Comparison of bidirectional barbed conventional monofilament suture material for closure of feline perineal urethrostomies.

Objective: A retrospective comparison of bidirectional barbed absorbable suture material to conventional absorbable monofilament suture for closure of feline perineal urethrostomies.

Animals: Client-owned cats (N = 26) that underwent perineal urethrostomy.

Procedure: Medical records for cats that underwent perineal urethrostomy surgery at BluePearl Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center Conshohocken between 2018 and 2021 were reviewed.

Proximal tibial metaphyseal fractures in immature dogs.

Objective: To describe proximal tibial metaphyseal fractures in immature dogs.

Materials And Methods: Medical records of immature dogs with metaphyseal fractures of the proximal tibia were reviewed and data were collected on signalment and history of trauma. Craniocaudal and mediolateral radiographs were evaluated for the determination of the bones fractured, location of the fracture within the bone, fracture configuration, and the presence of fracture segment displacement and angulation.