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Primary stabilisation for tail avulsion in 15 cats
ObjectivesTo evaluate the effects of a primary tail stabilisation technique in relieving pain and supporting nerve recovery in cats that have lost voluntary motor function and pain sensation in the tail without caudal nerve transection. Materials and MethodsRetrospective review of medical records and preoperative diagnostic tests, including clinical examination results and tail radiographs of cats suffering from tail avulsion with loss of pain perception in the tail between 2009 and 2015. Cats with open tail fracture, tail wounds that necessitated an amputation or caudal nerve roots transection were excluded. Tail reconstr...
Source: The Journal of Small Animal Practice - October 1, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: J. Caraty, R. Hassoun, P. Meheust Tags: PAPER Source Type: research

Congenital unilateral pulmonary artery anomaly resulting in pulmonary hypoplasia in a 3 ‐year‐old adult cat
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Source: The Journal of Small Animal Practice - October 1, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: P. ‐Y. Lo, H.‐D. Wu, O. F. Hsieh, K.‐C. Hu, C.‐H. Lin Tags: IMAGES IN SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE Source Type: research

Long ‐lived immunity to canine core vaccine antigens in UK dogs as assessed by an in‐practice test kit
ObjectivesTo determine the utility of an in‐practice test kit to detect protective serum antibody against canine distemper virus, canine adenovirus and canine parvovirus type 2 in a sample of the UK dog population. Materials and MethodsSerum samples from 486 dogs, last vaccinated between less than 1 month and 124 months previously, were tested with the VacciCheck™ test kit for protective antibodies against distemper, adenovirus and parvovirus type 2. ResultsA high proportion of the dogs tested (93·6%) had protective antibody against all three of the core vaccine antigens: 95·7% of the dogs were seropositive again...
Source: The Journal of Small Animal Practice - October 1, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: R. Killey, C. Mynors, R. Pearce, A. Nell, A. Prentis, M. J. Day Tags: PAPER Source Type: research

Complications following laryngeal sacculectomy in brachycephalic dogs
ObjectivesTo evaluate the effect of sacculectomy on the immediate postoperative complication rate in dogs affected with brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome. Materials and MethodsRetrospective review of clinical records of brachycephalic dogs with everted saccules that underwent surgery for brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome between 2009 and 2014. Dogs were grouped as those having nares resection and staphylectomy only and those having nares resection, staphylectomy and laryngeal sacculectomy. Complications were scored as mild, moderate or severe. ResultsIn total, 37 dogs were included in the sacculectomy gro...
Source: The Journal of Small Animal Practice - October 1, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: J. R. Hughes, B. M. Kaye, A. R. Beswick, G. Ter Haar Tags: PAPER Source Type: research

Aquatic treadmill water level influence on pelvic limb kinematics in cranial cruciate ligament ‐deficient dogs with surgically stabilised stifles
ObjectiveTo compare pelvic limb joint kinematics and temporal gait characteristics during land‐based and aquatic‐based treadmill walking in dogs that have undergone surgical stabilisation for cranial cruciate ligament deficiency. Materials and MethodsClient‐owned dogs with surgically stabilised stifles following cranial cruciate ligament deficiency performed three walking trials consisting of three consecutive gait cycles on an aquatic treadmill under four water levels. Hip, stifle and hock range of motion; peak extension; and peak flexion were assessed for the affected limb at each water level. Gait cycle time and s...
Source: The Journal of Small Animal Practice - October 1, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: G. Bertocci, C. Smalley, N. Brown, K. Bialczak, D. Carroll Tags: PAPER Source Type: research

Chiari ‐like malformation in two cats
Two male, neutered, domestic, shorthaired cats were evaluated for progressive paresis and ataxia. Neurological examinations suggested a spinal cord lesion in each case. Complete blood examination and cerebrospinal fluid analysis were unremarkable in both cats. MRI revealed malformation of the occipital bone with herniation of the cerebellar vermis through the foramen magnum but without syringomyelia. Chiari‐like malformation was suspected in both patients. MRI repeated one year later in both cats because of progression of clinical signs yielded the same findings as the initial scans. Foramen magnum decompression in one c...
Source: The Journal of Small Animal Practice - October 1, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: S. Minato, M. Baroni Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research

