Locking compression plate osteosynthesis of sacral fractures in three heifers.

Objective: To describe a technique used for reduction and internal fixation of sacral fractures in cattle.

Study Design: Case series.

Animals: Three heifers aged 19-32 months with deformation of the tail head and tail paralysis attributable to a closed fracture of S5 or S4 and S5.

Imaging diagnosis--congenital venous aneurysm of the left external jugular vein.

Primary congenital jugular vein aneurysms are rare with only one prior report in a canine patient. Herein, we describe an 18-week-old Flat Coated Retriever dog in which ultrasound was used to diagnose a primary congenital external jugular vein aneurysm with concurrent dilatation of the internal jugular vein. The aneurysm was successfully removed and the dog remains disease free 24 months postoperatively.