Retrospective evaluation of cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitation in hospitalized birds: 41 cases (2006-2019).

Objective: To describe circumstances and outcomes following cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) in hospitalized birds.

Design: Retrospective case study.

Setting: Academic medical center.

Successful xenotransfusion in a domestic ferret with spontaneous hemoperitoneum using feline packed red blood cells.

Objective: To describe the diagnosis, management, and outcome of a ferret with spontaneous hemoperitoneum with surgical intervention and xenotransfusion of type A feline packed red blood cells (pRBCs).

Case Summary: A domestic ferret diagnosed with a spontaneous hemoperitoneum secondary to a hepatic mass received isotonic crystalloids, hypertonic saline, and an allogenic blood transfusion perioperatively. Postoperatively, the ferret developed progressive anemia and tachycardia refractory to fluid therapy and, given a lack of additional allogenic blood sources, received a xenotransfusion of feline pRBCs.

Comparison of 3 intraosseous catheter sites and methods of determining placement success in cadaver rabbits.

The study goals were to determine if intraosseous (IO) catheters can be placed with greater success into the humerus, femur, or tibia of cadaver rabbits, and to evaluate the accuracy of perceived success (PS) and objective clinical success (OCS) criteria against true intramedullary catheterization confirmed by fluoroscopy. This was a prospective study utilizing 12 rabbit cadavers. Twenty-two participants attempted IO catheter placement at 3 sites.

Clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes for rabbits with signs of gastrointestinal tract dysfunction: 117 cases (2014-2016).

Objective: To describe the clinical findings and short-term outcomes for rabbits with signs of gastrointestinal tract dysfunction or rabbit gastrointestinal syndrome (RGIS).

Animals: 117 client-owned rabbits.

Procedures: The electronic medical records database of a veterinary teaching hospital was searched to identify rabbits that were examined because of altered or absent food intake and decreased or absent fecal output between June 1, 2014, and June 30, 2016.

Evaluation of gastrointestinal activity in healthy rabbits by means of duplex Doppler ultrasonography.

Objective: To use duplex Doppler ultrasonography to compare gastrointestinal activity in healthy sedated versus nonsedated rabbits and to evaluate agreement between B-mode and pulsed-wave Doppler (PWD) ultrasonographic measurements.

Animals: 10 healthy client-owned rabbits brought for routine physical examination and 11 brought for routine ovariohysterectomy or castration.

Procedures: Duplex Doppler ultrasonography of the gastrointestinal tract was performed once for the 10 rabbits that underwent physical examination and twice (before and after presurgical sedation) for the 11 rabbits that underwent routine ovariohysterectomy or castration.

Reasons for evaluation on an emergency basis of and short-term outcomes for chickens from backyard flocks: 78 cases (2014-2017).

Objective: To investigate the reasons for evaluation on an emergency basis of and short-term outcomes for chickens from backyard flocks.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: 78 chickens.