TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE/METHOD Preparation The hair should be clipped with #40 clipper blades and aseptically prepared for surgery. The clipped and prepared area should be four times the surface…

Figure 54.2 The rigid sigmoidoscope has an obturator that is blunt ended making easier entry through the vulva and into the vagina. Figure 54.3 The sigmoidoscope light adaptor from Welch-Allyn…

Video available online Go towww.wiley.com/go/andersonveterinaryto view videos of these procedures. Figure 34.1 Sagittal section through the head of an alpaca cria demonstrating the atretic tissue occluding the nasopharynx. Figure 34.2…

Figure 9.2 A laryngoscope with an extended blade is needed to enable viewing of the larynx. Figure 9.3 The laryngoscope blade must be long enough to extend beyond the base…

Figure 28.2 Thin fiber coat is seen in the axilla. This is the indicated site for tuberculin skin testing in camelids. Figure 28.3 Normal thin fiber distribution along ventral abdomen….

Figure 50.2 Image of the right kidney showing the smooth capsular appearance (C), the renal cortical parenchyma (A), and pelvis (B). Figure 50.3 Approximate probe positioning for imaging the left…

RESTRAINT/POSITION Standing, haltered, chute restraint, and shearing restraints may be used. Toenail trimming can easily be done during shearing if the camelid is laid in recumbency with the limb securely…

Normal Anatomy and Examination Findings The dental formula for llamas and alpacas follows: Deciduous: I 1/3, C 1/1, PM 2–3/1–2 Permanent: I 1/3, C 1/1, PM 1–2/1–2, M 3/3 Camelids…

Figure 43.2 A #10 scalpel blade is used to divide the linea alba for a length of 2 cm, then manual digital pressure is applied until the peritoneum is penetrated…

LS taps are safer than AO taps and may be performed in standing animals, animals in sternal recumbency, or animals in lateral recumbency. The flow of CSF courses from cranial…