Successful tracheoscopy-assisted reconstruction of traumatic tracheal avulsion in a cat.

Objective: To outline the clinical findings, surgical management, complications, and outcomes in a case of intrathoracic, traumatic, tracheal avulsion.

Case Summary: A 2-year-old domestic shorthair cat presented with respiratory distress 18 days after a motor vehicle accident. A tracheal avulsion was diagnosed and treated by surgical anastomosis.

Development of a Customized Interbody Fusion Device for Treatment of Canine Disc-Associated Cervical Spondylomyelopathy.

Objectives:  The main purpose of this study was to design, manufacture and implant a customized three-dimensional (3D) printed, intervertebral spacer to treat disc-associated cervical spondylomyelopathy (DACSM) in dogs. This study also used advanced imaging to assess implant movement, subsidence and interbody fusion.

Animals:  Two client-owned dogs with DACSM.

Evaluation of different methods of securing cellophane bands for portosystemic shunt attenuation.

Objective: To compare mechanisms of and pressures at failure of 4 methods of securing 2 types of cellophane bands around a vein.

Study Design: Ex vivo mechanical evaluation.

Methods: Cellophane bands composed of 3 or 4 layers were applied around a cadaveric external jugular vein (EJV) to create 25% or 50% attenuation.