Spontaneous pneumothorax associated with Aspergillus bronchopneumonia in a dog.

Objective: To describe a case of pulmonary aspergillosis in a previously healthy dog that manifested as a spontaneous pneumothorax.

Case Summary: A 3-year-old neutered male mixed-breed dog was presented with inappetence and respiratory distress. Thoracic radiography revealed a right-sided pneumothorax.

Retrospective evaluation of presenting temperature of urethral obstructed male cats and the association with severity of azotemia and length of hospitalization: 243 cats (2006-2009).

Objectives: To evaluate whether the presenting rectal temperature and level of azotemia predicts the length of hospitalization (LOH) in a population of obstructed male cats. To describe the relationships between physical examination parameters, blood electrolytes, and azotemia in a clinical population of obstructed male cats.

Design: Retrospective clinical study.

Therapy and outcome of suspected alpha lipoic acid toxicity in two dogs.

Objective: To report a suspected toxicity in 2 dogs; to discuss therapy and prognosis.

Series Summary: Suspected alpha lipoic acid (ALA) toxicity was diagnosed based on clinical history and compatible laboratory findings in 2 dogs. Case 1 was presented within 10 hours of ALA ingestion, with initial behavioral changes likely due to hypoglycemia.

Myoplasmic calcium regulation in myotubes from horses with recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis.

Objective: To determine whether alterations in myoplasmic calcium regulation can be identified in muscle cell cultures (myotubes) and intact muscle fiber bundles derived from Thoroughbreds affected with recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER).

Animals: 6 related Thoroughbreds with RER and 8 clinically normal (control) Thoroughbred or crossbred horses.

Procedures: Myotube cell cultures were grown from satellite cells obtained from muscle biopsy specimens of RER-affected and control horses.