Topical use of 5% acyclovir cream for the treatment of occult and verrucous equine sarcoids: a double-blinded placebo-controlled study.

Background: Previous studies mention the use of topical acyclovir for the treatment of equine sarcoids. Success rates vary and since the bovine papillomavirus (BPV) lacks the presence of a kinase necessary to activate acyclovir, there is no proof of its activity against equine sarcoids.

Results: Twenty-four equine sarcoids were topically treated with acyclovir cream and 25 with a placebo.

Treatment of sarcoids in equids: 230 cases (2008-2013).

OBJECTIVE To evaluate outcomes following treatment of sarcoids in equids and to identify risk factors for treatment failure in these patients. DESIGN Retrospective case series. ANIMALS 230 equids with 614 sarcoids.

Evaluation of three approaches for performing ultrasonography-guided anesthetic blockade of the femoral nerve in calves.

Objective: To develop a practical ultrasonography-guided injection approach to anesthetic blockade of the femoral nerve in calves and to assess the method's accuracy.

Animals: 13 cadavers of 4-week-old male Holstein Friesian calves.

Procedures: Detailed topographic and anatomic cross-sectional evaluation of the relevant topography in 3 cadavers was performed to identify optimal injection approaches to the femoral nerve.

Use of a synthetic bone substitute to retard molariform tooth drift after maxillary tooth loss in ponies.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of alveolar bone substitute on post-extraction drift of maxillary cheek teeth in ponies.

Study Design: In vivo longitudinal experimental study.

Animals: Five ponies (5-7 years) with a healthy dentition.