Retrospective evaluation of acute liver failure in dogs (1995-2012): 49 cases.

Objective: To characterize the clinical presentation and outcome of dogs with acute liver failure (ALF).

Design: Retrospective case series from January 1995 to December 2012.

Setting: University teaching hospital.

Fluorescein angiography of the canine posterior segment using a dSLR camera adaptor.

Purpose: To describe the use of a digital single lens reflex (dSLR) camera adaptor for conducting posterior segment fluorescein angiography in canines.

Methods: Ten beagle dogs free of ocular and systemic disease were used. All dogs received maropitant citrate (1.

Therapeutic use of cytoprotective agents in canine and feline hepatobiliary disease.

Many medicinal, nutraceutical, and botanic extracts have been used as cytoprotective agents in liver disease. This article explains the mechanisms of action, pertinent pharmacokinetics, side effects, and clinical indications for the use of S-adenosylmethionine, N-acetylcysteine, ursodeoxycholic acid, silymarin, and vitamin E. The literature pertaining to in vitro studies, laboratory animal models, and human and veterinary clinical trials is reviewed with regards to the efficacy and use of these cytoprotective agents in hepatobiliary disease.

An endodermal cyst: the result of a congenital intestinal malformation.

A midline exploratory laparotomy on a 1-year-old, neutered male, West Highland terrier with a history of lethargy, anorexia, and intermittent vomiting revealed a cranial abdominal cyst. The lining of the excised cyst was histologically identical with that of the small intestine and may have represented an uncommon intestinal malformation.