Short-duration peripherally inserted central catheters do not alter viscoelastic parameters in healthy dogs.

Objective: To determine if short-duration peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) cause a hypercoagulable state in healthy dogs, based on point-of-care viscoelastic coagulation monitor (VCM).

Animals: Ten beagle dogs were randomly and equally allocated into control and PICC groups.

Procedure: Control dogs had VCM analysis on whole blood following direct venipuncture before sedation (T0) and 2 h after sedation (T2).

Self-care practices and depression, anxiety, and stress scores in veterinary students during a semester.

Objective: To measure associations between self-care activities and depression, anxiety, and stress of preclinical veterinary students during a semester.

Procedure: Preclinical veterinary students at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine were recruited voluntarily. Depression, anxiety, and stress scores (DASS-21) were measured, and a self-care questionnaire was administered at the beginning and end of the semester.

Rapport de cas Surgical retrieval of a migrated vascular access port catheter in a dog.

A 4-year-old spayed female Boston terrier was diagnosed with a suspected meningioma involving the optic chiasm and resulting in vision loss. A vascular access port (VAP) was placed in the left medial saphenous vein to facilitate frequent anesthetic episodes for radiation therapy. Five days after placement, the VAP was nonfunctional with the silicone catheter still intact.

Evaluation of outcomes following subtotal colectomy for the treatment of idiopathic megacolon in cats.

Objective: To evaluate outcomes in cats undergoing subtotal colectomy for the treatment of idiopathic megacolon and to determine whether removal versus nonremoval of the ileocecocolic junction (ICJ) was associated with differences in outcome.

Animals: 166 client-owned cats.

Procedures: For this retrospective cohort study, medical records databases of 18 participating veterinary hospitals were searched to identify records of cats with idiopathic megacolon treated by subtotal colectomy from January 2000 to December 2018.

Bilateral lung lobe torsions in a cat.

A 13-year-old spayed female domestic longhair cat was presented for tachypnea and was identified to have reduced lung sounds over the left hemithorax. Thoracic ultrasound examination and computed tomography identified changes consistent with bilateral lung lobe torsion. A median sternotomy confirmed torsion of both the cranial portion of the left cranial lung lobe and the right middle lung lobe.

Optimal Suture Bite Size for Closure of Feline Linea Alba-A Cadaveric Study.

This study aimed to determine the most appropriate suture bite and stitch interval (SBSI) size for closing feline linea alba. Randomized mechanical testing. Ventral abdominal walls from 35 male feline cadavers were harvested and separated into 125 segments.

Intraosseous Catheter Flow Rates and Ease of Placement at Various Sites in Canine Cadavers.

To compare intraosseous catheter placement difficulty, success rates, and flow rates at four different locations in canine cadavers. Prospective study. Private referral center.

Suspected congenital urethral diverticulum in a dog.

A 2-year-old neutered male dog with a history of urinary incontinence, recurrent urinary tract infections, and unilateral cryptorchidism was presented with an acute onset of perineal swelling. Urinary contrast studies revealed a urothelial lined structure in the perineum. Surgical resection of 80% to 90% of this structure, suspected to be a congenital urethral diverticulum, was successful.

Blood concentration of bupivacaine and duration of sensory and motor block following ultrasound-guided femoral and sciatic nerve blocks in dogs.

Peripheral nerve blocks are becoming increasingly popular for perioperative use as anesthetics and analgesics in small animals. This prospective study was performed to investigate the duration of motor and sensory blockade following use of bupivacaine for ultrasound-guided femoral and sciatic nerve blocks in dogs and to measure the plasma concentrations of bupivacaine that result from these procedures. Six dogs were anesthetized twice using a randomized cross-over design.

In vitro elution of amikacin and vancomycin from impregnated plaster of Paris beads.

Objective: To describe in vitro elution characteristics of amikacin and vancomycin from calcium sulfate hemihydrate 98% (plaster of Paris, POP) beads and characterize eluent inhibition of Staphylococcus spp.

Study Design: Experimental study.

Methods: POP beads were impregnated with amikacin or vancomycin alone or in combination and then incubated alone or in combination for 84 days at 37 degrees C in plastic tubes containing sterile phosphate-buffered saline (PBS).

Prognostic factors for successful outcome following urethral rupture in dogs and cats.

Twenty dogs and 29 cats were identified with urethral rupture. Males predominated in both groups. The most common cause of urethral rupture in dogs was vehicular trauma, and in cats it was trauma associated with urethral obstruction and catheterization.