Congenital urachal and urinary bladder defects leading to uroperitoneum in a neonatal quarter horse colt.

A newborn (5 h old) quarter horse colt was presented because of lethargy and severe abdominal distention. Uroperitoneum was suspected during initial workup, based on sonographic imaging and peritoneal fluid analysis. Definitive diagnosis was confirmed during exploratory celiotomy.

Ponies, miniatures, and younger equids are at higher risk of fecalith obstruction compared to a general colic population.

Objective: To determine breed, age, and sex predispositions for fecalith obstruction and to evaluate short-term survival and prognostic factors following surgical treatment of fecalith intestinal obstruction in equids.

Animals: 151 equids.

Methods: Medical records of equids undergoing surgery for fecalith obstruction from 2000 to 2020 were reviewed.

Prevalence of and risk factors associated with Salmonella shedding among equids presented to a veterinary teaching hospital for colic (2013-2018).

Background: Gastrointestinal disease has been associated with shedding of Salmonella with previous studies demonstrating that horses with colic have a higher risk of acquiring and shedding Salmonella organisms.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors associated with Salmonella shedding in a colic population at a referral clinic.

Study Design: Retrospective case-control study.

Multi-Institutional Retrospective Case-Control Study Evaluating Clinical Outcomes of Foals with Small Intestinal Strangulating Obstruction: 2000-2020.

Lower survival has been reported in foals than adults with small intestinal strangulating obstruction (SISO), but age-dependent outcomes have not been examined directly. Hospital records were collected from five US academic referral hospitals. It was hypothesized that foals would exhibit lower survival than case-matched adults.

Acute abdominal dehiscence following laparotomy: A multicentre, international retrospective study.

Background: Incisional complications are a common cause of morbidity following laparotomy. Although uncommon, acute abdominal dehiscence (AAD) is a potentially fatal post-operative complication. However, few AAD cases are described in the literature.

A preliminary study on assessment of wellbeing among veterinary medical house officers.

Mental wellness is an important topic among practicing veterinarians. Peer reviewed studies focusing on veterinary house officers' wellbeing are lacking in veterinary medicine. The aim of this study was to assess wellbeing of house officers using validated surveys for anxiety, burnout, depression, and quality of life.

Approach to Toxicologic Emergencies.

Equine toxicologic emergencies are relatively uncommon but can cause significant morbidity and mortality in a group of comanaged horses. The field veterinarian's role is to triage the situation, as well as the individual animal. Individual patient stabilization should focus on support of essential organ functions, providing time for treatments to have an effect or for elimination of the toxicant.

An Evidence-based Protocol to Improve HPV Vaccine Initiation Rates at a County Immunization Clinic.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for 26,900 cancer cases yearly, including genital and oropharyngeal cancers. Despite providing nearly 100% protection against cancer-causing strains of HPV, only 68.9% of teenagers receive even one dose of the HPV9 vaccine.

Brainstem auditory evoked responses and bone conduction assessment in alpacas.

Auditory loss has been reported in camelids using brainstem auditory evoked responses (BAER). Differentiation between conductive versus sensorineural dysfunction has not been investigated. Therefore, the objective of the study was to investigate auditory function using BAER and bone conduction (BC).

Time required to achieve maximum amikacin concentration in the synovial fluid of the tarsocrural joint following administration of the drug by intravenous regional limb perfusion in horses.

Objective: To determine the median time to maximum concentration (t) of amikacin in the synovial fluid of the tarsocrural joint following IV regional limb perfusion (IVRLP) of the drug in a saphenous vein of horses.

Animals: 7 healthy adult horses.

Procedures: With each horse sedated and restrained in a standing position, a 10-cm-wide Esmarch tourniquet was applied to a randomly selected hind limb 10 cm proximal to the point of the tarsus.

Clinical and diagnostic findings, treatment, and short- and long-term survival in horses with peritonitis: 72 cases (2007-2017).

Objective: To identify etiology, clinical findings, diagnostic results, treatment, and short- and long-term survival and to report factors associated with nonsurvival and survival in horses with peritonitis.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: Horses (n = 72).

Clinical and biochemical factors associated with survival in equids attacked by dogs: 28 cases (2008-2016).

Background: Trauma from dog attacks has been associated with mortality rates as high as 23% in some species. However, the prognosis and clinical features of this type of injury have not been described in equids.

Hypotheses/objectives: To describe survival rate, signalment, clinical features, and biochemical results in equids presented for emergency care after presumed dog attacks.

Incidence of incisional complications after exploratory celiotomy in equids affected with enterolithiasis.

This study reports the prevalence of and risk factors for incisional complications in equids after ventral midline celiotomy for enterolithiasis. This study covered the years 2008 to 2015 and included 72 equids. Enteroliths were removed from the ascending or descending colon through 1 or more enterotomies.

