Surgical complications with OVH were hemorrhage from an ovarian pedicle requiring reoperation (1 dog), dehiscence of the abdominal wall (1), and seroma (1). Anesthetic complications included hypotension in 8 OVH dogs and 1 LOVH dog, and hypothermia in 4 OVH and 9 LOVH dogs. The mean ...
No surgical complications were observed during surgery and one month after surgery. The mean surgical time (incision to suture) was 35 minutes (ranged 45-25). In conclusion, Laparoscopic ovariohysterectomy in a dog could be an alternative procedure to conventional ovariohystrectomy.Myeasr G. Than...
While the most technically challenging aspects of the surgery involved dissecting the periovarian fat pad and placing a silk tie through the mesometrial membrane along the oviduct, no known complications occurred during these steps. However, there were two instances during the initial opening of the...
—>Retract DUODENUM to the LEFT of the dog to visualize Right ovarian pedicle Thelateral most mesenteryon therightside is the ___ 5 to 8mm; 5 to 10mm Appropriate suture bitesare typically ___ from wound edge on each side of the incision and placed ___ apart External fascia sheathofthe...
Owners were telephone-interviewed on one occasion about their dog’s recovery status 3–5 days after surgery. Seven to fifteen days after surgery, dogs were recalled for evaluation of the wound healing and removal of skin sutures. Study protocol The following procedures were performed in the same...
inclusion of the dog in the study. The study population comprised 27 purebred and crossbred bitches undergoing ovariohysterectomy at the Department of Animal Reproduction, Veterinary Faculty, University of Natural Science in Lublin. Bitches were divided into two groups. Group 1 (control group) consiste...
Of the 15 dogs (1 Staffordshire Bull Terrier, 3 Pharoah Hounds, 1 mongrel dog, 1 Belgian Shepherd, 1 Lagotto, 2 Japanese Spitz, 1 Brittany Spaniel,1 Rottweiler, 2 Border Collies, 1 Golden Retriever) that completed the study, one animal (the Lagotto) was excluded due to a body condition...
Therefore, during surgery, the use of epidural morphine at doses of 0.1 or 0.2 mg/kg did not provide satisfactory analgesia to abolish the peak moment of nociceptive stimulus during OVH, which is classified as moderate pain. Hence, the significance of multimodal analgesia has become evident ...
Summary There are numerous indications to neuter a female dog or cat. These include eliminating pregnancy, the nuisance of proestrus in dogs, undesirable behaviors during estrus, decreasing the incidence of neoplasia, cystic endometrial hyperplasia, and pyometra. Neutering early in life has been ...
Only 1 dog had a stress leukogram. Forty-seven dogs had recognized infection, but there was no association with leukocytosis. Surgery proceeded successfully for all dogs with leukocytosis. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Mild to moderate leukocytosis is common before elective surgery in shelter dogs, but surgery ...