Cortical thickness adaptation to combined mechanical loading and parathyroid hormone treatments is site specific and synergistic in the mouse tibia model.

In this study, we aimed to quantify the localised effects of mechanical loading (ML), low (20 μg/kg/day), moderate (40 μg/kg/day) or high (80 μg/kg/day) dosages of parathyroid hormone (PTH), and combined (PTHML) treatments on cortical bone adaptation in healthy 19-week old female C57BL/6 mice. To this end, we utilise a previously reported image analysis algorithm on μCT data of the mouse tibia published by Sugiyama et al. (2008) to measure changes in cortical area, marrow cavity area and local cortical thickness measures (ΔCt.

Anatomical considerations for the surgical approach to the canine accessory lung lobe.

Objective: To describe (1) the surgical anatomy of the accessory lung lobe (ALL) including vasculature and pulmonary ligamentous attachments and (2) lobectomy through a right thoracotomy and median sternotomy.

Study Design: Cadaveric anatomical study.

Animals: Nine adult canine cadavers, free of disease affecting the thoracic cavity and lung parenchyma.

The effect of flushing of the common bile duct on hepatobiliary markers and short-term outcomes in dogs undergoing cholecystectomy for the management of gall bladder mucocele: A randomized controlled prospective study.

Objective: To determine the effect of flushing of the common bile duct (CBD) on hepatobiliary markers and short-term outcome in dogs undergoing cholecystectomy for the management of gallbladder mucocele (GBM).

Study Design: Randomized, controlled, prospective study.

Animals: Thirty-two client-owned dogs.

Clinical use and complications of percutaneous cystostomy pigtail catheters in 25 cats.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to describe the indications for percutaneous pigtail catheter placement in cats requiring urine diversion, and to report the associated intra- and postoperative complications.

Methods: The medical records of cats that underwent percutaneous pigtail catheter placement for urine diversion between January 2011 and May 2021 were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: Twenty-five cats were included.

Rostral mandibulectomy for the management of trismus in a cat.

Case Summary: A 5-year-old domestic shorthair cat was evaluated for weight loss and poor coat condition due to an inability to open its mouth (trismus) following head trauma 2 months previously. Contrast CT, electromyography and temporal muscle biopsy identified findings consistent with muscle atrophy, denervation and degeneration. Conservative treatment failed to improve the trismus so a rostral mandibulectomy was performed.