Risk factors, complications, and outcomes of cystotomy in guinea pigs: 25 cases (2010-2023).

Objective: To describe the complications, surgical outcome, and prognosis associated with cystotomies in guinea pigs.

Methods: A retrospective review of medical records of guinea pigs undergoing cystotomy for uroliths or urethroliths between 2010 and 2023.

Results: 25 guinea pigs were included in the study.

Risk factors influencing death prior to discharge in 302 dogs undergoing unilateral adrenalectomy for treatment of primary adrenal gland tumours.

Adrenalectomies for canine adrenal tumours are associated with peri-operative morbidity and mortality. Objectives of this study included assessing the prognostic value of tumour- or surgery-related variables in predicting peri-operative mortality and overall survival in dogs undergoing adrenalectomies for primary adrenal tumours as well as pre-treatment with phenoxybenzamine on survival to discharge with pheochromocytomas specifically. A multi-institutional retrospective cohort study was performed across nine institutions.

Perioperative complications and outcome after surgery for treatment of gastric carcinoma in dogs: A Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology retrospective study of 40 cases (2004-2018).

Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics, perioperative complications, and outcomes in dogs surgically treated for gastric carcinoma.

Study Design: Multi-institutional retrospective case series.

Animals: Forty client-owned dogs with histologically confirmed gastric carcinoma.

Modified lateral orbitotomy with combined partial zygomatic arch and vertical ramus ostectomies for excision of a frontal and parietal bone osteoma in a dog.

Objective: To describe modifications to the lateral orbitotomy for surgical excision of tumors affecting the frontal, parietal, palatine, or temporal bones.

Study Design: Case report.

Animal: A 5-year-old female spayed American pit bull terrier.

Effect of implementation of a surgical safety checklist on perioperative and postoperative complications at an academic institution in North America.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a surgical safety checklist (SSC) in reducing perioperative and postoperative complications.

Study Design: Before-and-after intervention study.

Animals: Client-owned dogs (n = 633) and cats (n = 44).

Acute masticatory muscle compartmental syndrome in a dog.

CASE DESCRIPTION A5.5-year-old sexually intact male Bull Terrier was referred for evaluation because of sudden facial swelling and an inability to close its mouth. CLINICAL FINDINGS Physical examination revealed bilaterally elevated nictitating membranes, an inability to adduct the mandible without assistance, and severe, diffuse, firm masticatory muscle swelling.

Symmetrical brachydactyly in a dog.

Congenital malformations of the canine manus and pes are infrequently reported in the veterinary literature. This includes brachydactyly which is a general term used to indicate the shortening of digits due to abnormal development of the phalanges, metacarpals, or metatarsals. This case report describes isolated brachydactyly in a one-year-old male Maremma Sheepdog affecting all of the phalanges, metacarpals, and metatarsals of digits two through five.