Objective: To determine whether a standardized perioperative protocol for patients undergoing brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) surgery reduces the incidence of regurgitation, aspiration pneumonia, and respiratory distress in the postoperative period.
Methods: The records of client-owned dogs referred to the Texas A&M University Small Animal Teaching Hospital for surgical correction of BOAS over 4 years (February 2019 to June 2023) were retrospectively reviewed. A perioperative protocol for patients undergoing surgical correction of BOAS was implemented in June 2021, which included preoperative cisapride and antacid administration, minimizing opioid use, and a slow recovery with nebulization of hypertonic saline.
Objective: To evaluate the impact of peri-incisional liposomal bupivacaine (LB) on postoperative pain scores, opioid use after soft tissue surgeries, and incidence of incision site complications in dogs.
Methods: Client-owned dogs (n = 83) were enrolled in a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled clinical study for dogs undergoing a variety of soft tissue surgical procedures between March 31, 2021, and August 18, 2022. After incision closure, an injection of a placebo (0.
Objective: To quantify serum amikacin concentrations in dogs undergoing wound management with topical amikacin (45 mg/mL) 3% carboxymethylcellulose hydrogel.
Study Design: Prospective clinical study.
Sample Population: Eleven client-owned dogs.
Objective: To describe clinical presentation, concurrent injuries, common imaging findings, and short-term outcome of dogs and cats diagnosed with prepubic hernia (PPH).
Animals: 71 dogs and 16 cats.
Clinical Presentation: Medical records were searched at 2 academic referral institutions from August 1, 2008, to August 31, 2023, for dogs and cats diagnosed with PPH.
Objective: To report the incidence and characteristics of gastrointestinal ulceration lesions in dogs receiving an NSAID and/or corticosteroid.
Animals: 33 dogs.
Clinical Presentation: Medical records of dogs with gastrointestinal ulceration receiving NSAIDs and/or corticosteroids within 30 days of diagnosis between January 2012 and July 2022 at multiple referral institutions were reviewed.
Objective: To retrospectively describe clinical characteristics of canine gastrointestinal foreign bodies (GIFB) that were successfully and unsuccessfully managed conservatively.
Animals: 68 client-owned dogs presented to the Texas A&M Small Animal Teaching Hospital between January 1, 2018, and October 1, 2023, for GIFB where medical management was attempted.
Clinical Presentation: Medical records were reviewed for signalment, history, physical examination, bloodwork, diagnostic imaging, foreign body type, location, treatments, and outcome.
Objective: To describe short-term outcomes of dogs and cats undergoing surgery for traumatic bile peritonitis.
Animals: 13 dogs and 4 cats.
Methods: Multi-institutional, retrospective study.
Objective: To evaluate skin perfusion in cats receiving dexmedetomidine compared to a placebo.
Animals: 9 healthy adult research cats.
Methods: A randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled study design was used.
Objective: To conduct a retrospective multi-institutional study reporting short- and long-term outcomes of adrenalectomy in patients presenting with acute hemorrhage secondary to spontaneous adrenal rupture.
Animals: 59 dogs and 3 cats.
Methods: Medical records of dogs and cats undergoing adrenalectomy between 2000 and 2021 for ruptured adrenal masses were reviewed.
Objective: To report outcomes following surgical treatment of hepatic abscessation in dogs.
Study Design: Retrospective.
Animals: Thirty-eight dogs.
A 7 mo old intact male Australian cattle dog presented for evaluation of a suspected urethrorectal fistula after being examined by the primary veterinarian for leaking of urine from the rectum at rest and when posturing to urinate. Advanced imaging identified a caudally retroflexed urinary bladder, several healing pelvic fractures, and a rectovesicular fistula. Primary surgical repair of the fistula was performed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCase Summary: A 3-month-old intact male domestic shorthair kitten's cervical region was inadvertently punctured during routine subcutaneous fluid administration. A swelling rapidly developed on the left lateral neck and continued to grow, despite compression. An emergency facility evaluated the kitten 48 h later and the swelling was determined to be blood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the outcome in dogs diagnosed with congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts (EHPSS) at ≥ 5 years of age treated with medical management only (M) or with surgical attenuation (S). The hypothesis was that dogs undergoing surgical attenuation would have a longer survival time than dogs undergoing medical management only.
Animals: 351 dogs definitively diagnosed with EHPSS at ≥ 5 years of age.
Objective: To report data related to the short- and long-term survival of dogs undergoing adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma, and to determine the influence of preoperative alpha-blocker therapy.
Study Design: Retrospective.
Animals: Fifty-three dogs.
Objective: To determine the incidence of and risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) following canine thoracic and pelvic limb amputations.
Study Design: Retrospective, multicenter study.
Animals: Dogs (n = 248).
Objective: To compare bacteriologic culture results for superficial swab and tissue biopsy specimens obtained from dogs with open skin wounds.
Animals: 52 client-owned dogs.
Procedures: For each dog, 1 wound underwent routine preparation prior to collection of 2 specimens, 1 by superficial swab (Levine) technique and 1 by tissue biopsy.
Objective: The goal of this study was to evaluate and report details of a remotely taught surgical laboratory.
Study Design: Observational.
Sample Population: Second-year veterinary students (n = 143) enrolled in a surgical laboratory; 9 weeks were taught traditionally, and 6 weeks were taught remotely.
Case Description: As a result of vehicular trauma, a 3-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat sustained luxation of the sacrocaudal joint and a urethral tear.
Clinical Findings: Retrograde contrast urethrocystography revealed a urethral tear at the level of the ischiatic tuberosity. Conservative treatment for 7 days with a urethral catheter was unsuccessful.
Objective: To describe the technique, outcome, and owner satisfaction associated with dorsal offset rhinoplasty (DOR) to treat stenotic nares in brachycephalic dogs.
Study Design: Retrospective case series.
Animals: Thirty-four client-owned dogs.
This article describes poststructural ways of responding to the pandemic by looking for openings or gaps within more traditional ways of interacting with dilemmas. The author situates herself within a "positive deviance" epistemology, which looks for what already works rather than getting captured by the current problem. We "flip" what are the usual ways of responding and explore three different programs that illustrate inventive and assets-based approaches.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCase Description: A 4-year-old spayed female French Bulldog was referred for treatment of a suspected right-sided nasal angiofibroma associated with a 4-month history of unilateral nasal discharge and stertor.
Clinical Findings: The dog appeared healthy other than right-sided mucoid debris and decreased airflow through the right naris. The dog was anesthetized, and a large intranasal mass was observed obstructing the right nasal passage and abutting the nasal septum.
Objectives: Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) is a common cause of upper airway obstruction in dogs, but is appreciated less commonly in cats. Of the components of BOAS, stenotic nares appear to play a major role in cats. However, the axial deviation of the alar wing, a common cause of nasal obstruction in dogs, is typically not present.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To characterize abdominal lymphatic drainage in cats after thoracic duct ligation (TDL) and cisterna chyli ablation (CCA).
Animals: 7 purpose-bred research cats.
Procedures: Baseline CT lymphangiography was performed.