This article is an attempt to gather available literature regarding the use of tiletamine and zolazepam combination in anaesthesia in dogs and cats. Although tiletamine and zolazepam mixture has been known in veterinary practice for a long time, the increased interest in these drugs has been...

A seven-month-old female bulldog with severe valvular pulmonic stenosis and ventricular septal defect presented for general anaesthesia for repeat balloon valvuloplasty. The first balloon valvuloplasty procedure was not successful. The second balloon valvuloplasty was effective but was associated...

Introduction: Heart-base tumors are increasingly treated with radiotherapy, yet safety and efficacy are incompletely understood. This case series describes outcomes after stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for presumed chemodectoma. Animals: Six pet dogs. Methods: A retrospective study was...

A 10-year-old 4-kg spayed female Chihuahua with severe congestive heart failure was referred for surgical treatment. Through several examinations, the dog was diagnosed as severe mitral regurgitation (MR) and moderate TR. Because of the poor prognosis associated with continuation of medical...

The clinical aspects of heart diseases such as feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was discussed highlighting the risk and management of anaesthesia and its effect on cardiovascular variables such as bradycardia, tachycardia, vasodilation, and decreased contractility in animals.

A 3-month-old female Cocker Spaniel was presented for investigation of a V/VI left basilar heart murmur and diagnosed with a double-chambered right ventricle. Atenolol was prescribed for 3 months before surgical correction of the congenital anomaly, combining cutting balloon and high-pressure...

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is one of the most common diagnosed congenital disease in dogs that usually causes heart failure and death unless corrected at a young age. A 2.5-year-old female intact Coton de Tuléar was referred and diagnosed with a left to right shunt PDA. Closure of the PDA was...

CASE DESCRIPTION: A 15-year-old sexually intact female ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) was evaluated for a heart murmur and progressive radiographic cardiomegaly. CLINICAL FINDINGS: The lemur was clinically normal at the time of initial evaluation. Results of transthoracic echocardiography...

Objective: To describe the indications, duration of ventilation, underlying cardiac diseases, and outcome of dogs and cats undergoing positive-pressure ventilation (PPV) for treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF). Design: Two-site retrospective study (1992-2012). Setting: Two university small...

The purpose of this study was to review the incidence of cardiac arrhythmias in 137 anaesthetized dogs and 13 anaesthetized cats with congenital or acquired heart disease that were referred for the following surgical procedures: patent ductus arteriosus (PDA-ligation, 28%), cardiac catheterization...