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Surgery for oral melanoma in dogs
Oral melanoma is an aggressive malignant tumor and the most common oral malignancy in dogs. It is most frequently located in the gingiva, although it can be found in any location, including the lip, tongue, and palate. Oral melanomas can vary in appearance from heavily pigmented to amelanotic, and they can be ulcerated and necrotic. (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Clinical Pathology Source Type: research

Systemic adjuvant therapies for oral malignant melanomas
Malignant melanoma is the most common oral tumor in dogs. It is locally invasive and highly metastatic. Current treatment recommendations are local control with curative-intent surgery or radiation therapy (or both) and systemic adjunctive therapy. Local control through wide excision with or without radiation therapy has been moderately successful, but better therapy is needed. (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Clinical Pathology Source Type: research

and management of food-responsive chronic enteropathy
Canine chronic enteropathies are a group of idiopathic, inflammatory intestinal diseases. They usually are defined by response to treatment as food-responsive disease, antibiotic-responsive disease, and (idiopathic) inflammatory bowel disease, which is also called steroid-responsive disease. All of these syndromes manifest in variable degrees and combinations of gastrointestinal signs (e.g., diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, and changes in appetite). (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: research

Symptomatic treatment compared with lomustine for intracranial lesions
Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in small animal neurology has resulted in a higher recognition of intracranial masses in dogs. The recognized incidence of brain neoplasia in dogs is now 14.5 per 100,000 dogs. (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Oncology Source Type: research

Ocular effects of topical and systemic atropine sulfate
Atropine sulfate is a parasympatholytic agent which can block the actions of the short ciliary nerve, relaxing the sphincter muscle of the iris, and dilating the pupils. It is commonly used as a topical agent for a treatment of acute iritis, iridocyclitis, and keratouveitis by relieving ciliary spasm and helping to prevent posterior synechia formation. Topical atropine may also be used to provide mydriasis to aid the examination of the posterior segment of the eye, although tropicamide is more commonly used because of its rapidity of action and shorter duration. (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Ophthalmology Source Type: research

Colonic obstruction following ovariohysterectomy in rabbits
Ovariohysterectomy (OHE) is one of the most common surgical procedures performed on pet rabbits. OHE has been shown to significantly reduce the likelihood of uterine adenocarcinoma in rabbits, but OHE, as is any major surgery, is not without potential complications. (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Small Mammals Source Type: research

Sewing needle foreign body ingestion in dogs and cats
Foreign body ingestion is a common reason for emergency visits in small animal practice. Preferred treatment depends on the nature of the foreign body and risk of gastrointestinal tract obstruction or perforation. Treatment options may include intensive monitoring, induction of emesis, or endoscopic or surgical removal. Treatment recommendations often are dependent on clinician experience and rarely supported by evidence in the peer-reviewed literature. (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Surgery (Soft Tissue) Source Type: research

Pandora Syndrome
Feline interstitial cystitis (FIC) is defined as chronic irritation voiding signs in cats with sterile and cytologically negative urine. Recent investigations indicate that cats diagnosed with FIC have significant differences in neurological and endocrine systems. A single episode of lower urinary tract signs (LUTS), the most common presentation, must be distinguished from chronic recurrent disease before presuming a wider range of health issues. Clinical problems outside the lower urinary tract are common in those with a diagnosis of FIC and include signs related to the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory system, skin, ce...
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - May 23, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Elizabeth J. Colleran Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: research

Heart rate and arrhythmia frequency in cats with asymptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common cardiac disease in cats. Many cats remain asymptomatic for this disease for several years, but potential clinical outcomes include congestive heart failure, thromboembolism, or sudden cardiac death (SCD). (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - May 23, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Cardiology Source Type: research

Cardiac tropinins in critically ill dogs with systemic inflammation
Myocardial injury can be detected by measurement of circulating cardiac troponins. Increased concentrations of cardiac troponins have been detected in a variety of both cardiac and noncardiac critical diseases. When excluding human patients with cardiac disease, myocardial injury has been detected in up to 80% of critically ill humans with the highest percentage in those with inflammatory diseases and shock. Myocardial injury in patients with systemic inflammation is suspected to have a multifactorial cause involving hemodynamic changes and toxic effects of cytokines. (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - May 23, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Critical Care Source Type: research

Variation of histopathology between liver lobes
Liver biopsy is often essential in the diagnosis and management of canine liver disease. To accurately diagnose diffuse liver disease, a biopsy specimen must reliably represent the abnormalities elsewhere in the hepatic parenchyma. In several species, important lesions are distributed throughout the liver in consistent relationship with hepatic architecture. Whereas a good-quality biopsy would be expected to reveal most of these lesions, biopsy collects only a small portion of tissue, and error associated with nonhomogenous distribution of disease is possible. (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - May 23, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: research

Risk factors for urolithiasis in dogs with congenial extrahepatic portosystemic shunts
Portosystemic shunts (PSS) in dogs can be acquired or congenital. Acquired PSSs develop most often secondary to chronic portal hypertension. Congenital PSSs can be extrahepatic or intrahepatic. Single congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts (EHPSS) are frequently identified in small purebred dogs. (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - May 23, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Nephrology/Urology Source Type: research

Scrotal tumors in dogs
No oncology studies have specifically evaluated tumors that arise in the canine scrotum. A review of cutaneous scrotal lesions in dogs briefly described scrotal neoplasms and their histologic appearance but did not elaborate on prevalence and potential risk factors in these patients. Mast cell tumors (MCTs) have been documented as the most common scrotal neoplasm in the dog, but there is a paucity of information on other tumor types. (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - May 23, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Oncology Source Type: research

Prophylactic antiglaucoma and anti-inflammatory medications in canine glaucoma
Canine glaucoma is a progressive, painful, and blinding ocular disease. It can be classified as congenital, primary, or secondary. Primary glaucoma can be subdivided into open-angle and angle-closure types. This can be confirmed with the use of gonioscopy, high-frequency ultrasound, or histopathology. (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - May 23, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Ophthalmology Source Type: research

Risk factors for surgical glove perforation
Estimates of surgical site infections (SSIs) after clean surgical procedures in veterinary medicine range from 3% to 42% depending on the procedure and definition of infection used. Nosocomial multi-drug resistant staphylococcal infections together with possibilities of human/animal transmission of resistant strains are likely to ensure that infection prevention measures remain of central importance. (Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - May 23, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Surgery (Soft Tissue) Source Type: research