Vascular Catheterization—Jugular Vein

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Figure 12.2 Injection of 2% lidocaine for local anesthesia subcutaneously over the jugular vein prior to catheterization. Figure 12.3 Stab incision made with a #15 or #11 scalpel blade through…

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Manual Restraint

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Figure 3.2 Control can be maintained using minimal restraint by grasping the jawbones (mandibles) with one hand and simultaneously placing the other hand behind the poll of the head and…

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Pregnancy Diagnosis

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If the female is bred on day 0 and has a progesterone level >2.0 ng/mL on day 7, the interpretation is that she ovulated. If the progesterone remains increased at…

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Subpalpebral Lavage System

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RESTRAINT/POSITION Standing sedation or anesthesia may be used. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE/METHOD The animal must be sedated or anesthetized. The upper eyelid must be clipped from just above the eyelashes…

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Castration

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Figure 64.2 Initial midline incision into the prescrotal region. The operator’s left thumb is pushing one testicle up and maintaining its position under the incision to protect the penis from…

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Epidural Catheterization

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RESTRAINT/POSITION The procedure can be completed with the patient standing or in sternal recumbency. Sternal positioning has the benefit of widening the epidural space for catheter placement. Sedation may be…

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Abdominal Ultrasound

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Figure 37.2 The probe is placed in the dorsal portion of the tenth intercostal space then moved ventrally. Figure 37.3 This ultrasound image shows the liver and a proximal portion…

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Semen Collection and Evaluation

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Video available online Go towww.wiley.com/go/andersonveterinaryto view videos of these procedures. Figure 63.1 Collection of semen sample by aspiration of seminal fluids from the cranial vagina immediately caudal to the cervix….

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Laparotomy—Lateral Approach

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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…

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Procedure: Vaginoscopy and Uterine Culture

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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…

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