Gas Discharge Visualization (GDV) method in veterinary medicine
Lapteva Ekaterina
In today’s world, the quality of life has improved significantly, but the environment is increasingly adversely affecting the health of animals and humans. Similarly, the health of the body affects the genetic component, and the quality of nutrition, and the quality of life. Modern medicine, oddly enough, also contributes to the deterioration of the general gene pool, as it interferes with natural selection.
In the light of the above, there was a need for early diagnosis of diseases and preventive measures to curb their development. In modern medicine and veterinary science, low-invasive methods for early diagnosis of diseases are preferred. Such as ultrasound diagnostics, blood tests (biochemical, clinical and markers for congenital diseases), analyzes of natural excretions of the body (feces, urine). MRI and CT diagnostics are also used, but due to the specifics in handling animals (without anesthesia this study is not available), it is not so widely distributed.
With the use GDV method in veterinary medicine, it becomes possible to diagnose diseases early and quickly that do not cause severe discomfort to the animal and its owner. This is extremely important, as animal owners begin to pay attention to the poor state of health of their pet at the time when the disease struck most of the organ and could give complications to other organs. In cases of late treatment of the owner of the animal in the clinic, the treatment may last for a long period or at all to have no effect.
Studies conducted on the basis of St. Petersburg Veterinary Clinic “Virion”
Fixation of cats for GDV-research: In cats, it is more convenient to use the hind paw for research, since these plastic animals can frighten your hand from fright. The animal is taken in hands, if you are right handed, then the forelegs are fixed in the left hand, the hind paw is applied to the device with the right hand.
If you are left-handed, then vice versa. As soon as you are ready to conduct the research, the assistant presses the necessary button in the program. If the cat is extremely aggressive, then a special fixation bag is used, in which special holes for the legs are closed with a zipper (but the zipper should not be metallic).
Fixation of dogs for GDV research: In dogs, it is more convenient to use the front paw for research, since they are very actively pulled out of the back of the hind legs and can not be placed on the device normally. If you are a right-hander, respectively, in your left hand you fix the hind paw of the animal, if the dog is not large (if the animal is large, then simply place the device next to it on the floor and put the paw on the glass), and the right one applies the front paw to the instrument glass. If you are left-handed, then vice versa
Conclusions on clinically healthy animals: despite general well-being and lack of complaints about health, the animal may not be completely healthy. In older animals, there may be age-related degenerative changes, in young adults active growth and hormonal changes can change the luminescence pattern. In adult animals, eating disorders and poor quality of life. During the research, it is necessary to carefully collect the anamnesis of life, up to the nature of the animal, because severe stress can also affect the cat.
Animals with viral infection: the intensity of luminescence in animals infected with a viral infection is significantly reduced, by approximately 70-80%. It is also necessary to take into account co-existing diseases, but in most cases they are secondary.
Diabetes mellitus: the intensity of luminescence is reduced, but insignificantly. But the size of the light corona decreases
GI tract involvement: the contours of glow around the paws are practically unchanged, but the intensity of the glow is significantly reduced.
The defeat of the genitourinary system: the luminescence is intense enough, but a large number of ruptures appear, as well as an uneven intensity of luminescence.
Conclusion: In the study it is worth carefully collecting the anamnesis of the animal’s life, his temperament, deviations from the norms of behavior. All this can tell us about the hidden problem. Sometimes, if there is practically no glow, you can conduct a study on another day, because the animal can be nervous, which affects its health and can distort the research.
Our main task is to cure the animal, improve its quality of life and prevent the possible development of diseases. And in a healthy animal, the glow of the paw will be uniform, without breaks
and irregularities.