Akut metrit drabbar kor 1-2 veckorna efter kalvning med symtom som feber ?39,5º, nedsatt allmäntillstånd och illaluktande vaginala flytningar. Denna typ av livmoderinflammation står för 64% av den totala mängd antibiotika som används vid behandling av reproduktionsstörningar. Idag rekommenderas behandling med penicillin vid akut metrit baserat på klinisk erfarenhet, aktuell litteratur och branschens generella inställning till antibiotikaanvändning och resistensutveckling, men ingen fältstudie har tidigare gjorts i Sverige inom detta område. Bovint herpesvirus typ 4 (BHV-4) är internationellt känt för att ha påverkan på livmodern i samband med metrit. Viruset är spritt över stora delar av världen men har ännu ej påvisats i Sverige.

The artic fox is under threat of extermination in Europe. The population decreased strongly at the beginning of the twentieth century because of intensive hunting. The artic fox was placed under protection by law 1928 in Sweden but despite this the population has had difficultly to recover. This can depend on several reasons, but the main threats are shortage of food and competition from the red fox. Along with Norway and Finland, Sweden has carried out a project called SEFALO (Saving the Endangered Fennoscandian Alopex lagopus), whose objectives were to prevent continued decreased populationnumbers and through, for example supplementary feeding, help the population to recover.

The cat has become a popular pet. To secure a prosperous cat-human relationship, the cat owner has to understand what kind of animal the cat is and what requirements need to be fulfilled. The purpose of this literature review is to summarize kittens? needs of socialization, anthelmintics, nutrition, vaccination and gonadectomy, until the age of six months and to give the cat owner information on how to care for the cat during this period. Articles were search for in ScienceDirect, Primo and Scopus.

Renal dysplasia is a developmental anomaly of the kidneys which is considered to be the primary lesion in juvenile progressive nephropathy, a condition leading to chronic renal failure in young dogs. It is defined as disorganised development of the renal parenchyma due to abnormal differentiation, and pathological lesions include persistent foetal structures, dysplastic tubules and cartilaginous and osseus metaplasia. The aetiology of renal dysplasia in dogs is still unknown, but possible causes are infection with canine herpesvirus, teratogenic substances or intrauterine ureteral obstruction. In some breeds renal dysplasia is a familial or inherited disease. Clinical signs of chronic renal failure, such as polyuria, polydipsia, vomiting, weight loss, anorexia, lethargy and anemia, usually appear before the age of 2 years.