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Our results confirm that fluoroscopically assisted percutaneous placement of 2.4 mm cannulated screws is a feasible technique for fixation of sacroiliac luxations in cats. Mechanical properties of this fixation technique need to be evaluated before the use in clinical patients.

Results of our study suggest that static and dynamic ultrasonography of hip joints in puppies between 16 and 49 days of age is technically feasible but cannot be recommended for detecting puppies that will develop CHD between the ages of 12 and 24 months.

more likely to have cardiovascular disease (61% vs. 40%), dyslipidemia (43% vs. 29%), obesity (26% vs. 14%), and diabetes (22% vs. 17%, all p< 0.01) vs the gout-free cohort. Gout patients' lab results (BMI, BP, eGFR, lipids) deviated from normal more than gout-free controls. Gout patients incurred a significantly higher number of annual physician visits (5 vs. 2.5), lab tests (24 vs. 4.5), and had a greater percentage with specialist referrals (58% vs. 46%, all p< 0.0001) leading to higher healthcare costs. ConClusions: Gout is associated with high disease burden in a Canadian primary care setting, which is consistent with previous publications. Gout patients were more likely to have significant comorbidities, farther-from-normal lab results, and higher healthcare utilization and costs compared to gout-free patients.

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Two dogs were referred because of dysuria following inadvertent iatrogenic total prostatectomy and urethrectomy. In both cases an existing perineal hernia was not recognized by the referring veterinarians and the caudally herniated prostate gland was diagnosed as a perianal neoplasia and subsequently removed. Both dogs were treated with isolation of the urinary bladder from the urethra and a permanent prepubic cystostomy tube.

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