Characteristics and long-term outcomes of dogs with gastroesophageal intussusception.

Objective: To determine long-term outcomes and factors associated with those outcomes in dogs with gastroesophageal intussusception (GEI).

Animals: 36 dogs with GEI evaluated at 16 veterinary hospitals from January 2000 through January 2018.

Procedures: Medical records of included dogs were reviewed to collect information regarding signalment, clinical signs, physical examination findings, blood work and diagnostic imaging results, surgical findings, and outcome.

Evaluation of a resorbable self-locking ligation device for performing peripheral lung biopsies in a caprine cadaveric model.

Objective: To compare airway leak pressures after sealing peripheral lung biopsy sites with a resorbable ligation device (LigaTie) or thoracoabdominal (TA) staples.

Study Design: Ex vivo study.

Animals: Four normal caprine cadavers.

Lung lobe torsion in dogs: 52 cases (2005-2017).

Objective: To report outcomes and risk factors for mortality in dogs that underwent surgical management of lung lobe torsion.

Study Design: Retrospective case series from 5 veterinary teaching hospitals (2005-2017).

Animals: Fifty dogs with 52 instances of lung lobe torsion.

Cystic duct pressures after ligation with a novel absorbable device in an caprine cholecystectomy model.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard of care in human medicine for gall bladder disease. Although infrequently reported in veterinary literature, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is an option for uncomplicated gall bladder disease in canine patients. Due to the risk of cystic duct ligature slippage or clip dislodgement, we wanted to explore the use of a LigaTie; a novel absorbable medical device modeled after a cable tie.

Delayed urethral obstruction after uterine torsion in a pregnant dog.

A 4 yr old pregnant female shih tzu was presented with abdominal discomfort and bloody vulvar discharge. The nongravid uterine horn was reflected caudally over the trigone, obstructing urine outflow. A cesarian section and ovariohysterectomy were performed.

Porcine small intestinal submucosa augmentation urethroplasty and balloon dilatation of a urethral stricture secondary to inadvertent prostatectomy in a dog.

A 10-month-old, male German shepherd dog experienced inadvertent prostatectomy during cryptorchidectomy. Cystourethral anastomosis was performed 1 day later. The dog developed stranguria and incontinence.

Primary omental abscessation or omental infarction in four dogs.

Primary omental abscessation was diagnosed in three dogs after laparotomy. Laparotomy was performed to explore an abdominal mass of unknown origin and chronic fat necrosis diagnosed in one dog as an incidental finding during ovariohysterectomy. Primarily hypoechoic masses not connected to any abdominal structures were visualized with abdominal ultrasound in three dogs.

Outcome of permanent tracheostomy for treatment of upper airway obstruction in cats: 21 cases (1990-2007).

Objective: To determine clinical outcome of permanent tracheostomy in cats with upper airway obstruction.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: 21 cats.

Preputial damage and lateral penile displacement during castration in a degu.

Case Description: A 2-month-old male degu was treated for preputial damage and lateral penile displacement that occurred during attempted castration.

Clinical Findings: Bruising and swelling of the prepuce and severe edema to the left of the prepuce were evident. The penis could not be extruded from the prepuce.

Dressings, bandages, and splints for wound management in dogs and cats.

New materials have allowed the role of the bandage to expand from passive protector to active participant in the wound healing process. By building a bandage that maintains a moist wound environment,the veterinarian uses the patient's own wound healing mechanisms to provide selective autolytic debridement, speed granulation and epithelialization, decrease infection, and increase patient comfort. A large variety of primary dressings are available to custom-make a bandage appropriate to each stage of wound healing.

Omentalization of a nonresectable uterine stump abscess in a dog.

One month after ovariohysterectomy, a 2-year-old spayed female Golden Retriever was evaluated because of an extensive uterine stump abscess. Clinical signs included intermittent vomiting, signs of depression, lethargy, and pollakiuria. The dog underwent abdominal surgery; the greatly enlarged uterine stump was tightly adhered to the dorsal surface of the bladder, encompassing the distal portions of the ureters and the bladder's neurovascular supply.

Prepubic urethrostomy and placement of a caudal superficial epigastric flap for treatment of a self-mutilation injury in a serval.

A 10-year-old male serval was examined for treatment of a self-inflicted perineal wound that obliterated the ventral anocutaneous junction, penis, scrotum, testicles, and proximal portions of the caudomedial thigh muscles. Repair required placement of a caudal superficial epigastric flap and prepubic urethrostomy. Although it is generally preferable to delay repair of contaminated wounds until a healthy wound bed is established, circumstances related to wound location, affected tissues, and patient compliance led to a decision for immediate wound closure.