Quality of life improvement in 3 dogs with sleep-disordered breathing managed by permanent (crico)tracheostomy.

Objective: To retrospectively describe the management of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) via permanent (crico)tracheostomy (PT).

Methods: The sample was 3 client-owned dogs. Each of the dogs had variable clinical signs related to their SDB with all having severely affected quality of sleep and experiencing multiple apneic episodes a night in the study period from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2023.

Cranial cruciate ligament disease is perceived to be prevalent and is misunderstood in field trial sport.

Objective: Cranial cruciate ligament disease (CCLD) is the most prevalent orthopedic problem in canines, affecting 3% to 5% of dogs, causing stifle instability, mobility dysfunction, and pain. The objective of this study was to evaluate the American Kennel Club field trial community's knowledge of CCLD and estimate its perceived prevalence within this population.

Sample: 401 field trial participants responded, with 701 field trial canines reported.