Cryotherapy Improves Limb Use But Delays Normothermia Early After Stifle Joint Surgery in Dogs.

To evaluate the short-term efficacy and safety of cold compression therapy (CCT) relative to a soft padded bandage (SPB) in dogs undergoing surgery to manage cranial cruciate ligament injury. Dogs were randomized into groups that received CCT or SPB after surgery. Weight bearing was measured using a weight distribution platform before and the day after surgery.

Evaluation of postceliotomy peritoneal drain fluid volume, cytology, and blood-to-peritoneal fluid lactate and glucose differences in normal dogs.

Objective: To describe peritoneal drain fluid volume, fluid cytology, and blood-to-peritoneal fluid lactate and glucose concentration differences after exploratory celiotomy in normal dogs.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Animals: Healthy Beagle dogs (n=10).

The effects of lifetime food restriction on the development of osteoarthritis in the canine shoulder.

Objective: To report effects of age and lifetime food restriction on development and progression of shoulder joint osteoarthritis (OA) in Labrador retriever dogs.

Study Design: Longitudinal life-span, cohort study.

Animals: Labrador retriever dogs (n=48).

Evaluation of a circumferential femoral head osteophyte as an early indicator of osteoarthritis characteristic of canine hip dysplasia in dogs.

Objective: To determine the relationship between a circumferential femoral head osteophyte (CFHO) and osteoarthritis characteristic of canine hip dysplasia, and to ascertain whether CFHO, like osteoarthritis, varies between diet-restricted and control-fed dogs.

Design: Longitudinal cohort study.

Animals: 48 Labrador Retrievers.