisposition to any surgical disease. These findings imply a need for veterinarians' input in dog choices, for recommendation of legislation mandating potential owners to seek out information about health care conditions of prospective dog breeds from authorized sources before possession to forestall frustrations, and avoidance of ultimate pet abandonment associated with management cost and social adjustment following surgical diseases.

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Dog breeds acquisition and owners awareness of associated surgical conditions in Nigeria

Eyarefe¹,

Adetunji²

2018

J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health

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“…Surgery is an active skill and equipment based specialty that uses, incisions, excision, manipulation, or other invasive procedures, with the aid of local, regional, or general anaesthesia for patient management [1] . The Cold blade scalpel (CBS) is one of the most commonly used instruments for surgical incisions and excisions [2] .…”

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Enhanced electroscalpel incisional wound healing potential of honey in wistar rats

Eyarefe

Kuforiji

Jarikre

et al. 2017

International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine

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Electrosurgery reduces surgical bleeding, and delayed wound healing. This study evaluated comparative incisional wound healing potential of honey in wound created with electroscalpel and cold scalpel. The study used twelve (12) adult male albino rats (130 ± 20 g), randomly grouped into Electro-cautery (n = 6) and Cold scalpel (n = 6). Each rat had three full thickness (6 mm diameter) skin wounds (a, b and c) created on its dorsum with either Electroscalpel (ES) or Cold blade scalpel (CS), and treated topically with Silver sulphadiazine (SSD, wound a), untreated (control, wound b) and Bee honey (H, wound c). The wounds were evaluated for gross (exudation, edema, hyperemia, contraction), histologic (granulation, angiogenesis, fibroplasia, epithelialization) and immunologic healing indices using standard techniques. Data were analyzed with Chi-square, Two-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Duncan Multiple Range tests (DMRT) at α = 0.05. Wound hyperemia and edge edema were prominent in the ES group from day 4 to 6 (P = .000). Percentage wound contraction was higher in the CS than ES group from days 5 to 7 (P = .006) and in the CS treated with honey than ES treated with honey from days 7 to 14 (P = .000). Granulation tissue reduced in ES group treated with SSD than in honey and control wounds. Fibroelastic tissue increased in SSD and honey treated wounds of ES group, and higher in honey treated wounds of CS group (P < .05). Fibroplasia was sustained in honey and SSD treated wounds than control. Honey can be applied to electroscalpel surgical wound to facilitate rapid healing during surgical management of tumours having vascular network.

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Pet owners’ perception and satisfaction of surgery services and outcomes at the Ashanti Regional Veterinary Clinic, Kumasi, Ghana

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Dog breeds acquisition and owners awareness of associated surgical conditions in Nigeria

Dog breeds acquisition and owners awareness of associated surgical conditions in Nigeria

Enhanced electroscalpel incisional wound healing potential of honey in wistar rats

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