Case summary: A 7-month-old intact female Maine Coon presented with a 2-week history of vomiting. A peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia (PPDH) and a mass arising from the cardia, protruding into the gastric lumen, were diagnosed using a combination of ultrasound and CT. An exploratory ...

Objective: To report the use of skin staples alone, and in combination with sutures, for closure of gastrointestinal incisions in cats and to describe outcomes. Materials and Methods: Retrospective study of cats that underwent gastrotomy, jejunotomy, jejunal or colonic anastomosis using skin...

Small intestinal foreign bodies can often be manually manipulated orad into the stomach, or aborad into the colon during exploratory laparotomy. While the former allows for gastrotomy in lieu of enterotomy, the latter obviates need for incision in the gastrointestinal tract altogether. In this...

Case summary: A 7-month-old intact female Maine Coon cat was presented with a 2-month history of regurgitations. Contrast radiographic and endoscopic examinations revealed a diffuse megaoesophagus secondary to a severe lower oesophageal stricture. An epiphrenic diverticulum was noted. Endoscopic...

The concentrations of serum amyloid A (SAA) and α1.acid glycoprotein (AAG) in the serum of 11 healthy cats subjected to oophorohysterectomy (5 females) and gastrotomy (3 males, 3 females) were measured by turbidimetric immunoassay (TIA) for human SAA (human SAA-TIA) and single radial...

These proceedings contain 12 papers on the following topics: suspected air embolism in the horse; general anesthesia of an adult pregnant cattle - a case report; corneal ulcer in elephants - sedation and local anesthesia on the eye; anesthesia management for dogs and cats in Lower Saxony; effect of ...

This article describes the equipment and procedures for performing gastrotomy, gastrectomy, enterotomy and enterectomy in cats and dogs.

This article summarizes the available information on different soft tissue surgical procedures in rabbits, based on the literature and the authors' experiences, emphasizing the differences between rabbits and the more familiar dogs and cats. The major surgical principles in rabbits are discussed,...

Hiatal hernia was diagnosed in three exotic felines - lynx (Lynx lynx), cougar (Puma concolore), and lion (Panthera leo). All cats had a history of anorexia. Thoracic and abdominal radiographs showed evidence of a soft tissue mass within the caudal mediastinum suggestive of a hiatal hernia in all...