Oral bleeding associated with palatine erosion in the cat
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Source: The Journal of Small Animal Practice - October 1, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: N. T. Whitley, T. M. McCann, R. S. Doyle Tags: IMAGES IN SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE Source Type: research

Urinary incontinence in bitches under primary veterinary care in England: prevalence and risk factors
ObjectivesTo estimate prevalence and demographic risk factors for urinary incontinence in bitches under primary veterinary care in England. MethodsThe study population included all bitches within the VetCompass database from September 1, 2009 to July 7, 2013. Electronic patient records were searched for urinary incontinence cases and additional demographic and clinical information was extracted. ResultsOf 100,397 bitches attending 119 clinics in England, an estimated 3108 were diagnosed with urinary incontinence. The prevalence of urinary incontinence was 3·14% (95% confidence intervals: 2·97 to 3·33). Medical therapy w...
Source: The Journal of Small Animal Practice - September 7, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: D. G. O'Neill, A. Riddell, D. B. Church, L. Owen, D. C. Brodbelt, J. L. Hall Tags: PAPER Source Type: research

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Source: The Journal of Small Animal Practice - September 4, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research

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Documenting the prevalence of hiatal hernia and oesophageal abnormalities in brachycephalic dogs using fluoroscopy
ObjectivesTo report the prevalence of abnormal fluoroscopic findings in brachycephalic dogs that were presented to a referral hospital for obstructive airway syndrome. MethodsHospital records between May 2013 and November 2015 identified 36 brachycephalic dogs investigated for obstructive airway disease: 21 French bulldogs, 6 bulldogs, 4 Boston terriers, 2 pugs, 2 boxers and 1 shih‐tzu. The presence or absence of hiatal hernia, delayed oesophageal transit, gastro‐oesophageal reflux and redundant oesophagus were recorded. ResultsOf the 36 dogs, 16 had hiatal hernia, all of which were French bulldogs; 31 dogs had delayed...
Source: The Journal of Small Animal Practice - September 1, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: E. J. Reeve, D. Sutton, E. J. Friend, C. M. R. Warren ‐Smith Tags: PAPER Source Type: research

Sonographic assessment of volaemia: development and validation of a new method in dogs
ObjectivesThe aims of this study were to describe a method for the sonographic assessment of volaemia, to determinate inter‐ and intra‐operator variability and to assess the ability to detect blood loss after blood donation in healthy dogs. Materials and MethodsThe left kidney was identified in a spleno‐renal view, and transverse views of the caudal vena cava and aorta were obtained in 12 dogs. Vessel diameters were measured in B‐mode, in duplicate by two operators, and the caudal vena cava:aorta ratio was calculated. Intra‐ and inter‐operator variabilities were assessed using a Bland–Altman method by plottin...
Source: The Journal of Small Animal Practice - September 1, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: M. Cambournac, I. Goy ‐Thollot, A. Violé, C. Boisvineau, C. Pouzot‐Nevoret, A. Barthélemy Tags: PAPER Source Type: research

Temporal horizontal H ‐figure sliding skin flap for central eyelid reconstructive surgery in dogs: a retrospective study
ObjectiveTo describe a modified H‐figure sliding skin flap for treating eyelid central neoplasms and to evaluate the cosmetic and functional results of this reconstructive blepharoplasty. Material and methodsEight dogs affected by eyelid neoplasia involving more than one‐third of the central part of the margin underwent an en bloc rectangular surgical removal of the neoplasia. Reconstructive surgery was performed using a temporal horizontal H‐figure sliding skin flap. ResultsAt short‐term follow‐up visits, seven dogs showed no signs of ocular discomfort, whilst one exhibited mild blepharospasm and ocular discharg...
Source: The Journal of Small Animal Practice - September 1, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: C. Giordano, A. Vercelli, G. Barsotti Tags: PAPER Source Type: research

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis causing L4 and L5 nerve root entrapment
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Source: The Journal of Small Animal Practice - September 1, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: F. Taylor ‐Brown, S. De Decker Tags: IMAGES IN SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE Source Type: research