Cryptorchidectomy in equids: 604 cases (1977-2010).

Objective: To evaluate the management of equids undergoing cryptorchidectomy at a referral hospital.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: 604 client-owned equids.

Evaluation of surgical treatment for signs of acute abdominal pain in draft horses: 72 cases (1983-2002).

Objective: To determine whether heavy (> or = 680 kg [> or = 1,500 lb]) draft horses undergoing surgical treatment for acute signs of abdominal pain were at a greater risk for anesthetic and postoperative complications and lower postoperative survival rates than light (< 680 kg) draft horses.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: 72 draft horses.

Surgical management of compound odontoma in two horses.

Two horses were admitted for evaluation of mandibular swelling (horse 1) or maxillary distortion (horse 2). Both horses had radiographic evidence of tumors of dental origin that had the appearance of a compound odontoma. Extensive surgical resection was performed for treatment.

Use of a carbon dioxide laser for surgical management of cutaneous masses in horses: 32 cases (1993-2000).

Objective: To determine outcome of horses in which cutaneous masses were removed with a carbon dioxide laser.

Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: 32 horses.