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 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 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…
Chapter 65 Amputations Bernard Séguin and Joseph P. Weigel Amputation of a limb is performed relatively commonly in small animals. It is performed for a number of reasons: (1) tumor…
Chapter 72 Musculoskeletal Neoplasia and Limb-Sparing Surgery Sarah Boston Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumor in dogs, accounting for approximately 85% of tumors of the skeleton.21 Appendicular osteosarcoma…
Chapter 107 Pericardial Surgery Eric Monnet Anatomy The pericardium is a saclike structure that envelopes the heart; root of the aorta and pulmonary artery; and termination of the vena cavae,…
Chapter 76 Open Wounds Giselle Hosgood Pathophysiology A wound represents a loss in integrity of the skin and underlying tissue. Wound healing is the physiologic process that restores continuity of…
