Small Animal Topic

Otitis Externa

...ear canal must be removed because of the extent of the ear canal disease. Lateral Ear Canal Resection (“Zepp”) Procedure Opening up the side of the ear canal will let...
Small Animal Topic

Patellar Luxations

...rides outside the femoral groove when the knee is flexed (Figure 1). It can be further characterized as medial or lateral, depending on whether the knee cap rides on the...
Large Animal Topic

General Wound Management in Horses

...forearm. Although the lateral digital extensor muscle and tendon are exposed and the tendon is obviously transected, there is no joint involvement and the prognosis can be relatively good following...
Small Animal Topic

Chylothorax

...material into an intestinal lymphatic vessel or lymph node to allow for the delineation of TD anatomy and confirm TDL after surgery (lymphangiography, Figure 2). Another technique that has shown...
Large Animal Topic

Equine Enucleation

...the globe or chronic painful ocular disease in order to improve the patient’s comfort. The procedure is typically well tolerated by horses, and many animals with a unilateral enucleation can...
Small Animal Topic

Hip Luxation

...hip joint (subluxation) can occur and is typically associated with joint degeneration as with hip dysplasia. Subluxation is commonly bilateral whereas bilateral hip luxation is rare. A full general examination...
Large Animal Topic

Guttural Pouch Mycosis

...endoscopic anatomy of the left guttural pouch. The stylohyoid bone (a) divides the guttural pouch into medial (b) and lateral (c) compartments. The internal carotid artery (d) with the hypoglossal...
Small Animal Topic

Megacolon

...causes of constipation. Figure 1. Lateral radiograph of abdomen. The arrow points to the extremely enlarged colon filled with feces. Figure 2. Lateral radiograph of a patient with pelvic factures....