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Retrospective study of 155 cases of prolapse of the nictitating membrane gland in dogs
Author(s) -
Mazzucchelli S.,
Vaillant M. D.,
Wéverberg F.,
ArnoldTavernier H.,
Honegger N.,
Payen G.,
Vanore M.,
Liscoet L.,
Thomas O.,
Clerc B.,
Chahory S.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.100587
Subject(s) - medicine , breed , nictitating membrane , retrospective cohort study , surgery , zoology , biology , statistics , classical conditioning , mathematics , conditioning
A retrospective study of 155 cases (114 dogs). The breed, sex and age at the time of the first and opposite onset of nictitans gland prolapse were recorded. Long‐term follow‐up with a minimum of one‐year duration was performed by telephone conversations. One hundred and fourteen dogs representing 155 nictitans gland prolapses were included. 75.4 per cent of the first prolapse occur before one year of age. Unilateral nictitans gland prolapse was observed in 64 per cent of cases. When the condition was bilateral, it occurred simultaneously in 41.4 per cent. When it was bilateral but not simultaneous (24/41), the opposite gland prolapse occurred within three months in 70.8 per cent of the cases. Five breeds were most commonly affected by the bilateral condition: French bulldog, shar pei, great dane, English bulldog and cane corso.