Transient Megaesophagus Following Coral Snake Envenomation in Three Dogs (2013-2018).

A 12 yr old dachshund, a 7 yr old English springer spaniel, and a 1.5 yr old French bulldog presented following envenomation by a coral snake. Each patient displayed evidence of varying degrees of lower motor neuron dysfunction, but all three developed transient megaesophagus.

Prognostic indicators in cats with septic peritonitis (2002-2015): 83 cases.

Objective: To identify physical exam findings, clinicopathological parameters, time to surgery, empirical antimicrobial use, and culture results that could be associated with outcome in cats with septic peritonitis (SP).

Design: Retrospective cohort study of cats from 2002 to 2015.

Setting: Four university teaching hospitals.

Analysis of Small Animal Rotating Internship Applicants' Personal Statements.

The primary purpose of this study was to identify themes that are consistent across veterinary internship applicants' personal statements and that are correlated with the statements' perceived overall quality. A secondary purpose was to investigate the reliability in personal statement quality scoring among six experienced internship candidate evaluators. One hundred applications to the University of Georgia Small Animal Rotating Internship program were evaluated.

Long-term postoperative effects of administration of allogeneic blood products in 104 dogs with hemangiosarcoma.

Objective: To determine the influence of administering allogeneic blood products (ABP) on the progression of hemangiosarcoma in dogs.

Study Design: Multi-institutional, retrospective study.

Sample Population: One hundred four dogs with hemangiosarcoma that survived until postoperative discharge from the hospital.

Maternal and fetal effects of dexmedetomidine infusion in pregnant ewes anesthetized with sevoflurane.

OBJECTIVE To characterize the maternal and fetal cardiopulmonary effects of a low-dose infusion of dexmedetomidine without a loading dose in pregnant ewes anesthetized with sevoflurane. ANIMALS 11 pregnant ewes. PROCEDURES Anesthesia was induced with propofol and maintained with sevoflurane.

Agreement between microscopic examination and bacterial culture of bile samples for detection of bactibilia in dogs and cats with hepatobiliary disease.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the agreement between results of microscopic examination and bacterial culture of bile samples from dogs and cats with hepatobiliary disease for detection of bactibilia. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. ANIMALS 31 dogs and 21 cats with hepatobiliary disease for which subsequent microscopic examination and bacterial culture of bile samples was performed from 2004 through 2014.

Correlation between thromboelastography and traditional coagulation test parameters in hospitalized dogs.

A hospital-based, prospective cross-sectional study was used to compare kaolin-activated thromboelastography (TEG) parameters with traditional coagulation tests in 29 hospitalized dogs. Cases were included if the attending clinician requested coagulation testing. Blood was obtained from each dog and coagulation (prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, antithrombin activity, d-dimer concentration, and fibrinogen concentration) and TEG analyses were performed.

Severe hyperkalemia presenting with wide-complex tachycardia in a puppy with acute kidney injury secondary to leptospirosis.

Objective: To describe a case of hyperkalemia coinciding with wide-complex tachycardia (WCT) in a dog with acute kidney injury secondary to leptospirosis infection.

Case Summary: An 11-week-old Golden Retriever-Standard Poodle cross puppy was referred for acute kidney injury and hepatopathy. WCT coinciding with marked hyperkalemia was identified on presentation.

[Subcutaneous ureteral bypass devices as a treatment option for bilateral ureteral obstruction in a cat with ureterolithiasis].

A 6-year-old female spayed Domestic Shorthair cat was presented with acute lethargy, dehydration, marked azotemia, metabolic acidosis, left-sided renomegaly, and bilateral hydronephrosis. Ureterolithiasis and ureteral obstruction were suspected based on further diagnostics including abdominal sonography. Medical treatment was not successful.

Effects of oxymorphone hydrochloride or hydromorphone hydrochloride on minimal alveolar concentration of desflurane in sheep.

Objective: To establish the minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of desflurane and evaluate the effects of 2 opioids on MAC in sheep.

Animals: 8 adult nulliparous mixed-breed sheep.

Procedures: A randomized crossover design was used.

Stability of hemostatic proteins in canine fresh-frozen plasma thawed with a modified commercial microwave warmer or warm water bath.

Objective: To compare stability of hemostatic proteins in canine fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) thawed with a modified commercial microwave warmer (MCM) or warm water bath (37°C; WWB) or at room temperature (22°C).

Sample: Fresh-frozen plasma obtained from 8 canine donors of a commercial blood bank.

Procedures: A commercial microwave warmer was modified with a thermocouple to measure surface temperature of bags containing plasma.

Evaluation of serum thyroid hormones in dogs with systemic inflammatory response syndrome or sepsis.

Objective: To determine whether dogs with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) or sepsis have derangements in serum thyroid hormone concentrations and to evaluate whether such derangements relate to illness severity or outcome.

Design: Prospective observational study. Dogs hospitalized with SIRS or sepsis between May and December 2010 were included.

Multicenter evaluation of the administration of crotalid antivenom in cats: 115 cases (2000-2011).

Objective: To evaluate use of crotalid antivenom, frequency of hypersensitivity reactions, and risk factors for hypersensitivity reactions and death in envenomed cats.

Design: Retrospective multicenter case series.

Animals: 115 envenomed cats treated with antivenom and 177 envenomed cats treated without antivenom.