Immobilisation and Epidural Anaesthesia in a Eurasian Lynx () Undergoing Pelvic Limb Orthopaedic Surgery.

Immobilisation and anaesthesia of wild felids may be complex and potentially dangerous events, making it difficult to implement more advanced anaesthetic techniques such as neuraxial anaesthesia. A Eurasian lynx was referred for femur fracture repair after it was seen with lameness of the left pelvic limb sustained in its natural environment. The animal was remotely darted using a combination of ketamine (5 mg/kg) and xylazine (5 mg/kg) intramuscularly.

The Successful Use of an Ultrasound-Guided Mid-Femur Sciatic Nerve Block in a Juvenile Emu () under General Anaesthesia.

The current case report describes a successful ultrasound-guided mid-femur sciatic nerve block in an emu. A 2-month-old emu suffering from acute-onset lameness was referred to the University Clinic of Liège, where he was diagnosed with a lateral luxation of the Achilles tendon on both hind limbs. Two surgical procedures were performed for treatment.

Perioperative analgesic efficacy of lumbar erector spinae plane block in dogs undergoing hemilaminectomy: a randomized blinded clinical trial.

Objective: To evaluate the perioperative analgesic effect of the unilateral lumbar erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in dogs undergoing hemilaminectomy.

Study Design: Randomized, blinded clinical study.

Animals: A total of 30 client-owned dogs undergoing thoracolumbar or lumbar hemilaminectomy for intervertebral disc extrusion (IVDE).

Three-minute nebulization of gentamicin in healthy dogs results in therapeutic concentrations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid while remaining below the toxic range values in blood.

Objective: To determine and compare the concentration of gentamicin in the lower airways and serum of healthy spontaneously breathing dogs after nebulization with 5% undiluted gentamicin during 3 versus 10 minutes.

Animals: 10 healthy experimental Beagles.

Methods: This was a prospective crossover study.

Spermatogonial depletion and a spermatogenesis defect in the Dp(16)1Yey mouse model of Down syndrome.

Down syndrome (DS), or Trisomy 21, is the most common chromosomal disorder in humans. Men with DS are infertile. The DYRK1A gene on Hsa21 is involved in several features of DS.