Publications by authors named "Melissa N Andruzzi"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to observe post-operative hypoventilation in dogs undergoing surgeries for intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH), specifically comparing ventral slot and hemilaminectomy procedures.
- It involved 40 dogs and tracked blood gas samples from recovery up to 72 hours post-surgery to monitor ventilation status and any signs of hypoventilation.
- Results indicated that dogs with severe cervical injuries showed higher instances of subclinical hypoventilation immediately after surgery, while no significant differences were found in ventilation status over the longer post-operative period.
There are few differential diagnoses for non-orthopedic thoracic limb lameness in adult dogs aside from nerve tumors and disk-associated nerve compression; this report introduces another etiology. A 9-year-old male castrated mixed dog presented with an episodic history of nonweight-bearing thoracic limb lameness. Additional clinical signs included an atrophied thoracic limb with cool paw pads and painful axillary region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We report the first case of canine Salmonella meningoencephalomyelitis and second case of canine Salmonella bacteriuria, as well as the first reported case of Salmonella enterica subspecies houtenae in a dog.
Case Presentation: Immunosuppressive treatment in a dog for a relapse of steroid-responsive meningitis and arteritis (SRMA) allowed for the opportunistic establishment of a bacteremia with Salmonella enterica subsp. houtenae, ultimately causing meningoencephalomyelitis and subclinical bacteriuria.
Objective: To report recovery of ambulation of dogs treated with extended thoracolumbar durotomy for severe spinal cord injury caused by intervertebral disc herniation.
Study Design: Descriptive cohort.
Animals: Twenty-six consecutive paraplegic dogs presented with loss of deep pain sensation after acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniation.