ABSTRACT
Superficial digital flexor luxation has been described in dogs, horses, and cattle. To the authors' knowledge, it has not been reported in cats. In the case of this report, monofilament nonabsorbable suture material was used to repair a laterally luxating superficial digital flexor tendon in a cat. The repair was similar to that which has been described in dogs. Whereas many etiologies of superficial tendon luxation have been proposed in dogs, trauma was believed to have contributed to the tendon luxation in this cat.
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Cats/injuries , Cats/surgery , Lameness, Animal/etiology , Tendon Injuries/veterinary , Animals , Female , Hindlimb , Tendon Injuries/complications , Tendon Injuries/surgeryABSTRACT
Three Doberman pinschers were presented on emergency referral for progressive neurological deficits. All three dogs had a similar onset of clinical signs associated with an apparently minor traumatic event. Each dog progressed to significant neurological dysfunction including paraplegia, tetraplegia, and/or loss of deep pain sensation. None of the animals was apparently affected by cervical vertebral instability ("Wobbler's Syndrome"). All were confirmed to have von Willebrand's disease. In all cases, significant epidural hemorrhage was identified. The etiology of each hemorrhage, however, was different for each animal. The cases presented here demonstrate a potential relationship between neurological deficits and the patient's ability to effectively coagulate blood. Hemostatic abnormalities, such as von Willebrand's disease, should be included as possible differential diagnoses or contributing factors in animals demonstrating neurological deficits. These abnormalities should especially be considered following trauma, intervertebral disk extrusion, or spinal surgery.
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Central Nervous System Diseases/veterinary , Dog Diseases/diagnosis , von Willebrand Diseases/veterinary , Animals , Central Nervous System Diseases/etiology , Diagnosis, Differential , Dog Diseases/etiology , Dog Diseases/pathology , Dogs , Female , Hematoma/complications , Hematoma/veterinary , Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial/complications , Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial/veterinary , Male , Spinal Canal , Spinal Cord Compression/etiology , Spinal Cord Compression/veterinary , Spinal Diseases/complications , Spinal Diseases/veterinary , von Willebrand Diseases/complications , von Willebrand Diseases/diagnosis , von Willebrand Diseases/pathologyABSTRACT
Dorsal cystotomies were performed in 60 healthy dogs. Twenty bladders were closed with a single-layer interrupted appositional suture pattern, 20 with a two-layer interrupted appositional suture pattern, and 20 with a two-layer continuous inverting suture pattern. Four dogs from each group were euthanatized at hours 0, 3, 12, 18, and 24. Mechanical strength of the cystotomy closures was evaluated by calculating the circular bursting wall tension. The single-layer interrupted appositional suture pattern was as strong as both two-layer suture patterns at hours 3, 12, 18, and 24. The two-layer interrupted appositional suture pattern was as strong as the two-layer continuous inverting suture pattern during the first 24 hours.
