Eye Exam

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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…

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Mastectomy (Udder Amputation)

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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…

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Blood Transfusion

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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…

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Anatomical Features of the Head and Neck

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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…

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Tracheotomy/Tracheostomy

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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…

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Urethral Catheterization

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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…

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Examination of the Penis and Prepuce

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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…

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Laparoscopy

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Video available online Go towww.wiley.com/go/andersonveterinaryto view videos of these procedures. After completion of laparoscopy, the linea alba is apposed using #0 or # 1 polyglactin 910 or PDS in an…

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Abdominocentesis

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Figure 38.2 The depression of the linea alba can be palpated just caudal or cranial to the umbilicus. For paracostal or midline abdominocentesis utilizing a teat cannula, clip and surgically…

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