Effect of urinary bladder lavage on in-hospital recurrence of urethral obstruction and durations of urinary catheter retention and hospitalization for male cats.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of urinary bladder lavage on in-hospital recurrence of urethral obstruction (UO) and durations of urinary catheter retention and hospitalization for male cats. DESIGN Randomized controlled clinical trial. ANIMALS 137 male cats with UO.

Transfusion practices for treatment of dogs hospitalized following trauma: 125 cases (2008-2013).

Objective: To describe transfusion practices for treatment of dogs hospitalized because of traumatic injuries.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: 125 client-owned dogs.

Hypoperfusion and acute traumatic coagulopathy in severely traumatized canine patients.

Objective: To determine the incidence of acute traumatic coagulopathy in dogs suffering severe trauma and to investigate the association of markers of hypoperfusion with coagulation abnormalities.

Design: A prospective observational study performed June, 2009 to February, 2011.

Setting: A university teaching hospital.