ABSTRACT A 13‐year‐old male neutered Labradoodle presented with a 1‐year history of gagging, retching, coughing, and stridor. Physical examination revealed large pedunculated tonsillar masses, confirmed by CT imaging to be obstructing the upper airway, concurrent laryngeal paralysis. The larger mass, originating from left crypt, extended into nasopharynx, while smaller mass was identified on right. bilateral tonsillectomy performed, histopathology diagnosis polyps postoperative recovery...

Apnoea may be induced by pharmacological or ventilatory measures in animals under general anaesthesia to prevent motion blur on thoracic computed tomography (CT) sequences. The effectiveness of such methods has previously been reported terms CT image quality but not the success apnoea induction. Therefore, purpose this study was evaluate efficacy two different used induce apnoea. A total 61 client-owned dogs undergoing for were randomised group M (n = 30) and V 31). In M, midazolam 0.2 mg...

The caudal thoracic paravertebral (CTPV) block is a regional anesthesia technique currently used in human medicine to provide analgesia abdominal surgical procedures.The objectives of this study are describe an ultrasound-guided place catheters CTPV space canine cadavers and evaluate the distribution 50:50 contrast-dye solution administered through them.Eight thawed adult beagle (9.2 ± 2.0 kg body total weight) were used. Thirteen placed. In first phase, volume 0.3 ml kg-1 was all cases....

Abstract Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an uncommon condition described in veterinary medicine with concurrent respiratory disease. It can be caused by the Macklin effect, which when gas leaks from alveoli into surrounding interstitial lung tissue. Pulmonary emphysema (PIE) presence of within pulmonary vascular sheaths and indicates effect. In authors’ experience, spontaneous PIE are more prevalent sighthound dogs than other breeds often considered incidental findings. This retrospective,...

Introduction The assessment of the integrity tympanic membrane (TM) can be a diagnostic challenge in patients with otitis externa and/or media (OM) under an otoscopic examination. In computed tomography (CT), TM is not always visualized. However, positive contrast canalography using conventional radiography has been previously described to evaluate integrity. Objective This single-center study aimed describe technique CT and its usefulness identifying 11 dogs. Methods Dogs clinical signs ear...

Abstract Gastroesophageal intussusception, extreme esophageal dilatation, and laryngeal paralysis are individually rare clinical entities in cats the simultaneous occurrence a single animal has not been described. We describe these 3 conditions occurring concurrently geriatric cat, resolution of cat's signs after treatment with unilateral arytenoid lateralization. This finding supports need for thorough history taking examination dilatation to determine if upper respiratory tract...

Congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (IHPSS) in dogs are traditionally classified as right, left, or central divisional. There few descriptive studies regarding the variation of IHPSS within these categories. This multicenter, analytical, cross-sectional study aimed to describe a large series with CT angiography (CTA) IHPSS, hypothesizing that there would be existing classification. Ninety CTA were assessed for type, insertion, and relationship insertion primary hepatic veins....

Spinal cord injury (SCI) can cause irreversible paralysis, with no regenerative treatment clinically available. Dogs natural SCI present an established model and facilitate translation of experimental findings in rodents to people. We conducted a prospective, single arm clinical safety study companion dogs chronic characterize the feasibility intraspinal transplantation hydrogel-encapsulated autologous mucosal olfactory ensheathing cell (mOEC) populations expressing chondroitinase ABC...

Abstract The aim of this prospective, survey study was to assess the opinions specialist surgeons as preferred content, nomenclature, and classification extrahepatic portosystemic shunts for inclusion in radiology reports. A link an online sent by email members European College Veterinary Surgeons Association Soft Tissue Surgeons, made available on American web forum Facebook page. There were 93 respondents (survey over 2500 addresses two locations). Most agreed that they both review images...

Abstract Idiopathic is the most common etiology for acute onset of facial neuropathy in dogs with limited number studies describing MRI characteristics. A retrospective, observational study was performed using archived records, aiming to describe features caudal portion digastric muscle diagnosed idiopathic and determine correlation prognosis. Client‐owned presented a referral hospital between 2009 2019, unilateral having undergone MRI, images including muscle, were included ( n = 19)....

Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the maximal endotracheal insertion length by measuring larynx carina (L–C) distance means CT. An additional objective establish certain anatomical landmarks optimise process intubation (ETI). Methods Head, neck and thoracic CT images from adult cats at a single referral hospital between 2013 2020 were retrospectively evaluated. After standardising identifying key markers (larynx, first rib) L–C, rib (L–1R) (1R–C) distances measured. Results...

A 5-year-old female neutered Siberian Forest Cat presented with a 7-day history of lethargy, hyporexia and weight loss. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed bilateral renal changes suggestive neoplasia. Thoracic radiography documented diffuse pulmonary nodules. The cat was euthanased during diagnostic investigations. Histopathological assessment immunohistochemical staining post-mortem biopsies were consistent histiocytic lesion, most likely sarcoma (HS). lung lesions suspected representing...

A four‐year‐old female neutered Cocker Spaniel with a two‐year history of relapsing bilateral otitis underwent general anaesthesia and myringotomy for the management media. This had been previously diagnosed using CT video‐otoscopy six weeks earlier. Due to thickened convex nature tympanum, incision was made in caudodorsal quadrant tympanum not caudoventral as intended. The catheter advanced freely several centimetres air aspirated. confirmed that passed through auditory tube into...

Abstract A 2‐year‐6‐month‐old, primiparous, female, entire Maltese terrier presented 4 weeks after whelping with an acute history of lethargy and vulval haemorrhage. It was found to be anaemic severely thrombocytopenic, which raised the concern about thrombocytopenia being primary cause profuse The dog received a packed red blood cell transfusion that resulted in improvement anaemia. platelet count normalised without specific intervention. Abdominal ultrasound revealed changes consistent...