A one-and-a-half-year-old male dog of the Caniche breed was examined for repeated regurgitation episodes. At clinical examination food or liquid regurgitation episodes were reported at different times after food ingestion. The esophagus was visualized with the videoendoscope and then examined on liquid barium sulphate. The assessment revealed the existence of two cervically and mediastinally (intrathoracically) located dilatations. The surgical procedure was based on polyester vascular prostheses also used in human vascular surgery. The surgery was performed in two stages with a 4 week interval in between, without the resection of the dilated walls, with the prostheses positioned and fixed in different ways and with very good post surgery recovery. Eleven months after the surgery the dog's health condition was very good. To our knowledge, this is the first report about these procedures which avoid the resection of a portion of the esophagus wall, thus preventing the occurrence of scars or strictures at this level, and prostheses increase the support and stability of the affected esophagus portion. Canine, esophagus, diverticular dilatation, surgeryOne-and-a-half-year-old male dog, Caniche, 6.5 kg, was presented, manifesting repeated food or non food (liquid) regurgitation episodes at different times after food ingestion. A polyester prosthesis was used on the subject. This type of prosthesis features good stability and elasticity, and can work more than 10 years after the implant. It is highly resistant, toxic free, does not cause either intolerance or undesired side effects and reacts well in high flow and high speed areas.Esophagus diseases in dogs are diagnosed based on regurgitation episodes ocurring mostly after eating. Postprandial regurgitation is common in dogs suffering from esophageal diverticulum (Shaw et al. 1997). Esophageal diverticula are either congenital or inherited as dilatation (sack) of the esophageal wall with lower frequency in dogs. Consequently there are only a few reports on this issue world-wide (Hill et al. 1979). Esophageal diverticula are classified as pulsion and traction diverticula (Shaw et al. 1997) with the remark that pulsion diverticula are incriminated in the epiphrenic area (Pearson et al. 1978).Authors such as Qin et al. (2003) and Zhang et al. (2008) used polyurethane artificial stent prostheses covered by chitosan-collagen sponge in dogs for esophagus reconstruction purpose.This report describes the clinical, endoscopic and therapeutic features of a canine patient suffering from double esophageal diverticulum (in the cervical and endothoracic area) in which vascular prosthesis was used for the first time. Case presentationPostprandial regurgitation and vomiting at different times after food ingestion was reported. The portprandial episodes started 3 months before, with a progressive worsening.
Canine hip dysplasia is an affection which affects the locomotion of the animal very clear and severe. Genetical factors and others (miopathy, painful diseases associated with canine hip dysplasia, neuronal disfunction, exaggerated elasticity of the pectineu muscle) are known to be the cause of the disease. We could also blame the feeding habits for growing puppies. During the growth period, an excess in fatty food can cause a beginning for canine hip dysplasia and other bone diseases. It is know that canine hip dysplasia affects most of the time large breed dogs. In our study we wanted to check the ef icacy of the triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO) operation in unilateral canine hip dysplasia grades 3 and 4. We took 5 dog breeds into consideration, with different gender and age, varying from 6 months to 1,3 years. The diagnostic was made observing the clinical signs and X ray indings. For the stabilization of the cut bone segment we used speci ic plates for osteosynthesis with different angles. Post operation, dogs were followed for 10 days and checked for their vital signs as well as local modi ications and started using the affected limb 11 days after the operation.
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