Urodynamic and morphometric characteristics of the lower urogenital tract of male Beagle littermates from four months to two years of age.

Objective: To describe functional and anatomic changes of the lower urogenital tract of healthy male dogs during the sexually immature period and up to 2 years of age by urodynamic and morphometric assessment.

Animals: 6 sexually intact male Beagle littermates.

Procedures: Dogs underwent electromyography-coupled urodynamic tests, CT-assisted retrograde urethrography, prostatic washes, and blood sampling monthly from 4 through 12 months of age and then at 3-month intervals.

Long-term outcome of the transobturator vaginal tape inside out for the treatment of urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence in female dogs.

Objective: To evaluate the long-term efficacy of the transobturator vaginal tape inside out (TVT-O) in female dogs with urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence (USMI).

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: Incontinent spayed female dogs (n = 12).

Surgical management of ectopic ureters in dogs: Clinical outcome and prognostic factors for long-term continence.

Objective: To determine outcomes after surgical correction of ectopic ureters (EU) and identify prognostic factors for long-term continence.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: Forty-seven dogs (36 females and 11 males).

Urodynamic and morphometric characteristics of the lower urogenital tracts of female Beagle littermates during the sexually immature period and first and second estrous cycles.

Objective: To compare values of lower urogenital tract urodynamic and morphometric variables determined during the prepubertal (sexually immature) period and first and second estrous cycles in healthy female Beagle littermates to determine functional and anatomic changes of the lower urogenital tract during those periods.

Animals: 5 female Beagle littermates.

Procedures: Urethral pressure profilometry, diuresis cystometry, and vaginourethrography were performed when dogs were 3.