ABSTRACT
The buccal mucosal bleeding time (BMBT), prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and intraoperative bleeding score (IBS) of 38 dogs that underwent orthopaedic surgical procedures and received meloxicam orally and/or parenterally were measured. Fourteen of the dogs (group A) received a single subcutaneous dose of 0.2 mg/kg meloxicam at premedication, 18 dogs (group B) received 0.1 mg/kg meloxicam orally daily for five days followed by a single subcutaneous dose of 0.2 mg/kg meloxicam preoperatively, and six dogs (group C) received 0.5 ml of normal saline subcutaneously at premedication. No statistically significant differences among the groups were detected in relation to the mean (SD) values of BMBT, PT and IBS before and after the surgery, or in the values of APTT in group A. In group B there was a small but significant increase in APTT after the surgery, but all the measurements were within the normal range for dogs.
Subject(s)
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/adverse effects , Dog Diseases/blood , Orthopedic Procedures/veterinary , Thiazines/adverse effects , Thiazoles/adverse effects , Administration, Oral , Animals , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology , Bleeding Time/veterinary , Dog Diseases/surgery , Dogs , Female , Infusions, Intravenous/veterinary , Injections, Subcutaneous , Male , Meloxicam , Partial Thromboplastin Time/veterinary , Prothrombin Time/veterinary , Thiazines/pharmacology , Thiazoles/pharmacology , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to evaluate the duration and severity of neurological dysfunction as prognostic indicators for the final outcome in 30 dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease, treated surgically with hemilaminectomy without concurrent prophylactic fenestration. The lesion localization was assessed comparing plain radiographic, myelographic and surgical findings and success rates were evaluated during case follow-up. Evidence of a single disk extrusion existed in 17 dogs on survey spinal radiographs, while myelography revealed definite spinal cord compression in 28 cases and was inconclusive in the remaining two cases. Case follow-up continued for a period ranging from 3 months to 2 years post-operatively, depending on the degree of neurological dysfunction on presentation and owner compliance. The severity of clinical signs and the interval elapsing prior to decompressive surgery did not correlate with the case outcome, with 12 of 20 dogs (60%) that exhibited the most pronounced neurological dysfunction (paraplegia with or without analgesia) regaining voluntary motor function during the follow-up period. Recurrences proven to be disk-related did not occur in any dog throughout the post-surgical observation period. It was concluded that the time elapsing from loss of motor function and the severity of clinical signs is not an objective method to predict the case outcome.
Subject(s)
Decompression, Surgical/veterinary , Dog Diseases/surgery , Intervertebral Disc Displacement/veterinary , Lumbar Vertebrae , Thoracic Vertebrae , Animals , Decompression, Surgical/methods , Dogs , Female , Intervertebral Disc Displacement/surgery , Lumbar Vertebrae/surgery , Male , Myelography/veterinary , Prognosis , Recurrence , Severity of Illness Index , Thoracic Vertebrae/surgery , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Hip dysplasia was diagnosed in three cats. Two were presented with a history of hindlimb lameness and the other had a history of constipation. All were confined for two weeks and showed considerable clinical improvement. At follow-up examination the cats were free of clinical signs despite the deterioration in the radiological appearance of their hips. Luxation or subluxation of the hips, insufficient development of the craniolateral acetabular edges, loss of the arched shape of the cranial subchondral acetabular bones, shallow acetabula and secondary degenerative changes on the femoral heads and necks were the main radiological findings in the affected cats.
