Nonsurgical Correction of Uterine Torsion Uterine torsion can be corrected either with medical or surgical intervention. Medical intervention generally entails rolling the female while stabilizing the uterus to “untwist” the…

Video available online Go towww.wiley.com/go/andersonveterinaryto view videos of these procedures. When prolonged procedure times are expected, general anesthesia with orotracheal or nasotracheal intubation is advisable. When the procedure is done…

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…

Normal Posterior Segment Anatomical Structures The fundus lacks a tapetum but is highly reflective. Fundic pigmentation varies with fiber color and areas of nonpigmented areas can be found in light-colored…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…