Pubic fractures secondary to extended transpelvic urethrostomy in a cat.

Objective: To report the occurrence and describe the management of pubic fractures after the use of an extended transpelvic urethrostomy (TPU) to treat postprostatic intrapelvic urethral obstruction and laceration in a cat.

Animal: One 6-year-old domestic short-haired cat.

Study Design: Case report.

Single Transsacral Screw and Nut Stabilization of Bilateral Sacroiliac Luxation in 20 Cats.

Objective:  This article aims to describe the use of a single transsacral screw and nut in a cohort of cats with bilateral sacroiliac (SI) luxation and document its radiographic and clinical outcome.

Methods:  Medical records and radiographic studies of cats with bilateral SI luxation managed with a transsacral screw and nut stabilization were reviewed. Short-term follow-up included clinical examination and radiographs.

Outcome of and complications associated with tube cystostomy in dogs and cats: 76 cases (1995-2006).

Objective: To determine indications for cystostomy tube use in dogs and cats, complications associated with their use, and outcome of dogs and cats in which cystostomy tubes had been inserted.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: 37 dogs and 39 cats.

Lingual haemangiosarcoma in a crossbred dog.

An eight-year-old, male neutered, crossbred dog was presented for investigation of a lingual mass of four months duration. Oral examination revealed a 7 cm × 5 cm soft, fluctuant mass at the caudal aspect of the tongue. Ultrasound examination of the mass demonstrated mixed echogenicity, with cavitations containing hypoechoic and anechoic regions.