Chapter 51 The Shoulder Mark C. Rochat The canine shoulder (glenohumeral) joint is a part of the musculoskeletal system that historically has received sparse attention. Although conditions of the shoulder…

Chapter 27 Neurodiagnostics Richard A. LeCouteur and D. Colette Williams Neuromuscular diseases are directed against, and are limited to, one or more subdivisions of the motor unit (i.e., the basic…

Chapter 6 Shock Giacomo Stanzani and Cynthia M. Otto Shock is the clinical picture observed when tissue oxygen delivery or utilization is compromised. Oxygen delivery (DO2) depends upon adequate cardiac…

Chapter 17 Suture Material, Tissue Staplers, Ligation Devices, and Closure Methods Chad W. Schmiedt Over 100 years ago, Dr. William Halsted coined a list of surgical principles that remain the…

Chapter 109 Ovaries and Uterus Boel A. Fransson Anatomy and Physiology Anatomy Ovaries and Ligaments In dogs and cats, the ovaries are located caudal to the kidneys (Figure 109-1). The…

Chapter 121 Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands Bernard Séguin and Lisa Brownlee Anatomy Thyroid Glands Dogs and cats have two thyroid glands (Figure 121-1), which are sometimes referred to as lobes.26…

Chapter 29 Pathogenesis and Physiology of Central Nervous System Disease and Injury Natasha J. Olby and Nicholas D. Jeffery Disease of the central nervous system carries a greater risk of…

Chapter 78 Local or Subdermal Plexus Flaps Geraldine B. Hunt Subdermal plexus flaps constitute a large and readily available group of skin flaps used to close acute and chronic wounds…

Chapter 118 Sphincter Mechanism Incontinence Peter H. Holt Continence in bitches, which have no true bladder neck sphincter,11,92 is maintained by a complex mechanism of interacting factors. The term urethral…

Chapter 119 Renal Transplant Lillian Ruth Aronson and Heidi Phillips The first successful renal transplant in companion animals was performed on a cat in 1984 by Dr. Clare Gregory and…