Coccidioidomycosis in llamas and alpacas diagnosed at the University of California, Davis (1990-2016).

Unlabelled: Given the predisposition of South American camelids to coccidioidomycosis, we sought to describe the disease presentation in alpacas and llamas and identify potential risk factors for these species. The records of 224 llamas and alpacas that were tested for Coccidioides infection using immunodiffusion serology at the Coccidioidomycosis Serology Laboratory of the University of California, Davis, between 1990 and 2016 were examined; of those, 46 alpacas and 42 llamas had positive test results. The remaining 99 alpacas and 37 llamas were used as control groups.

Diagnostic value of plasma and peritoneal fluid procalcitonin concentrations in horses with strangulating intestinal lesions.

Objective: To assess the diagnostic value of plasma and peritoneal fluid procalcitonin concentrations for identification of horses with strangulating intestinal lesions.

Animals: 65 horses with signs of colic of intestinal origin and 10 healthy (control) horses.

Procedures: For each horse, plasma and peritoneal fluid samples were obtained for a CBC and determination of total protein, procalcitonin, and lactate concentrations.

Evaluation of the risk of incisional infection in horses following application of protective dressings after exploratory celiotomy for treatment of colic.

To assess incidence of incisional infection in horses following management with 1 of 3 protective dressings after exploratory celiotomy for treatment of acute signs of abdominal pain (ie, colic) and determine the risk of complications associated with each wound management approach. Prospective, randomized, controlled study. 85 horses.

Preoperative factors associated with resection and anastomosis in horses presenting with strangulating lesions of the small intestine.

Objective: To determine if preoperative and intraoperative clinical variables correlate with resection and anastomosis (RA) in horses presenting with strangulating small intestinal (SI) lesions.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: Horses undergoing exploratory celiotomy for a strangulating SI lesion (n = 243).

Gender Imbalance in Authorship of Veterinary Literature: 1995 versus 2015.

Despite increasing representation of women in veterinary medicine, gender differences persist in pay and attainment of senior and leadership positions. In academia, scholarly publication is a measure of productivity and is emphasized in the promotion process. This study aimed to analyze gender differences in the authorship of veterinary research articles to understand factors that could influence women's advancement and standing in academic medicine.

Predictive value of plasma and peritoneal creatine kinase in horses with strangulating intestinal lesions.

Objective: To determine the ability of plasma and peritoneal creatine kinase (CK) to predict the presence of a strangulating lesion in horses presented for colic.

Study Design: Prospective clinical study.

Animals: Ten healthy control horses and 61 clinical colic cases.

Evaluation of the effects of initial water temperature and curing time on fiberglass cast strength.

Objective: To determine the effects of water temperature and cure time on cast strength.

Study Design: Prospective randomized experimental study.

Methods: Two water temperatures were tested, 23°C (cold) and 42°C (warm).

Clinical features and outcome in horses with severe large intestinal thickening diagnosed with transabdominal ultrasonography: 25 cases (2003-2010).

Unlabelled: OBJECTIVE To describe clinical features and outcome of horses with severe large intestinal thickening diagnosed with transabdominal ultrasonography.

Design: Retrospective case series. ANIMALS 25 horses.

Time required to achieve maximum concentration of amikacin in synovial fluid of the distal interphalangeal joint after intravenous regional limb perfusion in horses.

OBJECTIVE To determine the maximum concentration (Cmax) of amikacin and time to Cmax (Tmax) in the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint in horses after IV regional limb perfusion (IVRLP) by use of the cephalic vein. ANIMALS 9 adult horses. PROCEDURES Horses were sedated and restrained in a standing position and then subjected to IVRLP (2 g of amikacin sulfate diluted to 60 mL with saline [0.

Clinical findings and management of 153 horses with large colon sand accumulations.

Objective: To determine the influence of radiographic quantification of sand accumulation on the medical versus surgical management of large colon sand accumulations. To compare short- and long-term outcomes and complications associated with medical and surgical management of these horses.

Study Design: Retrospective.

Comparison of clinical findings and short-term survival between horses with intestinal entrapment in the gastrosplenic ligament and horses with intestinal entrapment in the epiploic foramen.

OBJECTIVE To compare clinical findings and short-term outcome for horses with intestinal entrapment in the gastrosplenic ligament (GLE) with those of horses with intestinal entrapment in the epiploic foramen (EFE). DESIGN Retrospective case-control study. ANIMALS 43 horses with GLE (cases) and 73 horses with EFE (controls).

Use of an Absorbable Urethral Stent for the Management of a Urethral Stricture in a Stallion.

Objective: To describe the successful management of a urethral stricture with an absorbable stent in a stallion.

Study Design: Clinical report.

Animals: Stallion with a urethral stricture.