Successful use of carbon dioxide laser surgery as an adjunctive treatment for feline herpesvirus-1 dermatitis in two cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).

Carbon dioxide (CO ) lasers are used for a variety of soft tissue procedures. This report describes their use in dermatitis associated with feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV) in two cheetahs. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report describing CO laser use to adjunctively treat FHV-associated skin lesions.

Erysipeloid lesions caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in a dog: clinical and histopathological findings, molecular diagnosis and treatment.

Background: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a widespread Gram-positive, nonsporulating rod bacterium predominantly associated with skin disease in swine and cetaceans. Cutaneous lesions have yet to be described in dogs.

Objective: To describe the clinical presentation, molecular and histopathological diagnosis, and treatment of a case of erysipeloid caused by E.