Placement of an artificial urethral sphincter for treatment of passive urinary incontinence after inadvertent prostatectomy and balloon dilation treatment for stricture formation in a 5-month-old dog.

Objective: Describe the management of incontinence with several therapies, culminating with the apparently successful treatment utilizing artificial sphincter placement following an inadvertent prostatectomy.

Animal: 5-month-old 7.5-kg male neutered Miniature Schnauzer.

Cutaneous xanthoma causing hypercalcaemia in a cat.

Case Summary: A 5-year-old male neutered cat weighing 3.56 kg presented owing to the development of two masses over the dorsal cervical and cranial thoracic areas, as well as weight loss, inappetence and vomiting. Diagnostic tests revealed a grossly lipaemic sample with hypercholesterolaemia (440 mg/dl; reference interval [RI] 90.

Acute and severe haemorrhage following pentosan polysulfate injection in a Cornish Rex.

Case Summary: A 14-year-old male castrated Cornish Rex cat was referred for lethargy progressing rapidly to collapse in the hours following a subcutaneous injection of a product containing 100 mg/ml pentosan polysulfate sodium and 168 mg/ml glucosamine. Physical examination revealed the cat to be in hypotensive shock with swelling and interstitial oedema around the cranial thorax and caudal cervical regions without cutaneous haemorrhage. Initial diagnostics revealed a severe anaemia (packed cell volume 11%) which later deteriorated further, necessitating a blood transfusion and aggressive fluid therapy.

Primary adrenal lymphoma causing hypoaldosteronism in a cat.

Case Summary: A 10-year-old, 5.1 kg (11.2 lb), male castrated cat was presented with signs of lethargy and decreased appetite at home after being previously healthy.