Development of a web-based tool to assess daily rating of perceived exertion in agility dogs.

Objective: To develop a web-based tool for daily use by agility handlers to log rating of perceived exertion (RPE) for dogs as an aid in quantifying daily exercise and training load and to improve training and conditioning strategies.

Procedures: Focus group meetings with small groups of handlers were conducted via internet-based video conferencing using a semi-structured interview format. Meeting notes were coded for reflexive thematic analysis.

Kirschner wire creates more microdamage than standard or acrylic drill bits in the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculi) femur.

Objective: Histologically evaluate damage to rabbit femur after the creation of bicortical 1.5-mm-diameter holes using a standard surgical drill bit, an acrylic drill bit, and a Kirschner wire (K-wire).

Methods: 10 femora (5 pairs) from skeletally mature female intact New Zealand white rabbits were used.

Evaluation of three acetabular measurement methods for total hip replacement in dogs.

Objective: To compare three measurement methods for acetabular sizing and evaluate the influence of osteoarthritis (OA) on the accuracy of measurements.

Study Design: Observational study.

Sample: Radiographic images of 73 hip joints from 60 dogs with cementless cups.

Evaluation of the effects of cementless total hip replacement on femoral length in skeletally immature dogs.

Objective: To describe percentage length changes in the femur after total hip replacement (THR) performed before skeletal maturity.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: Twenty-four dogs younger than 8.

A lateral approach allows accurate and stable total elbow replacement in dogs.

Objective: Evaluate whether total elbow replacement (TER) through a lateral approach is accurate and stable.

Animals: 12 skeletally mature large-breed dog cadavers were used.

Methods: Limb alignment, elbow joint motion, and collateral ligament laxity were evaluated preoperatively.