A novel case of tracheal injury secondary to gunshot trauma in a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

Objective: To describe a case of tracheal injury secondary to gunshot trauma in a rhinoceros.

Animals: 5-year-old female white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

Clinical Presentation, Progression, And Procedures: The rhinoceros was found alive with an apparent bullet entry wound cranial to the left shoulder.

Evaluation of lidocaine for brachial plexus blockade in eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina).

Objective: To evaluate latency and duration of a brachial plexus block technique in eastern box turtles performed with 2% lidocaine at three dose rates.

Study Design: Prospective, randomized, blinded crossover study.

Animals: Adult eastern box turtles, two for drug dose evaluation and a group of six (three male, three female) weighing 432 ± 40 g (mean ± standard deviation) for the main study.

Anatomy and Physiology of the Equine Foot.

This article provides an overview of foot anatomy and physiology, with a focus on fundamental knowledge. The foot is defined as the epidermal hoof capsule and all structures enveloped by the capsule. The anatomy is described using terminology published in Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria.

Feasibility of a blind perineural injection technique for brachial plexus blockade in eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina): a cadaver study.

Objective: To describe the anatomy of the brachial plexus in eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina), develop a blind perineural injection technique for brachial plexus blockade and evaluate the distribution of three volumes of new methylene blue dye for injection in cadavers.

Study Design: Prospective, randomized, blinded cadaveric study.

Animals: A total of 24 frozen-thawed box turtle cadavers; two turtles identified with shoulder injuries were subsequently excluded from the study.

IDENTIFICATION OF A NASOCONCHAL PARANASAL SINUS IN THE WHITE RHINOCEROS ( CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM).

  African rhinoceros are poached for their horns using indiscriminate and aggressive methods. Rhinoceros that survive these attacks often have severe facial trauma, and treatment is limited by a lack of understanding and published information of the normal anatomy. This study was performed to investigate and describe the anatomy of the most commonly injured area of the head of the white rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium simum).

Sleep hygiene among veterinary medical students.

Objective: The objective of this study was to better understand veterinary medical students' sleep hygiene and identify the extent to which sleep hygiene behaviors may result in consequences (either positive or negative) for students.

Sample: A total of 187 doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) program students at a large College of Veterinary Medicine in the United States.

Methods: The Epworth Sleep Scale and Daytime Sleepiness Scale were administered to 393 students enrolled in the DVM program.

Defining local nerve blocks for feline distal pelvic limb surgery: a cadaveric study.

Objectives Anatomical and methodological detail is lacking regarding local anesthetic peripheral nerve block techniques for distal pelvic limb surgery in cats. The aim of this study was to develop, describe and test nerve block methods based on cadaveric dissections and dye injections. Methods Ten pairs of feline pelvic limbs (n = 20) were dissected and the tibial nerve (T n.

Defining the local nerve blocks for feline distal thoracic limb surgery: a cadaveric study.

Objectives: Though controversial, onychectomy remains a commonly performed distal thoracic limb surgical procedure in cats. Peripheral nerve block techniques have been proposed in cats undergoing onychectomy but evidence of efficacy is lacking. Preliminary tests of the described technique using cadavers resulted in incomplete staining of nerves.

Radiation therapy communication: nasal passage and paranasal sinus lymphoma in a pony.

An aged pony with extensive paranasal sinus and nasal passage B-cell lymphoma was treated with palliative radiation therapy. Sixteen gray were administered in two fractions, 7 days apart. A lateral field was used for the first fraction and a dorsal field for the second.

Analysis of sodium carboxymethylcellulose administration and related factors associated with postoperative colic and survival in horses with small intestinal disease.

Objective: To analyze the effect of the intraoperative use of sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CBMC) and related perioperative factors on postoperative colic and survival in horses that had abdominal surgery for colic.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: Horses (n=203) that had surgery for small intestinal disease; 33 horses had intraoperative administration of CBMC.

Bilateral occurrence of granulosa-theca cell tumors in an Arabian mare.

An Arabian mare was referred for right granulosa-theca cell tumor (GTCT) evaluation. The mare was presented 4.5 years later for a left GTCT, after successfully conceiving and delivering a normal foal in the interim.

Infections of the head and ocular structures in the horse.

Infectious conditions of the equine head are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Pathogenic bacterial, viral, and fungal organisms may localize in the extensive nasal passages, paranasal sinuses, and guttural pouches, creating a range of clinical signs and conditions that can be severe enough to lead to unexpected fatality. Renewed interest in equine dentistry has led to a greater recognition of dental disease that is associated with infection.

Bilateral renal agenesis in an alpaca cria.

A 3-day-old male alpaca cria was presented for lack of vigor and failure to urinate since birth. Based on the history, laboratory data, ultrasonographs, surgical findings, and postmortem examination, the cria was diagnosed with bilateral renal agenesis and hypoplastic bladder, a congenital condition rarely seen in veterinary medicine.

Effects of recombinant equine growth hormone on in vitro biomechanical properties of the superficial digital flexor tendon of Standardbred yearlings in training.

Objective: To determine whether recombinant equine growth hormone (rEGH) would alter the in vitro biomechanical properties of the forelimb superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) in exercising young Standardbred horses.

Study Design: Randomized complete block design.

Animals: Twelve Standardbred yearlings.