Presentation, diagnosis, and management of gossypibomas in veterinary specialty hospitals: A multi-institutional study of 21 cases.

Objective: To report the incidence, management, and outcomes of gossypibomas encountered in veterinary specialty hospitals.

Study Design: Multi-institutional, retrospective study.

Animals: A total of 21 client-owned animals (18 dogs, 3 cats).

Arginine vasopressin, ghrelin, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, and substance P do not appear to be reliable biomarkers of nausea in dogs.

Objective: To determine if ACTH, cortisol, arginine vasopressin (AVP), ghrelin, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), and substance P (SP) blood biomarkers associated with nausea in humans have similar associations in dogs.

Methods: 7 healthy, mixed hound dogs were nausea scored using videotaped observations, and concentrations of ACTH, cortisol, AVP, ghrelin, 5-HIAA, and SP were measured in blood at baseline, after 0.5 mg/kg, IM, morphine administration, and following administration of the treatment drug.

Pantarsal arthrodesis stabilized with circular external skeletal fixators in 8 dogs (2010-2022).

Objective: To report the surgical technique, complications, and outcomes of 8 dogs that underwent a unilateral pantarsal arthrodesis stabilized using a circular external skeletal fixator (CESF) construct for the treatment of uni- or multilevel tarsal instability.

Animals: 8 dogs.

Clinical Presentation: Medical records from 2010 to 2023 from 2 small animal hospitals were retrospectively reviewed for dogs undergoing pantarsal arthrodeses stabilized with CESF.