Small Animal Topic

Gallbladder Mucocele

A gallbladder mucocele is the distention of the gallbladder by an inappropriate accumulation of mucus. Decreased bile flow, decreased gallbladder motility, and altered absorption of water from the gallbladder lumen...
Large Animal Topic

Urolithiasis in Small Ruminants

...kidneys, ureters (small tubes that drain urine from the kidneys to the bladder), the bladder, and the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder and out of the...
Small Animal Topic

Urinary Obstruction in Dogs

...from the bladder surgically, a cystotomy procedure is performed. In this procedure, the dog is under general anesthesia. The bladder is accessed through a small abdominal incision. Then the bladder...
Small Animal Topic

Urinary Obstruction in Male Cats

...to make the cat more comfortable and help he/she to relax. In cats with bladder stones that can be flushed into the bladder, a cystotomy (surgical opening of the bladder)...
Small Animal Topic

Urinary Stones

...obstruction must either be relieved to allow the bladder to empty, or the bladder must be drained by cystocentesis (a procedure where a needle is placed into the distended bladder...
Small Animal Topic

Anal Sac Tumors in Dogs

...hypercalcemia and presence of lymph node involvement. Surgical removal of these nodes can produce long-term relief of constipation. Some animals have had multiple surgeries to remove recurrent lymph nodes to...
Small Animal Topic

Extrahepatic Biliary Tract Obstruction

...your veterinary surgeon may discuss with you include: cholecystectomy – removal of the gallbladder cholecystotomy – incision into the gallbladder cholecystostomy tube – a tube placed into the gallbladder to...
Small Animal Topic

Ectopic Ureter

An ectopic ureter is an abnormality of the ureter (the tubular tissue that connects the kidney to the urinary bladder) where the ureter does not enter into the urinary bladder...
Small Animal Topic

Mammary Tumors

...character of all the mammary masses and assess local lymph node enlargement. Other procedures are performed to stage the cancer (determine what type it is and where it is located...
Small Animal Topic

Perineal Hernias

...contents, such as retroperitoneal fat, omentum, dilated rectum, prostate, urinary bladder, and small intestine. Clinical signs seen in pets with perineal hernias are related to the organs entrapped in the...