The standard procedure to treat oronasal fistula in dogs requires tooth extraction to close the fistula; hence, the subject would lose its tooth. In this study, trafermin was applied to four dog models with oronasal fistula to investigate the periodontal tissue regenerative effects of trafermin in...

Oronasal fistulas are sequelae to periodontal disease in dogs. Previous case series have described the use of auricular cartilage as a type of membrane to help with surgical repair of oronasal fistulas. This case series explores the use of a commercially available flexible bone membrane in the...

A study of 56 dogs with oronasal fistulas revealed that a high proportion of the animals presented with nasal symptoms such as sneezing and nasal discharge. The maxillary canines were most frequently affected. The average age of onset for oronasal fistula was higher than that for severe...

Acquired oronosal fistulae are abnormal communication between the oral and nasal cavities. A oronasal fistula can be the result of different causes, like oral myiasis. The objective of these paper is to report the case of a dog with acquired oronasal fistula that underwent surgical reconstruction...

CASE DESCRIPTION: A 10-year-old castrated male Siberian Husky that had undergone complete excision of an oral plasmacytoma was evaluated because of development of a large oronasal fistula following failure of primary defect repair. CLINICAL FINDINGS: Clinical examination findings for the dog were...

An eight-year-old female/spayed Pomeranian dog was presented for surgical treatment of an acquired right oronasal fistula. The maxillary right canine tooth had been extracted non-surgically 7-weeks prior to presentation. Clinical signs were consistent with an oronasal fistula during this time...

Case Description - An 8-month-old crossbred dog was evaluated because of an oronasal fistula following 2 previous attempts to surgically correct a secondary palate defect. Clinical Findings - Three months after initial evaluation and successful closure of the soft palate section of the secondary...

The term oronasal fistula refers to an acquired communication between the oral and nasal cavities, and can result from several conditions. However, oronasal fistula formation has not yet been described to be associated with bacterial infections. We have described in this case report for the first...

Case summary A 4-month-old female domestic shorthair kitten was presented for a congenital cleft palate causing nasal discharge and sneezing episodes. CT revealed a palatal bone defect involving 20% of the palatal area. Surgical correction of both the hard and soft palate defects was performed...

Canine transmissible venereal tumor (CTVT) is a contagious tumor commonly seen in populations of sexually intact dogs that have close contact with each other. CTVT is one of only 3 known naturally transmissible, contagious tumors in which the mutated tumor cell is thought to have originated in an...