Mastectomy (Udder Amputation)
Figure 56.2 Approximate location (dashed line) of the elliptical incision for mastectomy in an alpaca. Note that the lateral portions of the incision will preserve approximately 2 cm of dorsal…
Creation of Stoma into First Forestomach Compartment (“Rumenostomy”)
Procedure The incision for this procedure is centered in the lateral abdominal wall approximately 6- to 8-cm caudal to the last rib and 6- to 8-cm ventral to the transverse…
Blood Transfusion
Donated blood should not exceed 20% of the blood volume of the donor, which equates to about 1.5% of the donor’s body weight. It is often encountered that the donor…
Anatomical Features of the Head and Neck
The neck is long and has a wide range of motion in multiple orientations: dorsal-to-ventral, side-to-side, and rotationally. The vertebrae of the neck (C1 through C7) are prominent and form…
Tracheotomy/Tracheostomy
Figure 33.2 Sharp dissection is used to continue the incision to the cervical musculature. Make the incision sufficient to easily visualize and grasp the trachea. Figure 33.3 The paired sternohyoideous…
Urethral Catheterization
Figure 49.2 An 8Fr polypropylene catheter passed retrograde into the external urethral orifice. Figure 49.3 As the catheter is passed into the urinary bladder, urine will spontaneously flow and can…
Examination of the Penis and Prepuce
Figure 60.2 Complete extension of the penis and prepuce from the sheath in an alpaca. The glans penis and cartilaginous process (open yellow arrow), prepuce (solid orange arrow), fornix (preputial…
Laparoscopy
Video available online Go towww.wiley.com/go/andersonveterinaryto view videos of these procedures. After completion of laparoscopy, the linea alba is apposed using #0 or # 1 polyglactin 910 or PDS in an…
Abdominocentesis
Figure 38.2 The depression of the linea alba can be palpated just caudal or cranial to the umbilicus. For paracostal or midline abdominocentesis utilizing a teat cannula, clip and surgically…
